Comments on: Smart Power http://deanesmay.com/2009/04/28/smart-power/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:24:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CosmicConservative http://deanesmay.com/2009/04/28/smart-power/#comment-172530 CosmicConservative Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:21:40 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=15849#comment-172530 Obama has become the master of blaming others. His response to this was predictable. Find someone to throw under the bus. Funny how that never worked for Bush. Not that he tried. But comparing this to the coverage of, say, the Katrina disaster, Bush was held accountable for every action from the National Guard foot soldier to the head of FEMA, whom he fired. Yet it is still BUSH'S FAULT. But these things happen on Obama's watch, and he gets pass after pass after pass. Because, you see, it's REASONABLE to the press now to assume that the President isn't responsible for EVERY action that happens on his watch. Of course that was an absurd concept only four months ago. Funny how things change, huh? Obama has become the master of blaming others. His response to this was predictable. Find someone to throw under the bus.

Funny how that never worked for Bush. Not that he tried. But comparing this to the coverage of, say, the Katrina disaster, Bush was held accountable for every action from the National Guard foot soldier to the head of FEMA, whom he fired. Yet it is still BUSH’S FAULT.

But these things happen on Obama’s watch, and he gets pass after pass after pass.

Because, you see, it’s REASONABLE to the press now to assume that the President isn’t responsible for EVERY action that happens on his watch. Of course that was an absurd concept only four months ago.

Funny how things change, huh?

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