Republicans would like to forget that they had presidential and congressional power for six lo-o-og years. They’ll point to the two+ years the Dems controlled Congress. The Dems would like to blame everything on Bush&Co, without acknowledging the last two years of their own congressional majority.

Both parties are to blame! And any voter who is willing to vote merely on the “likeability factor” can be blamed even more.

Was Gore a Superstar? No. But I think he would have made a credible POTUS, and I don’t think we would have gone to Iraq, which [regardless of all the post-war excuses] was nuts.

Was Kerry a viable alternative to Bush? No, and that’s why he lost. So, the Dems took power of Congress in 2007. Did they make things better. No. They made it worse and are now turning a bad situation into a mega disaster.

I remember hearing Pelosi crow that she was so-o-o proud that she had blocked every single piece of legislation in the last Bush years. As bad as Bush was, he sent up a warning flare about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Did Congress respond? No, the Dems were so sure they had the high road, they turned off their ears to anything and everything. Barney Frank came out and sang tributes to Fannie and Freddie a month before they went bellyup. And then tried to say he didn’t.

Liar, liar, pants on fire!!!

And Chris Dodd makes up stories like there’s no tomorrow, after taking favors from Countrywide and being on the AIG take.

Were Republicans guilty, too? Absolutely.

We have a mess now. It goes across party lines and political affiliations. We have a Secretary of the Treasury who couldn’t even pay his damn taxes and seems hell bent on protecting his banking “chums.”

Who is to blame? Everyone, policos and financial experts alike.

It’s time to blink and gasp and tell the truth. Otherwise, we’re all lost. And then, party affiliation won’t mean a fig because we’ll all be going over the cliff together.

It’s time to start screaming back at this insanity.

On the other, I am glad (at least so far) that she is at State and can’t be associated with B0s power grabbing domestic policies.

It’s only natural that supporters would become more outspoken about the perceived minuses in a post-election environment.

He revealed his lying character over and over. And millions of people ignored it, including most in the media.

And the public will say, “O.K., then we couldn’t have known either.”

Makes me sick!

You’re not a Bush supporter

In 2004… guilty. But consider the alternative in Mr. Heinz before you make value judgements. It’s not like there was a lot of choice was there.

You got that right, Peggy Sue.

…it should also tell them how naive THEY are and they don’t pay attention to the real issues and should STAY OUT OF POLIICS.

…Bill Maher didn’t like Obama laughing about legalizing pot-no doubt. That and PETA are his pet projects.

“Barack Obama joined every Senate Republican (and every House Republican other than one) by voting in favor of it, while his now-vanquished primary rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, voted against it. John McCain wasn’t present for any of the votes, but shared Obama’s support for the bill. The bill will now be sent to an extremely happy George Bush, who already announced that he enthusiastically supports it, and he will sign it into law very shortly.”

MyDD has Hillary’s full statement and the FISA vote tally. Here’s an excerpt:

“There is little disagreement that the legislation effectively grants retroactive immunity to the telecommunications companies. In my judgment, immunity under these circumstances has the practical effect of shutting down a critical avenue for holding the administration accountable for its conduct. It is precisely why I have supported efforts in the Senate to strip the bill of these provisions, both today and during previous debates on this subject. Unfortunately, these efforts have been unsuccessful.

What is more, even as we considered this legislation, the administration refused to allow the overwhelming majority of Senators to examine the warrantless wiretapping program. This made it exceedingly difficult for those Senators who are not on the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees to assess the need for the operational details of the legislation, and whether greater protections are necessary. The same can be said for an assessment of the telecom immunity provisions. On an issue of such tremendous importance to our citizens – and in particular to New Yorkers – all Senators should have been entitled to receive briefings that would have enabled them to make an informed decision about the merits of this legislation. I cannot support this legislation when we know neither the nature of the surveillance activities authorized nor the role played by telecommunications companies granted immunity.

Congress must vigorously check and balance the president even in the face of dangerous enemies and at a time of war. That is what sets us apart. And that is what is vital to ensuring that any tool designed to protect us is used – and used within the law – for that purpose and that purpose alone. I believe my responsibility requires that I vote against this compromise, and I will continue to pursue reforms that will improve our ability to collect intelligence in our efforts to combat terror and to oversee that authority in Congress.”

With regard to some on the Left waking up — I heard Bill Maher was critical of Obama on his show two weeks ago. I don’t know what he said (I heard about it on a blog post), but wonder if Bill is beginning to realize what we all have deduced about Obama from the outset — that BO is GWB rebranded and a fraud.