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OmahaBlueDog

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20. Ronald Reagan sold missiles to those who took our embassy hostage

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 01:12 AM

Sep 2013

He negotiated with terrorists.

He preached an end to deficit spending, and then ran up record deficits.

He wasted a lot of tax dollars on useless defense projects.

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"... funny how you liberals always blame Bush even 5 years later." [View all] OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 OP

I still blame him Jamaal510 Sep 2013 #1

Absolutely. And Raygun. xfundy Sep 2013 #15

"Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R) & Dickie 'Five Deferments' Cheney (R) Berlum Sep 2013 #39

Too many here would rather blame Obama. Nt pkdu Sep 2013 #2

True, that OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 #3

Amen to that brother. Nt pkdu Sep 2013 #8

Fuckin-A... I'm still blaming ronnie raygun for all the shit he pulled... Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #4

Ronald Reagan sold missiles to those who took our embassy hostage OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 #20

I still blame Captain Edward Smith for the Titanic. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #5

Here's the thing BKH70041 Sep 2013 #6

Bush had 8 years to fuck things up Beaverhausen Sep 2013 #7

Fuck, yeah. I still blame Reagan, too. winter is coming Sep 2013 #9

Seems fair Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2013 #10

^^This one OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 #21

Good or bad fiscal policy takes anywhere from four to six years nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #11

And that's in more-or-less normal times. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #56

Yup nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #59

We'll be trying to unfuckup everything he fucked up for years to come. lonestarnot Sep 2013 #12

Of course I blame Dumbya windsormich19454 Sep 2013 #13

Good and bad actions can have long-lasting effects bhikkhu Sep 2013 #14

Is there a statute of limitation on doing what is right? MrMickeysMom Sep 2013 #16

I blame Reagan, Poppy and Dubya. Rex Sep 2013 #17

There is plenty of blame to go around. SamKnause Sep 2013 #18

Dubya made up a big plate... Bigmack Sep 2013 #19

It's the notorious BushCo legacy. lpbk2713 Sep 2013 #22

I said many times before the 2000 election that if Bush got in deutsey Sep 2013 #47

They still credit Reagan... nyquil_man Sep 2013 #23

Where do those who do not still blame Bush* think that deficit came from Samantha Sep 2013 #24

Minor quibble OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 #27

Yes, I did -- thanks for correcting me (n/t) Samantha Sep 2013 #29

"Think"? You're asking them to "think"? ;) kentauros Sep 2013 #58

Attributing present events to El Shrubbo cuts both ways Alamuti Lotus Sep 2013 #25

Ask any Republican this: Mr.Bill Sep 2013 #26

Reagan TRIPLED the debt and they know it, they just deny it. It's their credo, Deny Deny Deny. Welibs Sep 2013 #34

The Republican's I know don't even know this. Mr.Bill Sep 2013 #36

Can we blame the Third Reich for modern neo-Nazis? Absolutely. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #28

It's still his fault we went into debt. Deep13 Sep 2013 #30

Easy! juajen Sep 2013 #31

When we finally fix all the shit he fucked up... Wounded Bear Sep 2013 #32

If you burn down the house no one else is ever going to be guilty of burning it down! Obama didn't Welibs Sep 2013 #33

Doesn't matter if it's ten, twenty, hundred years.. it stands that Cha Sep 2013 #35

Yes, because President Obama has put some huge debt reduction offers on the table... phleshdef Sep 2013 #37

For 8 years Reagan, and Rincewind Sep 2013 #38

hmmmm MFM008 Sep 2013 #40

I blame the Supreme Court for selecting Bush when it was clear Gore won! B Calm Sep 2013 #41

No. At some point, blaming your predecessor makes you look incompetent. badtoworse Sep 2013 #42

Of course assigning blame correctly is important. woo me with science Sep 2013 #43

If you need to blame someone, there's plenty to spread around. LWolf Sep 2013 #44

LOL. I guess I have Bush Expungement Syndrome! ananda Sep 2013 #45

Yes We Should Vogon_Glory Sep 2013 #46

It's funny how they always lecture everyone else about "personal responsibility" deutsey Sep 2013 #48

Ain't It Just? Vogon_Glory Sep 2013 #49

He should not get all of the blame. PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #50

Ask for the date when GOP allowed Obama's tax/economic policies to replace Bush's blm Sep 2013 #51

+1 n/t handmade34 Sep 2013 #57

I blame both Bushes, Ronald Reagan and every Republican to sit in Congress. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #52

I'll blame him until I'm dead. bravenak Sep 2013 #53

Bush fucked it up; Republicans in congress have kept it fucked up rurallib Sep 2013 #54

Well Yes! handmade34 Sep 2013 #55

Hell, I still blame Hoover for crissakes! Failed policies and myopic agendas always leave a mark. bluesbassman Sep 2013 #60

I think there's an argument for letting go of anything before Truman OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 #64

I am still waiting for that criminal to go to jail ThomThom Sep 2013 #61

We will blame Bush until they admit he screwed up the country and the economy. Shrike47 Sep 2013 #62

There's no expiration date on the evils he perpetrated. Orsino Sep 2013 #63

To which I always answer: Downtown Hound Sep 2013 #65

Yup ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #67

Yes ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #66