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Do I have this right: Obama shouldn't get credit for saving the US economy [View all] apples and oranges Dec 2014 OP

He's supposed to be MAGIC!!! bravenak Dec 2014 #1

Well, in a way, he is. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #61

Hell yeah!! bravenak Dec 2014 #66

His legacy will go down as one of the best in history. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #2

In neighborhoods, the reality is crushing. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #8

Technology, automation, and China. What now? apples and oranges Dec 2014 #14

President Obama will tell you the solution is the TPP or SHAFTA Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2014 #31

"SHAFTA" Brilliant! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #57

I can't remember where I heard that - some MSNBC show Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2014 #91

Well I suppose we can dismiss this reply eh? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #33

The labor participation rate isn't really a statistic to gripe about bhikkhu Dec 2014 #18

You do know that was one of the numbers right? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #34

62.8% currently bhikkhu Dec 2014 #40

An utterly false chart. former9thward Dec 2014 #46

The increase in the labor participation rate is largely due to women entering the workforce bhikkhu Dec 2014 #48

The drop in the labor participation rate is not voluntary. former9thward Dec 2014 #73

Same old BS Andy823 Dec 2014 #23

+100 nt okaawhatever Dec 2014 #26

Have I ever given President Obama credit? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #39

I will give you credit for that one Andy823 Dec 2014 #79

What is the popularity of the party in polling? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #90

Yeah, Good News and the ODS Crowd busts out the Cha Dec 2014 #103

Agree with you on the fact that it's not so rosy for many GitRDun Dec 2014 #41

On Guantanamo btw . . . brush Dec 2014 #42

I am aware of Congress role. GitRDun Dec 2014 #43

Oh HELL YES ^^^THIS^^^ 99Forever Dec 2014 #71

Human beings don't live on paper. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #56

Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!! Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #62

Keep laughing, bro. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #63

I will, if you keep posting insane shit like that!! Hahahaha!!!! Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #64

You must be one of the senators one of FDR's cabinet members was talking to when... Odin2005 Dec 2014 #65

Really, eh?... SidDithers Dec 2014 #87

Legacies do though. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #68

But we have to govern by abstractions. Alittleliberal Dec 2014 #74

You must be smoking some gooood stuff. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #95

Thanks. elleng Dec 2014 #3

Most people are complaining about the number of part-time jobs and the lower wages. All recoveries okaawhatever Dec 2014 #4

You say F$%k the naysayers. I take that to mean you say F$%k to those making up rhett o rick Dec 2014 #96

Hyperbole much? My F$%k the naysayers comment was directed only at those who are okaawhatever Dec 2014 #97

Go ahead and celebrate your statistics. I'll celebrate when people I know personally rhett o rick Dec 2014 #105

I would say the workers who got their jobs back in the auto industry are not complaining Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #5

I don't believe that the economy has been "saved", yet. razorman Dec 2014 #6

Very interesting. OilemFirchen Dec 2014 #10

Exactly - nothing has really been passed for years. TampaAnimusVortex Dec 2014 #13

What the fed is doing, cheap cash in unlimited quantities, is huge. Low interest rates for years and Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #22

Well the question was what had the president done, not the fed. TampaAnimusVortex Dec 2014 #72

I remember the situation when Obama took over, some choose not to. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #75

And this has what to do with anything? TampaAnimusVortex Dec 2014 #83

Aside from the fact that I am not convinced that it is really growing(at least not much), razorman Dec 2014 #20

You also talked about credit or blame, and its indisputable that the Pukes Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2014 #35

If you don't toot your own horn the band will play their theme. nt CK_John Dec 2014 #7

Amen! Time for this admin to toot their own horn! nt babylonsister Dec 2014 #16

This. riqster Dec 2014 #104

His instincts on the state of the US economy was right, Old and In the Way Dec 2014 #9

Depends on if you're one of the people he helped save the economy for unrepentant progress Dec 2014 #11

"Most aren't" = BS. apples and oranges Dec 2014 #15

How soon some forget 2009... n/t Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2014 #37

"Recovery bypassed 90% of American families-who have gained 0 in terms of wealth/income" progressoid Dec 2014 #50

Now the goal post has moved. I know people driving luxury cars who have no savings apples and oranges Dec 2014 #53

Nope. progressoid Dec 2014 #59

Excellent posts in this subthread. Thank you for all the links woo me with science Dec 2014 #100

A depression averted: are you kidding? Did you know a babylonsister Dec 2014 #17

You got it right. Obama gets credit for nothing, only blame. notadmblnd Dec 2014 #12

Two possibilities: Vattel Dec 2014 #19

You may have noticed that it was easier to fake support for the first-time black President, kelliekat44 Dec 2014 #21

Exactly Andy823 Dec 2014 #27

Now that you mention it, that describes the last 6 years of dems in congress well bhikkhu Dec 2014 #49

It's not better for VFX workers in Los Angeles abelenkpe Dec 2014 #24

Yes you have it right Andy823 Dec 2014 #25

Not all are right wingers. There is a pretty large Socialist contingent here. Not European Socialist okaawhatever Dec 2014 #29

Marxist here. U MAD BRO? U MAD??? Odin2005 Dec 2014 #58

There is a large Kermitt Gribble Dec 2014 #70

The reason he doesn't get credit is because minimum wage has been stagnant. People are working jillan Dec 2014 #28

Love your post, too true flamingdem Dec 2014 #30

There will always be people unemployed or sruggling financially, except not so many. Only demosincebirth Dec 2014 #32

Classic example of a bullshit argument MFrohike Dec 2014 #36

^^^^Good post.^^^^ This administration *covers up* Wall Street criminality woo me with science Dec 2014 #98

Here ya go..... DeSwiss Dec 2014 #38

Well I for one am willing to give him complete credit for the high profits of his Wall Street rhett o rick Dec 2014 #44

Why don't you ask those going out on strike for a decent wage if they think Obama rhett o rick Dec 2014 #45

So tell me one thing Andy823 Dec 2014 #80

Some here want it both ways. They want to give Pres Obama credit for the "recovery" and yet rhett o rick Dec 2014 #84

Many middle class families are depending on that stock market for their retirement apples and oranges Dec 2014 #54

I would love to see the numbers as to how many middle class families are getting retirements. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #77

If by 'many' you mean 'few'. progressoid Dec 2014 #78

Good for you, apples and oranges sticking up for what is evident.. Cha Dec 2014 #47

+10000000 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #99

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2014 #51

Rachel Maddow pointed out it's the best since 1999, with charts, naming names.... Hekate Dec 2014 #52

Problem is you can't have it both ways. Not holding the President accountable for the state of the rhett o rick Dec 2014 #89

Where do you live? Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #93

Washington the State rhett o rick Dec 2014 #94

Nobody saved the US economy. The Banksters got saved, the rest of us were told to fuck off. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #55

Ya, right after Obama slashed Social Security and cut food stamps, he doesn't get credit for it. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #60

No kidding! It is ridiculous how dems and repubs alike refuse to.... bobGandolf Dec 2014 #67

Yes, I do think you have it "right." Righties in their uncomfortable tighties want that to be the lonestarnot Dec 2014 #69

If John McCain would have won in 2008 INdemo Dec 2014 #76

Obama saved a shitty system rusty fender Dec 2014 #81

k&r.... spanone Dec 2014 #82

DU rec... SidDithers Dec 2014 #85

"More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones."-St. Teresa Of Avila DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2014 #86

He should get credit for this diseased debt bubble of an economy LittleBlue Dec 2014 #88

President Obama has consistently lowered the deficits every single year he has been in office. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #92

Obama stemmed the panic, but it's hard to say he 'saved' the economy Albertoo Dec 2014 #101

how can someone get credit for something that hasn't happened? Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #102

Without Congressional help what specifically did the President to rhett o rick Dec 2014 #106