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central scrutinizer

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1. Easy to shift blame or credit where needed

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2016, 12:19 PM

Jan 2016

If the economy is doing poorly, whichever branch of government is controlled by Democrats gets the blame.
If the economy is doing well, whichever branch is controlled by Republicans gets the credit.

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