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Bleacher Creature

(11,504 posts) Thu Nov 23, 2017, 05:16 PM Nov 2017

I'm going to lose my mind if he doesn't stop taking credit for the Obama economy. [View all]

I'm not going to use his name today, but every positive number about employment, GDP, trade, etc. is the result of Obama's policies. And just check out his Twitter feed if it's not clear why I'm posting this today.

Does he really think that a bunch of executive orders eliminating regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and coal mining, or the decision to allow companies to refuse to pay their employees for overtime is what's driving growth?

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I'm going to lose my mind if he doesn't stop taking credit for the Obama economy. [View all] Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 OP

it is indeed ridiculous. obama get unemployment in half, nearly tripled the stock market, and unblock Nov 2017 #1

It's the way it is. We benefitted from Bush's TARP aikoaiko Nov 2017 #2

Good point, although Obama didn't shamelessly tweet about it multiple times a week. NT Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 #5

True that. n/t Different Drummer Nov 2017 #6

Very true. That's just one example among many where Obama was presidential and Trump was not. aikoaiko Nov 2017 #7

President Bush took the necessary steps to stabilize the economy. dawg Nov 2017 #9

Sorry for your loss, but it is inevidible Ferrets are Cool Nov 2017 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 #4

Don't worry. dawg Nov 2017 #8