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9. Professor Krugman blamed President Obama

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 03:17 PM

Oct 2014

What I object to, specifically, is blaming President Obama when the blame properly goes 110% to Republicans/"conservatives."

It's not that I respect President Obama that much; it is that "conservatives"/Republicans really are the culprits and too that I detest them that much, and more. They decided to obstruct. They said they would obstruct. They clearly were intent upon obstructing not for any good purpose but rather as a power play. They did obstruct and they have cost us in every way imaginable. They did this. President Obama didn't tell them to do this. I certainly didn't tell them to do it and I have chastised my own allegedly moderate Republican Senator, for all the good it did.

Their promise to obstruct may be the only honest thing they did. But here Professor Krugman, and you, don't believe they were really going to do what they said they would do, and even after they've done it you think that President Obama could have affected this.

Do you understand that "conservatives" blame President Obama for their own obstructionism? Do you understand that is the point, to sow discord and discontent?

So why on earth would any of us go along with that? Seriously, I don't understand. What good did Professor Krugman do?

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Paul Krugman: Obama One of �Most Consequential� Presidents in Modern History [View all] Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 OP

In spite of historic obstructionism. EEO Oct 2014 #1

Hmmmmm Cary Oct 2014 #2

well, look, he called his criticism "tough love." And he wouldn't be true to his profession if CTyankee Oct 2014 #6

Professor Krugman blamed President Obama Cary Oct 2014 #9

I honestly don't know what Obama could have done in the face of the obstructionism CTyankee Oct 2014 #10

We are not crazy Cary Oct 2014 #11

Oh, I won't shrink from the fight but at present I try to be realistic about our chances of CTyankee Oct 2014 #12

Don't be so easily demoralized Cary Oct 2014 #13

We've lost a great deal already. CTyankee Oct 2014 #15

We have lost, because we haven't voted Cary Oct 2014 #17

why don't we vote? CTyankee Oct 2014 #18

I think it's many reasons Cary Oct 2014 #24

I'll take a professor over a chimpanzee any day. Elmer S. E. Dump Oct 2014 #23

GOTV homegirl Oct 2014 #3

2014 Mid Term Election liberal from boston Oct 2014 #16

One thing Obama did was cause the Republicans to go insane.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #4

Very funny! Tweedy Oct 2014 #28

That's what they said about communists in the 50s too... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #30

anybody else think NoMoreRepugs Oct 2014 #5

Karl was out of Krugman's league by a mile. Another prima donna of the MSM... CTyankee Oct 2014 #7

Professor Krugman set himself up to be led that way Cary Oct 2014 #8

"Obama One of �Most Consequential� Presidents" BUT... FOR WHOM?!?! The 1% blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #14

For all of us, and maybe-- it remains to be seen-- the entire world Tweedy Oct 2014 #19

Yes he is just like Bush! And Hitler! emulatorloo Oct 2014 #22

Sarcasm? Tweedy Oct 2014 #27

Thank you, Paul Krugman! thanks MN Cha Oct 2014 #20

Friend, Un-Friend saidsimplesimon Oct 2014 #21

The Republicans with the aid of the MSM has done a masterful job on Obama. olegramps Oct 2014 #25

++++++ n/t BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #26

Even so, the president has done a lot Tweedy Oct 2014 #29