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Krauthammer calls out Obama for "disgusting" attacks on Bush

Posted 28 Oct 2009 in Barack Obama, George W. Bush


President Harry Truman was known for keeping on his desk a sign that read “The Buck Stops Here,” signaling his accountability and his refusal to pass blame to others; he publicly accepted ultimate responsibility for his decisions and policies.

It’s a pity that President Obama can’t seem to do the same. And Charles Krauthammer, in classic form, calls him on his gutless habit of assigning all blame to President George W. Bush.

(h/t: Ed Morrissey)

“I want to point out one thing about what Obama had said when he talked about ‘the long years of drift.’ There is something truly disgusting about the way he cannot refrain from attacking Bush when he’s being defensive about himself. I mean, it’s beyond disgraceful here. He won election a year ago. He became the Commander [in] Chief two months later. He announced his own strategy — not the Bush strategy, his strategy — six months ago, and it wasn’t off-handed, it was in a major address, with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense standing with him. And now he’s still talking about ‘the drift’ in the Bush years. What’s happening today is not a result of the drift, so-called, of the Bush years, it’s because of the drift in his years. It’s because of the flaws in his own strategy, which is what he’s actively examining.”

If Obama can’t man up and take responsibility for piloting the ship of state, he might do well to heed Truman’s other famous saying: “If you can’t stand the heat, you better get out of the kitchen.”

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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