In physics it's possible to explain unexpected behavior by inferring unseen forces. You can even calculate those forces. It's how we find planets outside our solar system.
I'm saying that judging success or failure is impossible if you buy an interpretation of the data that says there are outside forces at work. Personally I do. If these forces do exist then we can only conclude that both administrations have been "successful". If they don't exist then both have failed. On Sep 14, 2011, at 9:04 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > So you can only admit Obama's failing of attaching them to Bush. > The Bush bailout money was paid back. > Get over Bush. > Focus on the failure at hand. > . > > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Like what mis-information? >> >> The fact is that Obama has ratified almost every single Bush policy, both >> domestic and foreign: >> >> * they both did bail outs of wall street and stimulus >> * they both tried huge govt spending programs >> * they both support multiple wars, the patriot act, etc etc >> >> The only difference between them is how they explain the policy. Bush >> tended to arrogance and bluster which didn't align to his perceived >> intelligence level. Obama doesn't explain anything at any detail and that >> also doesn't align to his perceived intelligence level. >> >> In fact, one might hyperbolize it this way: >> >> - Bush was too dumb to know that what he was doing wouldn't seem smart. >> >> - Obama is too smart and knows that no matter what he says the policies will >> look dumb. >> >> And that, of course, means that whatever is driving those policies is (a) a >> no-brainer, and (b) extremely scary. >> >> >> >> On Sep 14, 2011, at 8:44 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> The beautiful misinformation and media campaigns of the GOP are doing their >>> job, as they have since Obama was elected. >>> I shudder at what the GOP will do to the US if they gain the Presidency >>> given the nut jobs that we are seeing in the media. >>> >>> It's the Tea Party candidates all over again. >>> >>> See where that lead with the deadlock on something as simple as raising the >>> debt ceiling. >>> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:342583 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
