Yesterday John Hinderaker at Power Line posted an article entitled, "Finger-Pointing Reaches Sell-By Date." Pollster Scott Rasmussen has been asking voters who is responsible for America's economic problems since May 2009. The poll released yesterday found that 47% of Americans blame George Bush for the bad economy, and 48% blame President Obama.
Mr. Hinderaker points out:
"Actually, though, that headline is misleading. The body of the story indicates that the choice (as in prior polls) was between "Obama's policies" and "the recession that began under Bush." So not all though who voted "Bush" blamed the recession on his administration's policies."
The article concludes:
"One more notable point: here, as on nearly every issue, there is a big divide between "mainstream Americans" and the "political class." Sixty-one percent of mainstream Americans blame the policies of the Obama administration over the recession he inherited, while 87 percent of the political class blame Bush. That's convenient, of course. A final populist touch: 62 percent of likely voters trust their own judgment more than Obama's on economic issues. Makes it hard to exert a whole lot of leadership."
I don't know if there is something in the air or water in Washington, D. C., but our representatives and elected officials no longer represent us. It's time for the voters to pick up their 'broom' and vote everyone out of office who is not representing them. When bills are passed over the objections of more than half of the American people, we don't need to educate the American people--we need a new Congress and a new President. We can't vote out the President until 2012, but we can change Congress. Make sure you are registered to vote, and exercise your right!
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