Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

Geez, how many times do I have to say it? I'm not defending Barack Obama...period! I'm not going to vote for his re-election...period.

Of course he is accountable. But did everything that is now the basis for our fiscal and economic crisis happen during his 30-month presidency? Of course it didn't. Is everything that lead to the debt downgrade things that he personally concocted or did? I think not. Does he have the broad responsibility for what's happened on "his watch". Yes, certainly he does.

But for crying out load, unless we all take the time to see and understand what really caused this problem, we'll have no chance whatsoever to elect people to represent us who will have the experience, ability and leadership qualities to begin to get us out of this mess. If everyone were to follow the simple solution offered so frequently on this forum...vote Republican or vote Tea Party...we'll very likely wind up with the same kind of dysfunctional government that we have now.