Originally posted by: Cogman
Ok, so the president can propose a bill to congress, he can veto a law, and he can send us off to war. So why are people blaming him for things like NCLB, the current economy, the patriot act, ect? Is this just a way to shift the focus on the real people to blame? Mainly congress and the supreme court.
Its almost as if people say "If we have an awesome president then our country has no choice but to be awesome." Thats just not the case.
With media focus mainly on the president, it is no wonder that US citizens seem to give him all the credit/blame. But maybe, just maybe, if we focused on the real retards that got us into our current situation we might actually do better as a country. Maybe if we pay more attention to our local leaders, and our state representatives, rather then letting our minds take a 4 year vacation, we might just be able to shift the direction of this country.
My point is, Pay attention to your local leaders. Even if the president is the best person in the world, he can't do anything with a retarded congress.
You really need to read some books and learn what's going on. You might start with Frank Rich's "The Wrecking Crew", ask if you wold like others.
The President isn't resonsible for quite a few things, but he is for a lot. You can hold him accountable for the actions he does or doesn't take.
When his efforts are making things *worse*, as he represents the narror, powerful interests and not the public interest, you can blame him for that.
You mention NCLB - that was *his* screwup to set the direction on things like too much weight for standardized testing, and not to fund it. You mention the economy, and his policies have gone a long way to the problem as he has followed his ideology of anti-regulation and anti-government, and let the industries run themselves literally appointing the industry lobbyists to the positions that are supposed to provide oversight. You mention The Patriot Act, *his administration wrote and got it passed*.