Quote Originally Posted by Tgo01 View Post
Since when do we overlook a president's lack of action when assigning blame? What policy of Bush's can we look to that actually led to the financial crises and high unemployment? I hear Democrats all of the time screaming it was due to the "Failed Bush policies" but does anyone have any specifics?
Financial crises -> Picking appointees that didn't pay attention and regulate the financial system
High unemployment -> I actually don't blame Bush directly on this, though not regulating the financial system is the proximate cause.