Republicans want it both ways

[SoCalDem]

Ever since Bin Laden was killed, they have lined up at microphones & cameras, all taking turns reminding us all that it's mostly because of the 7 years that Bush pursued (hah!) bin Laden.. and that because of the groundwork they laid, bin Laden was found by a "lucky" Obama, who benefited from all that came before.

They are totally unwilling to admit that Obama acted boldly and intelligently, where they had careened wildly and unsuccessfully, before pretending that they didn't even care if bin laden was apprehended.

They carefully lay out the importance of Bush's 7 years of preparation and how it's vitally responsible for what happened last weekend... it laid the all important foundation that Obama built upon..




and yet....


the financial debacle they created, never happened, and all our financial problems began on Jan 21, 2009, and BushCo had nothing at all to do with any of it..

[LynneSin]

1. Bush had us looking in caves but Osama lived in a home in a populated neighborhood

so these people need to get over themselves.

[asthmaticeog]

7. Please. Fix. That. Typo. nt

[zbdent]

16. not sure if that's a typo ...

They hate Obama more than (Bush helper in all his distractions - "Economy still sucks under me? Look ... a bin Laden video!") Osama ...

[LynneSin]

17. You couldn't have sent a private IM about that huh

Just curious

[titaniumsalute]

2. YUP

And we need to argue with every one of these assholes who blatantly lie and make the facts convenient to their opinions ALWAYs. We need to keep the record straight and remind everyone we know of these hypocrits.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Aren't they ignoring the fact that OBL was under *'s nose up until the time Obama took

The Oath of Office? *'s CIA and/or military either didn't advise him of the location of OBL or they did and he deferred to act.

[PATRICK]

An interesting comparison

Remember when Richard Clarke tried to get them to talk about Al Qaeda and terrorist threats before 911? Bush got ticked and brushed him off. "Ok. you've done your job." Also dismissive and ticked off when saying Osama was no longer of much concern to him. Because they cautiously kept their distance they could blame their filed commanders for letting Bin Laden escape Afghanistan.

In order to keep distance from any accountability at all much less a responsibility to act. On the other hand, simultaneously, before during and after 911 the WH was focused on Iraq and Hussein like a laser with results that could have been applied to preventing or punishing actual terrorism, the Big Lie of the supposed ten year war.

[DCKit]

13. Nobody was ever as useful to BushCo* as OBL.

Had he been verified as being killed during their maladminstration, they'd have had to invent another, credible boogeyman. BushCo* is/was neither that smart or creative. The quality of the OBL videos and audios released by D. Cheney productions every time they wanted more concessions from Congress and the people speaks volumes about their limitations - fat OBL, young OBL, OBL dipped in a vat of "Just For Men". The Jib-Jab videos had more credibility.

I'm all for suspension of disbelief when watching a film, but not at all for politics and terrorism.

[Angry Dragon]

4. If it is good for them they want it

If it makes them look bad then it must be someone else's fault.......

[seabeyond]

5. i like.... bush dropped the ball and obama picked it up for a touchdown.

that is what i am going to use...

[Rocknrule]

6. And Clinton was president on 9/11

and his affair with Monica directly caused the attacks

[KansDem]

8. They say the same thing about "no attacks since 9/11"

When the Republicans are reminded that Obama kept us safer than Bush did, they respond by saying that it's because of the security and safeguards Bush implemented after 9/11.

They never mention how Bush didn't do a damn thing to get Osama bin Laden and didn't do a damn thing when told we were under attack on 9/11.

And they certainly won't mention how he invaded the wrong country.

Republicans are lying piles of shit...

[malaise]

9. Torture had nothing to do with finding Bin Laden

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4836784
<snip>
When one of Osama bin Laden's most trusted aides picked up the phone last year, he unknowingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of his boss, the world's most wanted terrorist.

That monitored phone call, recounted Monday by a U.S. official, ended a years-long search for bin Laden's personal courier, the key break in a worldwide manhunt. The courier, in turn, led U.S. intelligence to a walled compound in northeast Pakistan, where a team of Navy SEALs shot bin Laden to death.

[blm]

10. They refuse to admit Bush ended CIA's BinLaden unit in 2005, likely deal made w/Musharraf-BinLaden

as both were longtime cronies of BushInc, going back to early days of BCCI.... Poppy Bush assured Pakistan would attain nukes via AQ Khan/BCCI.

[SoCalDem]

11. 2005-2011 = SIX years.. (as long as OBL was there officially)

what a co-inkee-dink :(

[Kablooie]

12. And how many times will you hear on the MM that Bush closed down the BinLaden CIA unit?

The Dems have to start pushing the truth out there or else R. propaganda becomes the new truth.

[blm]

19. Zero. And Dems will not want to be seen as gloating or pointing fingers at Bush.

Bill Clinton has most of the party convinced that Bushes deserve public respect for their 'service' to this country.

Fock that free pass for fascists.

[PATRICK]

14. Until they get both barrels

from easily demonstrated truth they will keep at this entitled whining forever.

[The Backlash Cometh]

15. They're so distraught you would think someone died.

They fight for a CEO's right to win millions of bonus dollars, despite the fact that it's the people below him that are doing the work.

Yet, Obama doesn't get credit for being commander-in-chief and using a "stratergery" better than Bush who is on record saying that Osama was not a priority.

Simply put, they are not aware of the fact and an effort is being made to astroturf the next spin. It doesn't matter how inaccurate they are unless they can get millions of right-wingers to repeat their meme.

Same ole, same ole.

[Johonny]

18. kick

:)

[Renew Deal]

20. I said it yesterday, and I'll say it again. According to republicans Clinton was president on 9/11

and Bush was president when Bin Laden was caught.

[Bandit]

21. While we here won't buy it the MSM will gobble it up and agree wholeheartedly.

:shrug:

[EstimatedProphet]

22. Republicans want it all, and they want to be sucked to in change.