Analysis: Obama's 'blame me' means 'move on'

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS ^

[LottieDah]

President Obama topped a town hall appearance Wednesday by claiming responsibility for the bonuses paid out to executives at the bailed-out insurance giant American International Group, saying, "I'm outraged, too." President Obama said he takes responsibilty for the AIG controversy. He added, "We've got a lot on our plate."

[JoanneSD]

He should be responsible for this mess.. he did not go line by line on the bill like he said he would of all spending bills, did not post it for 5 days so the public could read it like he said he would.. He, Dodd and Geitner should be hauled before congress and drilled for days.. like the base ball players with a bump on their rears...

[frogjerk]

He added, "We've got a lot on our plate."

In other words: "Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up!"

[TurtleUp]

I’m ready to move on, just not over something little like Obama taking the blame for $175M in taxpayer dollars paid out in bonuses for poor performance. I’m ready when he takes decisive action to stop the $175B in taxpayer dollars paid out wastefully to AIG to rescue a company that will be a continuing drain on our country, and when he stops the rest of the TARP and “stimulus” looting of our treasury. Until then, no. I don’t want to move on to Obama’s other wasteful and destructive ideas.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

Analysis: Obama's 'blame me' means 'move on'

Compare that with ANY Bush headline.

I swear. Reasonable people would be protesting the CNN building right now.

[Ann Archy]

Shades of Janet Reno after WACO!

[throwback]

He surrounds this statement with excuses and explanations as to why it isn't his fault. In other words, “blame me even though it's not my fault”. Clever, but this sh_t will fly for only the first few hundred scr_w ups. After a couple of years of stagflation, people won't even hear what he says anymore; people will just ignore it and despise him.

[LottieDah]

If that were only true....his acolytes will believe anything and everything he says. Zero can do no wrong and everyone else can do no right.

[Recon Dad]

When the IRS calls you to come down for a visit just say, “sorry I've got a lot on my plate, blame me” and just ignore them.

[ClearCase_guy]

In Japan, when a leader says "I take full responsibility" that means they are resigning and you will never hear from them again.

When a Democrat says "I take full responsibility" it means "I'm waving my magic wand. Let's stop talking about this issue".

[Blood of Tyrants]

With Rats that is what it always means. Remember Janet Reno saying that she was responsible for the tragedy at Waco? All it meant was that the fix was in.

[LottieDah]

Being a Democrat means always saying you are sorry, even if you are not sincere about it.

[Vaduz]

President Obama said he takes responsibilty for the AIG controversy.Decoded Im out of my element and in over my head and clueless but it’s your the one who’s screwed yuk yuk.