One word, BAILOUT.
Seriously! When President Bush offered a bailout at that time, he made this look all about Republicans in power screwing things up.
I have talked to I don’t know how many people who voted for Barack with the attitude “Well, he can’t do much worse than Bush did, maybe he’ll do better”. Even my very religious family who was behind the shield of the MSM (no internet other than bill pay and myspace to share pictures).
And you know what? I never thought to discuss this in detail with them right before because I assumed they would be conservative in their voting. They were definitely GOP in the summer. Economy trumped abortion.
Oh yeah, and for those who say “The Democrats were in control of the GOP and Senate” I say you give too much credit to the average person to know that. With the MSM only mentioning party affiliation when it makes a Republican look bad, and more than half the country not understanding the different branches of government... I mean I’d bet 90% of the people who voted for Obama didn’t even KNOW that being President doesn’t give you all power in the country.
I submit that ANY “R” that votes for this bailout should have a alternative “R” in the next primary. This should be the mantra on all talk radio shows. Let’s unite & knock these types out - starting Today.
Sadly, you're right, and the timing of the 'crash' was just a little too coincidental, coming as it did just a few months before the election.