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<blockquote data-quote="MLRyan" data-source="post: 1956587" data-attributes="member: 17837"><p>Oil Prices</p><p></p><p>“The key thing that is driving higher gas prices is actually the world’s oil markets and uncertainty about what’s going on in Iran and the Middle East, and that’s adding a $20 or $30 premium to oil prices.”</p><p></p><p>- March 23, 2012</p><p></p><p>Solyndra</p><p></p><p>“Obviously, we wish Solyndra hadn’t gone bankrupt. Part of the reason they did was because the Chinese were subsidizing their solar industry and flooding the market in ways that Solyndra couldn’t compete. But understand, this was not our program per se. Congress&#8211;Democrats and Republicans&#8211;put together a loan guarantee program.”</p><p></p><p>- March 22, 2012</p><p></p><p>Afghanistan </p><p></p><p>“When I came into office there has been drift in the Afghanistan strategy, in part because we had spent a lot of time focusing on Iraq instead. Over the last three years we have refocused attention on getting Afghanistan right. Would my preference had been that we started some of that earlier? Absolutely. But that’s not the cards that were dealt. We’re now in a position where, given our starting point, we’re making progress.”</p><p></p><p>- March 14, 2012</p><p></p><p>Iran </p><p></p><p>“When I took office, the efforts to apply pressure on Iran were in tatters. Iran had gone from zero centrifuges spinning to thousands, without facing broad pushback from the world. In the region, Iran was ascendant.”</p><p></p><p>- March 4, 2012</p><p></p><p>The Economy</p><p></p><p>“We’ve made sure to do everything we can to dig ourselves out of this incredible hole that I inherited.”</p><p></p><p>- February 23, 2012</p><p></p><p>The Deficit: </p><p></p><p>“We thought that it was entirely appropriate for our governments and our agencies to try to root out waste, large and small, in a systematic way. Obviously, this is even more important given the deficits that we’ve inherited and that have grown as a consequence of this recession.”</p><p></p><p>- November 9, 2011</p><p></p><p>“When I first walked through the door, the deficit stood at $1.3 trillion, with projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade. If we had taken office during ordinary times, we would have started bringing down these deficits immediately.”</p><p></p><p>- February 1, 2010</p><p></p><p>The Debt:</p><p></p><p>“Look, we do have a serious problem in terms of debt and deficit, and much of it I inherited when I showed up.”</p><p></p><p>- August 8, 2011</p><p></p><p>“I inherited a big debt.”</p><p></p><p>- March 29, 2011</p><p></p><p>Unemployment:</p><p></p><p>“We inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression, a banking system on the verge of meltdown. We had lost 4 million jobs by the time I was sworn in and would then lose another 4 million in the few months right after I was sworn in before our economic policies had a chance to take root.”</p><p></p><p>- May 10, 2011</p><p></p><p>The BP Gulf Oil Spill </p><p></p><p>“In this instance, the oil industry’s cozy and sometimes corrupt relationship with government regulators meant little or no regulation at all. When Secretary Salazar took office, he found a Minerals and Management Service that had been plagued by corruption for years &#8211;- this was the agency charged with not only providing permits, but also enforcing laws governing oil drilling.”</p><p></p><p>- May 27, 2010</p><p></p><p>Decline of the nuclear stockpile</p><p></p><p>“Among the many challenges our administration inherited was the slow but steady decline in support for our nuclear stockpile and infrastructure, and for our highly trained nuclear work force.” (This one was offered up on Obama’s behalf by Vice President Biden).</p><p></p><p>- January 29, 2010</p><p></p><p>The Election of Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.)</p><p></p><p>“The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office. People are angry, and they’re frustrated. Not just because of what’s happened in the last year or two years, but what’s happened over the last eight years.”</p><p></p><p>- January 20, 2010</p><p></p><p>Anti-Americanism </p><p></p><p>“I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. Part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues, America has acted unilaterally, without regard for the interests of others. And this has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism, which too often has served as an excuse for collective inaction.”</p><p></p><p>- September 23, 2009</p><p></p><p>The Financial Crisis</p><p></p><p>“We inherited a financial crisis unlike any that we’ve seen in our time. This crisis crippled private capital markets and forced us to take steps in our financial system - and with our auto companies - that we would not have otherwise even considered.”</p><p></p><p>- June 1, 2009</p><p></p><p>For whoever wanted quotes...but "Bush's fault" doesn't appear anywhere. At least in these quotes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MLRyan, post: 1956587, member: 17837"] Oil Prices “The key thing that is driving higher gas prices is actually the world’s oil markets and uncertainty about what’s going on in Iran and the Middle East, and that’s adding a $20 or $30 premium to oil prices.” - March 23, 2012 Solyndra “Obviously, we wish Solyndra hadn’t gone bankrupt. Part of the reason they did was because the Chinese were subsidizing their solar industry and flooding the market in ways that Solyndra couldn’t compete. But understand, this was not our program per se. Congress–Democrats and Republicans–put together a loan guarantee program.” - March 22, 2012 Afghanistan “When I came into office there has been drift in the Afghanistan strategy, in part because we had spent a lot of time focusing on Iraq instead. Over the last three years we have refocused attention on getting Afghanistan right. Would my preference had been that we started some of that earlier? Absolutely. But that’s not the cards that were dealt. We’re now in a position where, given our starting point, we’re making progress.” - March 14, 2012 Iran “When I took office, the efforts to apply pressure on Iran were in tatters. Iran had gone from zero centrifuges spinning to thousands, without facing broad pushback from the world. In the region, Iran was ascendant.” - March 4, 2012 The Economy “We’ve made sure to do everything we can to dig ourselves out of this incredible hole that I inherited.” - February 23, 2012 The Deficit: “We thought that it was entirely appropriate for our governments and our agencies to try to root out waste, large and small, in a systematic way. Obviously, this is even more important given the deficits that we’ve inherited and that have grown as a consequence of this recession.” - November 9, 2011 “When I first walked through the door, the deficit stood at $1.3 trillion, with projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade. If we had taken office during ordinary times, we would have started bringing down these deficits immediately.” - February 1, 2010 The Debt: “Look, we do have a serious problem in terms of debt and deficit, and much of it I inherited when I showed up.” - August 8, 2011 “I inherited a big debt.” - March 29, 2011 Unemployment: “We inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression, a banking system on the verge of meltdown. We had lost 4 million jobs by the time I was sworn in and would then lose another 4 million in the few months right after I was sworn in before our economic policies had a chance to take root.” - May 10, 2011 The BP Gulf Oil Spill “In this instance, the oil industry’s cozy and sometimes corrupt relationship with government regulators meant little or no regulation at all. When Secretary Salazar took office, he found a Minerals and Management Service that had been plagued by corruption for years –- this was the agency charged with not only providing permits, but also enforcing laws governing oil drilling.” - May 27, 2010 Decline of the nuclear stockpile “Among the many challenges our administration inherited was the slow but steady decline in support for our nuclear stockpile and infrastructure, and for our highly trained nuclear work force.” (This one was offered up on Obama’s behalf by Vice President Biden). - January 29, 2010 The Election of Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) “The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office. People are angry, and they’re frustrated. Not just because of what’s happened in the last year or two years, but what’s happened over the last eight years.” - January 20, 2010 Anti-Americanism “I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. Part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues, America has acted unilaterally, without regard for the interests of others. And this has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism, which too often has served as an excuse for collective inaction.” - September 23, 2009 The Financial Crisis “We inherited a financial crisis unlike any that we’ve seen in our time. This crisis crippled private capital markets and forced us to take steps in our financial system - and with our auto companies - that we would not have otherwise even considered.” - June 1, 2009 For whoever wanted quotes...but "Bush's fault" doesn't appear anywhere. At least in these quotes. [/QUOTE]
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