Obama Still Finger-Pointing

President Obama is still trying to blame his predecessor for his problems. Instead of leadership, we get whining and finger-pointing.

Joseph Curl at the Washington Times noted:

Facing the first real rough patch of his presidency, President Obama and his supporters are once again resorting to a tried-and-true tactic: attacking George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

In his White House press conference last week, Mr. Obama referred to the Bush era at least nine times, three times lamenting that he "inherited" a $1.3 trillion debt that has set back his administration's efforts to fix the economy.

With the former president lying low in Dallas, largely focused on crafting his memoirs, Mr. Obama has increasingly attempted to exploit Mr. Bush when discussing the weak economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the difficulty closing the military prison at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

As he took power, Mr. Obama promised a "new era of responsibility" that would transcend partisan politics.

Obama did not "inherit" the $1.3 trillion debt. He created it. The debt never hit the trillion mark until this month.

The economic problems we currently have were caused by his own party in extending sub-prime loans to people who had no business getting them in the first place. He should point the finger at Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Maxine Waters and others who caused this mess.

Curl also points out:

Since taking office, Mr. Obama has implemented a $787 billion stimulus package that has failed to produce a quick economic turnaround and the U.S. economy has shed more than 2.5 million jobs.

This isn't Bush's fault. Obama should take responsibility for his and his party's own actions instead of finger-pointing. It is immature and is not leadership.