We've all seen the movie a thousand times. A scream is heard, the hero rushes to the rescue, meanwhile the killer runs out the door. The hero runs into the room, and seeing the bloody body on the floor, bends down to see what can be done, just then the police rush in, reaching the inevitable conclusion that the hero is the killer.
It's a great plot for a movie, but unfortunately it is also the plotline for our current economic situation. When President Clinton left office, our country was in an unparalleled time of peace of prosperity, and we even had a budget surplus. After Clinton, we had a President that slashed taxes for the wealthy, for many down to zero. On top of that he started two wars, at least one of which was completely unnecessary. He also pushed through the “too big to fail” bailouts that left taxpayers holding the bag for the mistakes of billionare bankers. All of this costs a great deal of money, and is especially difficult to pay for when the most well-off in our country don't contribute their fair share.
Now President Obama has rushed into the room and is trying to revive the bloodied corpse that Bush left behind, and the media and the Republicans seem to have shown up to the picture late. Here's a clue for those of you who can't follow the plotline: Obama didn't do it. But there is no way he will get out of taking responsibility for Bush's mistakes, if you want to know why just read To Kill a Mockingbird.
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