Romney and The Evil Barack Obama

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Reading yesterday's comments, spin and review of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Arizona immigration law, I was reminded by Mitt Romney how everything wrong in my life and yours can be attributed to President Barack Obama.  I had taken the day off  yesterday and was spending a good portion of the day catching up on my reading.  Time, Newsweek, USA Today and of course, my local newspaper, The Sun News.  Every page I turned found a new article with Mitt Romney weighing in on how the Evil Barack Obama has screwed that up too. 

It was quite a relief to finally figure out who I should blame for my shortcomings as well as anything else that goes wrong in my life.  It is like this huge burden has been lifted from my shoulders.  All of a sudden, my being single and divorced makes all the sense in the world.  It was the Evil Barack Obama.  All this time I thought it was I who had the affair 16 years ago. 

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I had wrongfully assumed that personal responsibility was the mantle of the Republican Party.  I have since learned that I can just blame it on the Evil Barack Obama.  This morning as I contemplate responding to several guests regarding the deficiencies in their rooms, I'm thinking that maybe I can pull out the Evil Barack Obama card.  How sweet that will be.  "Yes, Mr. Miller.  I'm so sorry that you have no hot water but I can assure you that this was the work of the Evil Barack Obama." 

Underemployed.  Blame Barack.  Not employed.  Has to be Barack's doing.  Unhappy.  Look no farther than to our President of the United States.  This is fun!  I actually feel much better already knowing that I have someone else to point the finger at.  It takes some of the pressure off. 

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I acknowledge that I am being silly with my concept of the Evil Barack Obama.  However, it's not all that far-fetched.  People do blame the President for their lot in life.  Always have and always will.  I have an employee that continually finds reasons, excuses for something not being done appropriately or on-time.  She loves to blame it or point the finger at someone else for her own failings.  Americans have long blamed the President for anything and everything.  No matter whether it is a Republican or Democrat.  Presidents take the hit. 

My real issue with Mitt Romney on this is that he criticizes the President all the time for anything he does.  You ask Mitt Romney a question and his response always points the finger or places the blame on failed policies of Barack Obama.  Hardly ever does he really respond to the question.  He just immediately spins it toward something the President hasn't done or did that affects whatever the issue at hand is.  Seldom does he answer the question with what policy or plan he would put in place to deal with whatever the issue is. 

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His blame game will not work in the end.  At some point, he will find himself having to respond with meaningful answers and not just more of the same.  Let's start hearing about your plans Mitt rather than what the President has done that you don't agree with.  We know you don't agree with President Barack Obama on anything.  That's fine.  How about telling us about you and what you stand for.  Just like that staff member I have.  It is far easier to find fault and place blame on someone else than stepping up and getting it done.