Quote by John Sununu

Barack Obama's life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then, he had refined the cold act of blaming others for the bad economy into an art form. Deficits? Blame Bush's tax cuts. Spending? Blame the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. No business investment? Blame Wall Street.

Barack Obama's life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then,

Summary

This quote suggests that in 2009, during Barack Obama's presidency, he had a skillful way of attributing the various economic challenges to external factors beyond his control. It implies that Obama would place blame on former President Bush's tax cuts for deficits, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for excessive spending, and Wall Street for the lack of business investment. The quote captures a perspective that portrays Obama as adept at shifting responsibility to others rather than taking accountability for the state of the economy.

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