It occurs to me that there are a number of people in the population who want a reason or a justification for their own disenfranchisement. They need someone to point the finger at and say "You're to blame." You're why I can't afford gas, you're why it's so hard to find a job, you're why these problems aren't being solved more quickly, you are what went wrong with my life.
I don't think this segment of the population is relegated to republicans and democrats. I think their voices are taken advantage of and their plight exploited for political gains during election seasons. Their complaints aren't always wholly without merit and the people they point their fingers at aren't always (in fact usually aren't) absent some of the responsibility.
But when you're blaming the President of the United States for your inability (either due to facilities or circumstances) to navigate the treacherous waters of life I think maybe you're leap frogging ahead. It's easy to blame someone you'll never meet, you'll never hear in person, and who is cut up into soundbites on your behalf by the politicians and talking heads that you trust.
Thoughts like those expressed by kt71 strike me as thoughts from this segment of the population. In this scenario it has nothing to do with which party occupies the White House because democrats were as guilty of exploiting this sort of grief during President Bush's term in office; they're trotted out before the cameras to say, essentially, "Mr. President, why don't you love me?"
What's sad about that (and shameful really) is that their plight is no closer to solvency and their problems and concerns are no closer to being addressed. Political theater trumps action at the expense of people who probably do need help. All of that, however, was a preference to what I'm about to say;
We as a society are too quick to blame someone besides the person in the mirror. Obviously, obviously, there are exceptions and of course there are instances wherein circumstances are well beyond our control. But at the end of the day, can government really be responsible for the way the majority of people have conducted their lives? Is it justified to blame government... or is it just easier?
Thoughts to ponder.
JSZ