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"Blame It On Bush": Obama And McCain Take Cheap Shots At Former President

Hot Air did surgery on President Obama's disinformation.

Obama blamed President Bush but Ed Morrissey noted that Democrats how Congress held the purse strings:

"In three years, they increased annual federal spending by $900 billion, while the admittedly profligate and irresponsible Republican Congresses under George Bush increased annual federal spending by $800 billion — in six years.  And during the last three years before taking office as President, Obama served in the Senate that passed those bills, and he voted for every Democratic budget put in front of him."

Rasmussen Reports measured voter angst on the stimulus package, counter to the rosy picture Obama painted.

The president presented the $787-billion economic stimulus package as a success story. However, just 35% of voters believe the stimulus plan has helped the economy, while 31% believe it hurt. At this time, 39% are concerned the government will do too little to deal with the economy while 49% fear it will do too much.

Ace of Spades was a bit more blunt.

"Obama Voted for, or Signed Into Law, Every Blessed Penny of 2009's Spending"

The details followed:

"... The 2009 budget was almost exclusively approved by Democrats, with "Yeas" coming from current President then Sen. Obama, his current Vice President then Sen. Joe Biden, his current Chief of Staff then Rep. Rahm Emanuel, and his current Secretary of State then Sen. Hillary Clinton."

Obama voted to authorize $3.1 trillion in federal outlays along with a projected $400 billion deficit.  Obama voted for TARP, all $700 billion of the Troubled Assets Relief Program.  The newly sworn-in President didn't veto $787 billion stimulus bill that passed in February 2009.

But Newsbusters caught some self-loathing by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who was caught mouthing to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and said, "Blame it on Bush."

Not a Joe Wilson moment.

SNL Parallel Universe: Here Comes Sarah Palin

How much trouble could Sarah get into?

Palin's headed to SNL:  New York Daily News

Josh Brolin of W. will appear this week too, the AP reported, calling it "a potentially provocative pairing."

Complicated.

House Passes Bailout: It's STILL The Economy, Stupid

William Kristol of The Daily Standard this morning mistakenly ties McCain's fate to the Bailout.

"The situation was made worse by the perception that the GOP (the Bush administration) was both presiding over a financial meltdown and obstructing efforts to deal with it (House Republicans). Republicans lost both ways. If you disliked the bailout, you were angry the Bush administration--and if you thought the bailout necessary, you were angry at the House Republicans. All in all, it was a bad three weeks for the Bush administration and congressional Republicans--and the Republican presidential ticket suffered."

The House passed the bailout 263-171 -- but it's still the economy, stupid.