I'm terrified Obama will be blamed for the recession/depression. Are you?

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Poll question: I'm terrified Obama will be blamed for the recession/depression. Are you?

Let's face it: Many average Americans are not very politically aware, not very capable of understanding economics and frankly not very bright.

The economy is going to get truly terrible before it gets better. I think everyone on DU understands the cause and effect of this disaster, and that the cause is a combination of things that occurred on Bush's watch -- unfettered greed by oil companies and the banking sector, non-existent financial regulation, declining incomes for the middle and working classes, extravagant spending on the military -- it goes on and on. I think we can agree that when things are really, really bad a year from now, it will be a result of actions that occurred during the Bush years.

But the truly, really, really bad things that will happen will happen during Obama's term. As bad as things are right now, we're still like Wylie Coyote: we have run off the cliff, but haven't yet looked down, and haven't really started falling.

Many people will not understand why we will be in the situation we will be in, and of course the media will have no interest in explaining it to them. Nor will they be able to comprehend that as bad as things will be, actions that Obama will take will probably ensure that they are not as bad as they could be. But most people who have a broken ankle can't comprehend that they just missed having a broken back.

So, will most Americans blame Bush or Obama?

Poll result (121 votes)
When the economy reaches rock bottom, most Americans will blame Bush	(100 votes, 83%)	Vote
When the economy reaches rock bottom, most Americans will blame Obama	(21 votes, 17%)	Vote