Reply #12: Here is the TRADITION. TRADITION is like LAW.

[OHdem10]

No matter what the bill or Legislation;No matter how
significant or insignificant the President always
gets the CREDIT or the BLAME. If it has good results
the President gets credit; if it has bad results
the President gets blame. Example: Nafta was passed
by Bill Clinton with mainly REPUBLICAN Votes in Congress.

In the public's mind Bill Clinton passed Nafta. Here
in Ohio in last election, Kasich and several Congressmen
won their election by turning the Nafta vote on to Bill
Clinton. At least they neutralized the issue and Republicans
won. I am not at all against Trade, but Nafta was passed
with such Free Trade Principles that it is now contributing
mightily to the chronic job loss in this country.

Republicans know this so they try to get as much of
their Fundamentalism passed by a Democratic President.

Since our Party does not get out and sell another world
view, the Republican world view is the only one out
there. Bingo. The Democratic President takes the Credit
or the blame.

This is why I screamed OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, the day Obama
put Medicare and SS on the table. ARRP sees the President
uttering those words out of his own mouth. It is hard
now to say it is only Republicans.