Most of them have. They just try and blame it on the democrats.

What? have you not listened to one word Obama has said? In every speech he spends most of it blaming everything on the past administration, when he isn't apologizing for how terrible America is.

I am a registered Independent. Bush agreed with a lot of things that I didn't. However, I don't believe the mistakes he made are solely to blame for our current economic crisis. Obama hasn't had enough time to effect any great changes, but I find it unlikely that in his four year term (I doubt he will be re-elected because of the fickleness of the general American public) he will effect any significant economic changes. We all make mistakes, and the biggest political mistake in America in my eyes, is the two-party system. I have noticed though, that republicans are less likely to "fess up" when their discretions are brought to public light. +2

Both sides are guilty of playing the blame game. No politician will ever admit that he/she could've done anything differently to mitigate the problem. C'est la vie.

What scares me is you are on our side and YOU ARE JUST GETTING IT NOW? Sad.

That depends upon who you ask. I certainly think that Republicans have made more than their fair share of mistakes. I'm not a Reagan worshiper. I remember where Reagonomics lead. I remember the Reagan Doctrine. Certainly it led to the fall of the Soviet Union, but we are still dealing with the aftermath. I remember all the unofficial "wars" in Latin America. I remember our involvement in the Iraq/Iran war, and how we profited from selling arms to each side. We've had to clean up after one of those dictators twice now (although I think both wars were optional as far as US security is concerned), and we are still dealing with the other. While our covert support of the mujahideen in Afghanistan began under Carter, Reagan continued it to a disastrous end. He sent Paramilitary Officers to Afghanistan to fund, train, and equip the mjuahideen. We funded and trained Osama Bin Laden. We built Tora Bora. After the Soviets left, we left that country in its state - decimated by the ongoing war - and to the mercy of various warlord factions which culminated in the Taliban. These mujahideen are mostly known to us now as Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other Islamic militant groups.

Hey, Im a card carrying liberal, but even I recognize that both sides are equally guilty of playing that game. Dems, Republicans, liberals, and Conservatives. We all like to take credit for everything good thats going on and blame the other guy for the mess we're in. Yay Politics!

"Looking back on his eight years in the White House, President George W. Bush said he was "unprepared" for war and pinpointed incorrect intelligence that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction as "biggest regret of all the presidency." - George Bush on ABC News . http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/01/bush-i-was-unprepared-for_n_147405.html

You need to come out of your love spell when President Obama is speaking and see that he is doing exactly what you are talking about.

You gain wisdom grasshopper. Of course not, they're all pure as driven snow. Even when they hold the majority of the House and Senate, a stranglehold on the Judiciary, and the White House- it's ALWAYS a democrats fault. If there was just one Dem in Congress it'd be all his fault too. That's not to say that they don't make mistakes, which they do. But when you set yourselves up to be "perfect" like so many Republicans like to, you've got a lot farther to fall, from grace. http://dkosopedia.com/wiki/Republican_Sex_Scandals