I think a Democratic Senate is the problem Options

[Mommy]

Ok, so our country is having all these economic problems right now, and everyone blames the Bush administration. I suggest it's a Democratic Senate instead. They absolutely fail to stay in touch with the American people. Here is just a simple example of that: protecting our borders. This is an excellent video if you have the time to watch it.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/0...ref=videosearch

[Spectatrix]

The current congress is pretty ineffectual, I will certainly grant you that. I can't say I'm terribly upset over their inaction on funding the border fence (dumbest. idea. ever.), but getting rid of don't ask, don't tell is a worthy goal.

That having been said, I think the democratic congress has very little to do with the current state of the economy. The conditions that led to the subprime mortgage crisis, for instance, were in place many years ago, long before the democrats took control of Congress. Gas prices? Well, it's a complex issue, but developing national oil stores wouldn't pay off for a decade or so.

I would blame the Bush administration partially for the national deficit we have, due to the combination of cutting taxes and getting us into an expensive, drawn-out war, but I don't think that's at the root of the country's current economic woes.