President Barack Obama recently (partially) quoted Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, stating that the "buck stops with me." That would be a great sign in these troubling, "passing the blame" days...if only it were true. The whole idea of "the buck stops here" is that the blame will stop being passed. Yet Obama consistently points a finger at Bush, basically stating that he had inherited a huge mess, and the whole reason things aren't happening as quickly as Americans would like is because of our former president. Please, Mr. President, ignore the approval ratings and the criticisms and just focus on getting things done. You're the Chief Diplomat. Stop passing the buck, and the critics won't have two feet to stand on. Enough with the finger-pointing. Let's focus on progression, not blame.
Read the entire MSN commentary here.
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