When Bush was in charge, everyone was quick to blame him. But now that Obama is in charge, suddenly it is "president has never been the one pulling strings .. why is everyone blaming him?"
When Bush was in charge, Republicans apologized for him and Democrats blamed him personally for destroying the country.
While Obama is in charge, Democrats apologize for him and Republicans blame him personally for destroying the country.
The truth is, the president is never the one pulling the strings (at least not all of them), but both sides insist it's the case when it's to their advantage to attack strawman positions of the incumbent party.
