Originally Posted by
andy171773
Obama is just echoing FDR..who said "we have nothing to fear, but fear itself"...if you're going to fault him for that, then i guess you probably think this is all his fault too?
As you said.."he's just trying to keep people from freaking out"
The same argument could be made for the mccain quote. It could also be used for some of the things bush said toward the end, when it was obvious things were getting worse. Not arguing for or against these politicians, just pointing out that some are praised while others are blasted, for doing the exact same thing