Why do conservatives blame everyone else even though they control all three branches of the government?

Answer 1

The conservatives have thier view to everything that control, and when those views are not followed by others, they blame them for everything that goes wrong.

By def - Conservatives seek to preserve with the idea of an illusion that they have this ability to improve...so when they dont see any improvement ..they blame everyone else

Answer 2

I find your statement false.

1. the judiciary is not conservative. Bush has had 6 years to install judges after clinton installed lifetime appointees for the previous 8 years.
And, because I am sure you could not name more than two justices of the Supreme Court, here we go;

John Roberts- Conservative
Antonin Scalia- Ultra Conservative
Samuel Alito- Conservative
Clarence Thomas- Ultra Conservative
Anthony Kennedy- Moderate (voted in favor of imminent domain)
Ruth Bader-Ginsberg- Ultra Liberal
John Paul Stevens- Ultra Liberal
David Soutter- Liberal
Stephen Breyer- Liberal

That is hardly a lock on the judiciary. Kinda blows a hole in your question.

2. While conservatives do hold a strong grip on the House and pretty much get what they want there, the Senate is a different story. Because of idiotic tradition you pretty much need a super majority (60 or more votes) to get anything done in the Senate. I say idiotic because it is the only part of the government in which a majority vote is not needed to decide anything.
Before you get cute and reference 2000, my response is going to be the constitution and the reliance on the electoral college.
Yet another strike against your question.

3. Yes we have won 7 of the last 10 presidential elections........I have nothing to add, I just like pointing that out.

Answer 3

To deflect the blame. E.g. I've recently read on these boards that the economy is bad because we were really in a recession at the end of the Clinton administration but economists didn't know it. That terrorism is increasing because Clinton had the opportunity to stop it but he didn't.

Another way to deflect blame is to say the other side does the exact same thing. I think this is effective because if we accept the Republican proposition that both parties are equally bad, combine it with their recent argument that our votes don't court, or may not be counted, then 1. we either should just vote Republican as always or 2. not bother to vote, it's a waste of time.

Answer 4

Yours is a great question. The Republicans have managed to continue to bash government even while they are in government and they are in control. They bash what they call "big government" at the same time that they want to EXPAND government's power by, for example, widening the use of wiretaps on private citizens, widening the use of govt. power thru fighting overseas wars, and running up the deficit.

Answer 5

it is meant to be for questions. yet to reply on your fact: own responsibility is a lot extra major to conservatives than liberals; so a ways as blame, this is all the democrats can do, isn't it? pay interest to Howard "the screamer" Dean. they haven't any coverage of their own. and is not that what you're doing?

Answer 6

Where are you under a rock? All the parties are always blaming each other and pointing the finger at everyone else but themselves.....Politicians are all crooked, Now the parties are starting to even attack themselves, Democrats in conneticutt for example are now going to be split in the middle voting for indepenant and democrat cutting there votes in half at election time, meaning the republicans are going to slide in again.....

Answer 7

Just because there Republican does not mean they are conservative. The way our Government spends money I would not consider that to be Conservative.

Answer 8

Who are the conservatives blaming for what?

The Republicans may be in charge of executive and legislative branches, but I can assure conservatives are in charge of no branch.

Answer 9

The courts seem pretty liberal, and who is being blamed for what? The Democrats are certainly being obstructionists on many issues and they have great power to do so.

Answer 10

because this is POLITICS. The democrats don't need to act so inncocent. The same goes for republicans