Constant deflection?

Question

I've noticed something, Conservatives always try to deflect criticism of Bushco.
If you criticize him, the response is, "look what Clinton did!" (you can almost hear the false indignation in their deflection).
If you mention the amount of dead soldiers in Iraq, the response is, "look how many died in WW II or Vietnam, we haven't lost that many troops".
ANY criticism at all, they point at someone else and say,"yeah, but look what THEY did". How pathetic is that? They sound like that snotty nosed kid who's been busted but points at others, you know the type.

Answer 1

It's all Clinton's fault. The party of accountability. I'm starting to think the only accounting they know is with money and how much they can keep for themselves. I seriously wonder if they would drag us back into the stone age if possible. Ignorance must be bliss. Wait till they start screaming about democrats raising taxes to pay for what the republicans have spent in Iraq. That should be fun.

Answer 2

Not all conservatives -- just the ones who are actually incapable of addressing the original issue.

But neither is it only conservatives -- individuals from all groups do that if they are unable to handle the debate -- they just throw in a distractor so they can look less foolish.

Answer 3

my favorite is when they compare the war in Iraq to the WWII, and post war Iraq to post war Germany,

Answer 4

ok