https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/08/07/the-king-of-excuses/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 18:15:59 -0400<![CDATA[The week prior to the downgrade of US credit by S&amp;P, President Obama and his spokesman took four separate occasions to cast blame for the poor economy on the Japanese tsunami, the Arab Spring, the &#8220;unrest&#8221; in Europe and the rise in oil prices. The lousy economy predates all of those, and his policies have made a bad economy much worse. Now that the downgrade on our credit has happened, the president sent out David Axelrod, John Kerry and the usual suspects to blame the Tea Party. They even called it the &#8220;Tea Party downgrade,&#8221; a line so cynical and dishonest it catches your breath.]]>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:42:43 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2011/08/07/the-king-of-excuses-n151436