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'AIG Buck Stops With Me'

'I'll take responsibility,' he tells Californians

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 19, 2009 4:56 AM CDT
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(Newser) – President Obama began a two-day swing through California yesterday, again accepting blame for the AIG mess and urging Washington to stop its finger-pointing, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Washington is in a tizzy and everybody is pointing fingers at each other and saying it's their fault, the Democrats' fault, the Republicans' fault,” he told a town hall meeting in Southern California. “Listen, I'll take responsibility. I'm the president.”

Obama, who earlier in the day said the “buck stops with me,” sounded an upbeat note in hard-hit Orange County. “We’re all in this together,” he told the crowd. “It's my job to fix these problems.” He’s pushing for greater regulatory power to give the feds more authority over institutions such as AIG. Obama plans another town hall meeting in Los Angeles today, followed by an appearance on Leno.

President Barack Obama greets the crowd at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Calif.
President Barack Obama greets the crowd at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Calif.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd on the economy at Orange County Fairgrounds.
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd on the economy at Orange County Fairgrounds.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President Barack Obama speaks at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Calif., yesterday.
President Barack Obama speaks at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Calif., yesterday.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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COMMENTS
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Rob
Mar 19, 2009 12:40 PM CDT
You are right, clroger, they are all cut from the same cloth.
BackAgain
Mar 19, 2009 12:32 PM CDT
Your right. Sounds like grounds to impeach to me. Lies all lies and power grabbing. Thanks Dems. The Right is not much better but this is ridiculous.
Rob
Mar 19, 2009 11:17 AM CDT
It was Clinton, as a matter of fact, that last "ttook one for the team."
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