Reply #32: To be fair, I have to cut President Bush some slack on this.

[razorman]

NO president has much, if any, real control over the economy. It is too big and too complicated. There might be too much government involvement in this area, or too little in that area. No one has a complete picture. That being said, I am sure that President Obama will unfairly receive much blame if things do not improve rapidly, just as he will get credit if it does. It is traditional that presidents get blame or credit for whatever the economic situation is at a given time.