@cjhsa,
That great Bush Presidency..
When Bush leaves office -
Dow is looking to close 20% or more below what it was when he took office.
S&P will be off by more than 30% from when he took office.
Government spending went from a surplus the year before he took office to a deficit of almost $1 trillion this year
He has increased the debt the most of any post WW2 President, both in dollar amount and as a percent of GDP.
The US debt has gone from 58% of GDP in 2000 to 72.5% of GDP in 2008.
The banking crisis is the worst since the great depression.
We are presently in 2 wars, spending billions each month
The economy is predicted to be in one of the worst recessions in the last 40 years if not since the 1930s.
I guess, I'm not sure what Obama can possibly do to underachieve in comparison to Bush.