Just to illustrate how implausible it is to associate a Prsident with economics. In January 2008 the US unemployment rate was 5%. In December 2008, it was 7.3%. In January 2009, it was 7.8%.

What happened during 2008 to result in the unemployment rate increasing by 46% during the last full year of President Bush's term in office? Well, many things.


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