And about the rebounding economy. It would be ironic if Democrats were praised for fixing the economy when they were the cause of it in the first place:
"It was the left-- the "liberals" or "progressives"-- who led the charge to force lending institutions to lend to people whose credit history made them eligible only for "subprime" loans that were risky for both borrowers and lenders. " - Thomas Sowell
http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2008/11/04/a_sound_economy
It was the Liberals who forced Fallie Mae and Freddie Mac to lend to people who could not pay their mortgages. Liberals said that FM&FM were not lending to these people because they were a minority, but the real reason was because they did not qualify financially.
Also, the president is often held accountable for the condition of the economy when it is mainly not under his control. I can't remember which station it is, but it is the person who sets the prime rate and other officials who really have control of the economy.
