"The economy has worsened under Obama, though from forces surely in play before he became president, and he can credibly claim to have inherited a grim situation."
It's called a recession, you can't have perpetual growth it's unrealistic. He's trying to lessen the damage left by Bush the best way he can.
The analogy I would use is that Bush pushed a large rock (the economy) down a hill, it keeps picking up speed until it hits Obama, who gets in the way of the rock and tries pushing it back up, but the momentum is likely to push him back somewhat before he can do so. Do you understand that?
The economy will recover under Obama, I have faith and even though some of his ideas seem a little socialist, they will work. right now he is bearing the grunt of the economy.







