The figure I cited came from the Bush administrations' own report, as recorded in dozens of newspapers and television networks across the country. At any rate, regardless of the percentage of unemployed, it was Bush economic policy that caused the recession and the resulting unemployment, right up to the 10% figure that it hit at its peak. Bush policy, particularly the tax cuts for the wealthy, were still in place when that occurred. It took a massive stimulus package to arrest the number and keep it from climbing to 15%, which it would have done had those policies continued under a Republican successor. The general expectation has been that Obama would reverse the recession and make things better in a few months. And if you consider all of the things that have transpired under Obama's policies, recovery to this point has been nothing short of remarkable. The economy has moved from recession into positive economic growth, and though that's been termed "sluggish" or "slow," it exceeds the average growth that occurred during the eight years of Bubbadubyabushidiot, though that wouldn't be hard to do, given those numbers. The stock market, which fell below the 7000 point threshold, has gained more than 90% of what it lost, and even with this week's setback has still achieved a greater rebound than at any other time in its history. Employment has rebounded, and more jobs have been added to the economy since Obama became President than during the whole eight years of Bubbadubyabushidiot, though again, since those were negative numbers, that wouldn't be hard to achieve, either.
But if it makes you happy, Jim, you just keep living in your Fox News/Radio Deejay LaLa Land. Just don't get out and drive down I-71 between Cincinnati and Louisville. The failure of corporate business to pay their "fair share" of taxes have made that stretch of road dangerous enough to jerk the wheels right out from under your car. They should call that the Bubbadubyabushidiot Highway.