Quote Originally Posted by MissElizabeth87 View Post
So, to start off, I am no fan of Bush. HOWEVER, the one thing I will defend him until the end on-it takes about 8 years for the results of a president's financial administration to show. We are NOT seeing what Bush has done, because it can barely show at this point. What we are seeing is the result of the Clinton Administration. The exact same thing happened in history to Millard Filmore. He was villanized (sp?) for the financial mistakes of his predecessor. I do not KNOW for sure what the results of Bush's financial stuff will be, and honestly, neither can you. We can all try to predict it, but predictions aren't always right. Wait 3 years, then talk about what Bush did financially, because then the proof will be in the economy.
I don't know if I would agree that it takes eight years for a president's (or Congress) economic policy to show results, especially in this age of near-instant communications. But it certainly does take several years. I would agree with you about Bush getting the blame for Clinton's policies in his first term, but what we're seeing now, I believe, is all on Bush and the current crop of senators.

Which means that we're unlikely to see much change over the next four years regardless of who occupies the oval office. If anything, barring drastic steps by Congress, things are quite likely to get worse!