Trollboy wants to omit the fact that Bush had to ride out two years of the Clinton recession.
And add to that the fact that the economy during much of he the Sink Emperor years benefited from the long term benefits of Reagan's visionary fiscal policies.
The Clintoon tax hikes, on the other hand, did their damage incrementally (as is the way with these things) leading to the Clinton recession which was dragging the economy when President Bush took office.