[1rudeboy]

When Granholm took office in 2003, the unemployment rate was up to 6.2% and rising quickly.

Skyrocketing to its current rate of 6.7%. Still think having a Republican governer made not difference?

[eraser2005]

So in Engler's last two years the unemployment rate was rising 1.5% per year, and in Granholm's first two it has gone up 0.25% per year.

I'm not saying it isn't lousy performance, but Engler didn't leave things in good shape by any stretch.