Unemployment rates:
January 2001, just before Bush takes office 4.2%
January 2007, after six years under Bush and just before Pelosi takes control of spending 4.6%
January 2009, after two years under Pelosi and just before Obama Regime seizes power 7.6%
August 2010, after 19 months under Obama/Pelosi 9.6%
Exactly why would any sane person worry about removing the democrats responsible for this mess from power?
“Exactly why would any sane person worry about removing the democrats responsible for this mess from power?”
The polity nominated McCain and elected obama. That means at least a majority of the people who vote aren’t sane.
But it is getting better...
You hit the nail on the head. In response to this stupid campaign ad, the Repubs should simply show when the Dems took control of Congress - 2006 (and therefore, the pursestrings) and then put up all the statistics they can find. Close by saying - “Vote Dem if you like the trends, otherwise, vote Republican”
One thing to remember is that unemployment rates are lagging economic indicators, that is, they are good beyond the point where things are going bad and they remain bad beyond the point where things are turning up. This is precisely the kind of Pretzel Logic opportunity Dem/Progs specialize in, mostly because it utterly confuses the ordinary person, which always works to their advantage.
I think the Pubbies are not biting on this because they realize that it could end up being a rhetorical trap.