GWB not just lobbed a slow ball to Obama on this he practically held the ball out for Obama to swing at it.
Of course after the crisis with all the Fed stimulus and government borrowing, spending and some payroll tax cuts (early 2009 thru 2012) the economy would look improved, compared to total collapse.
Thank GWB for us having Obama.
After the new Congress took the oath in Jan 2007, Bush’s nice guy persona became a huge liability towards the cause of limited government and free enterprise (After already being shaken to the core).