[Joan912]

From what I understand, the recession began during the last quarter of Clinton's final term in office; Bush merely inherited it (along with all of the other problems and scandals...)

[flamefront]

Quite true. More people need to ask questions of the Clintonistas, especially the holdovers in govt, how they perceive themselves intentionally contributing to give the Bush administration a black eye by trashing the economy like they did the White House.

[flamefront]

oincidently from Coulter:

The Times is openly rooting for a prolonged recession, if not a depression. They are desperately trying to destroy people's faith in the market, in 401(k)s ? in capitalism. When President Bush merely acknowledged that the economy was in a recession, liberals screamed that he was "talking down the economy." But now liberals want to wreck the country to help the Democratic Party.

A continuing weak stock market would serve the Democrats' short-term interest of bashing Bush and their long-term interest of keeping Americans dependent on the government.