Bush Legacy (*Updated)

The day Bush took office the Dow was at 10,587.59
Today it closed at 12,209.81 (net gain of 1,622.22)

The day Clinton took office the Dow was at 3,271.12
The day Clinton left office it was at 10,587.59 (net gain of 7,316.47)

The day Bush took office the price of gas was $1.46/gallon
Today it is $3.98/gallon (net gain of $2.52/gallon)

The day Clinton took office the price of gas was $1.06
The day Clinton left office the price of gas was $1.46/gallon (net gain of 0.40 cents)

*The day Bush took office the unemployment rate was 4.1%
*Today the unemployment rate is 5.5% (net gain of 1.4%)

*The day Clinton took office the unemployment rate was 7.5%
*The day Clinton left office the unemployment rate was 4.1% (net loss of 2.4%)

A non-existent energy policy mixed with a hostile foreign policy tripled with no domestic policy equals disaster. Any questions?

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