Apathy

I agree with you, Cdog. However, the promise was, elect Trump (regardless of the fact that he is unqualified) because he will have good people around him. Whether that promise is playing out or not (I personally believe the latter), this emphasizes my point that our politicians are not always the most qualified among us.

@coach You mean the one he tried to balance with a dysfunctional congress who held the budget hostage?

Obama's and Bush's economic policies are obviously very different, and it's also important to note that they inherited very different economies when they began their terms. I think it's fair to say that Bush could've actually led a decent economy had he not cut so deeply AND felt the need to deregulate Wall Street so much. But he did, and it resulted in a crash.