I can't imagine that anyone who pays attention to the news and is even slightly informed can possibly blame Obama for the mess. You can't undo eight years' worth of bilking the American people in just one, especially when you're working against the tide to do so.

As it is, didn't Obama want to inject even more money into the economy to halt the recession, only to find the GOP digging in their heels the whole way, causing that stimulus to be much lower (and less effective)?

Exactly #1. Are there any NEW economic problems I wasn't aware of?

That's because everyone - not just in America but overseas - knows that it definitely was Bush's fault, and we - for the most part - are proud of our President for steering the ship of state away from the icebergs that Bush had us set directly for.

Now, get some jail terms and confiscate some mansions and yachts and trust funds from the bankers who helped him and we can move on.

(caveat - this includes my brother, an uncle, and a cousin - who work in M&A and hedge funds)

Polling on this question is dumbing down our democracy. This is like asking "Who is more dangerous to heterosexual people's children, Rachel Maddow or Dan Savage?" The very question presupposes a situation that does not exist.

The president is not responsible for the economy. President Bush's cabinet and advisers and the neo-con think tanks are all in partially responsible for the fuckup of the last decade. The evangelical megachurches and news media also has a part as do the liberals who let it all happen.

Simply summing up which president, current or former, is to blame really points the issue away from what will really help us.

More like Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush should be the answer. And Obama is steering us into further debt and an even bigger collapse. He'll be to blame at some point, just not yet.

@6 - wow, I didn't realize the THC concentration was THAT high where you live.

Shrub may not be on the ballot @10, but the party that pushed him into the White House WILL be...

@15: Don't hatchet your counts before they chicken.

Wow, the trolls are out in full force. I guess that happens when you compare 8 years of peace and prosperity under Clinton to 8 years of war and collapse under Bush. Let's face it, if the current economy is Obama's fault, then Bush has to answer for 9/11. Remember, trolls, Bush had been president for months by then?? These kinds of polls make me loathe Republicans even more (as if that's possible).

@17 - PEACE AND PROSPERITY!? Oh I didn't realize we had it so good. I'm sure that hyperbole is the way to help this situation.