3 Out Of 4 Americans Say Bush Is To Blame For Bad Economy: Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll

Three out of four Americans, including large numbers of Republicans, blame President Bush's economic policies for making the country worse off during the last eight years, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll released Wednesday, reflecting a sharp increase in public pessimism during the last year.

Nine percent of respondents said the country's economic condition had improved since Bush became president, compared with 75% who said conditions had worsened. Among Republicans, 42% said the country was worse off, while 26% said it was about the same, and 22% thought economic conditions had improved.

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[JoeBlough]

In this administration, you have to be thankful for the little things, like Bush didn"t get to privatize Social Security.

[texanna]

Why aren't these lopsided numbers reflected in Obama's lead over McCain? This must be really disturbing for Obama's campaign staff. They just don't seem to be able to make much headway in communicating the hard reality that McCain and Bush are pretty much the same.

[43P04T34]

4 out of 4 Americans who blame bush for the bad economy are right !

[chinacatsunflower]

irregardless isn't even a word, its a double negative..... so what exactly are you saying?

[thegreatgiginthesky]

It is a word but it is not used any longer because of the reason stated above.

[sophistwatch]

GoreSavingPlanetForJesus

It's time for you to take some responsibility for your main man and your decision to BS your fellow Americans. The Senate Phase II Report is definitive. Bush and Cheney lied about the intel that got us into the Iraq war. This is an unnecessary war that has cost us 3 to 5 trillion dollars.

GW has taken a record Clinton budget surplus and turned it into two wars and record deficit spending.

3 to 5 trillion of borrowed money that tax payers have to pay back to fund an illegal war. Where is the money that was promised by the GOP that would pay for this war???

[GoreSavingPlanetForJesus]

Those same 3 of 4 Americans probably can't name the secretary of state, chief justice, or the senators from their own state.

Bush inherited a recession (negative GDP for last 7 months of 2000) and kept the economy afloat even while fighting an incredibly expensive war.

The 4.4 unemployment rate of 2006 was thought impossible by economists such as Walter Williams who once believed 5% of the population would always refuse to work, and the majority of economists praised Bill Clintons 5.6% unemployment rate in the 1990's (however when the rate went to 5.6% recently under Bush, it was referred to as dismal).

Again- Clinton's 5.6 was prasied (then the ".COM" bubble burst).

I'm so THANKFUL Bush got s through the Clinton recession with positive GDP for 7 years.

My wife and I have more money, and more net worth than any other time in our lives (even with the gas prices people whine about). Thank you GW.

[castlerider]

In spite of the fact that there wasn't a rise in revenues 2 straight quarters, what we had in 2000 was far from being a recession, especially compared to now, and was mainly touted by the MSM at the behest of the rich elite.

In this scenario, the American economy's like this: A rich elite goes to a restaurant with all his entourage when the economy's good. The restaurant's full, they wait like everyone else... No way. The rich HATE to wait like everyone else. Hate it.
Same rich elite dude- same restaurant when economy's bad, the restaurant's empty, and he and his entourage are waited on like kings. Now, that's more like it.
This is why, in spite of the fact that the economy was still steaming very strong, in December 2000 when there was very much debate of wether there was even really a recession, your war criminal hero Bush stated "I've got to make provisions for the coming recession" and the dow-jones TANKED. dropped like 250 points - next day. The rich elite threw up their hands high-fivin' and all that crap, because Clinton's strong economy where so many did well and did not follow pre-ordained cycles and kept getting better, was finally over.

Your 4.4 unemployment in '06 was more jobs flopping burgers, bunkie. and look in' at the economy now is more accurate of what you get following this idiot.

Couldn't care less how rich you are. Yours is wide stance logic.

[WIpatriot]

Sure, probably the same 3 out of 4 (with respect to fractional rounding) who don't know that they're going to get screwed to the wall so hard this time when the whole kit and kaboodle crashes that they'll be spitting out 10-32s for a couple of years.

[Viper]

The unemployent rate is over 10 percent if you use the same standards as were used under Clinton. BUSH decided that 5% of workforce under Cliton decided they are nolonger in the workforce seeking jobs.


How can you create 1/10th the jobs as under Clinton.... and otherwise have the job rate so low... Duh....

Regards

[Viper]

Yes and that money is worth less than half what it was in real buying power just 5 years...

The stock market in real constant dollars is 50% of what it was when BUSH took office...

Gee, you will really like how much money you will have if exhange those dollars for pessos...

GM is now owrth less than itwas in 1955 at 11 bucks.. But in 1955 dollars thats actually 1/10 fo what GM was worth in 1955 or about a buck back then.

Regards

[GoreSavingPlanetForJesus]

I'm fascinated that my liberal friends who used to say 'Americans don't pay enough of their income in taxes' are the same people complaining the loudest about putting an extra $20 week in their gas tank.

Imagine if taxes do go up on everyone, say, except those at or below poverty level (as these liberals believe taxes should) and they have $100 less in their check each week. They would lose their minds. They are already saying the additional $20 is making their budget 'tight'. They aren't making sense.

[truthynesslover]

Im sure you must be making your money by investing in slave labor in china or invested in credit card co.s who steal from americans.Anyone making money in this economy is dependent on criminal enterprise! You should be very proud!

[GoreSavingPlanetForJesus]

Dear Truthynesslover,

I'm sure your job at BURGER KING will improve.

Work hard, show up on time, and soon you'll be making fries.

Good luck my friend.

[GeoLee]

I am someone with NO debts, own my own home and am still saving money. That said, I also believe this is the worst economy I can remember for 98% of the population. I blame not only George Bush, but also a totally lockstep repubican House and Senate AND a 5-4 extremely pro business Supreme Court that makes decisions that states, for example, if a woman discovers 6 months into a job that her income for the same job is less than her male cohort, she can't sue because she ahd to do thiat inthe first three months. This triumvirate is doing more to create a less democratic (or representative) country than ever has been done in our history and anyone who thinks differently is obviously in the upper 2 percent economically or the won't admit I was wrong 23% Bush lovers.. The haves can claim it is a great economy. This is clearly Reagan's trickle down policy which has now devolved into the pee-on policy.

[WIpatriot]

Congrats to you, GeoLee, on your financial situation---wish I could say that. I can say I am better off only because I actively managed my situation. Had I not, I would be in one of the boats occupied by many people.

[Agentlady007]

That's because Clinton left office too soon, when he needed to follow through with his mission.

[ann1]

Just 3 out of 4!

[ming099]

........well..........9 out of 10 think he is a a$$hole too............


.......anyone else have any stats on this?...............

[Gifts]

yes, that shows the average knowledge of the American public on the Role of the Senate Finance Committee, I wonder who chairs that, oh yea, Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd.

[Viper]

Yes for about 15 months.... And for the 6 years previously Repugs...

Regards

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

Yep, and the other one is lying.

[NL207]

What bad economy? This is the economy for the last two years: 8 consecutive quarters of GDP growth.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2007-09-27-gdp_N.htm

[truthynesslover]

And they were fudging the numbers!Remember enron??

[sophistwatch]

What is this link, some kind of joke? This article is from September 27th of 2007.

Let's talk about what is happening right now. The fed is so concerned with inflation that they are discussing rate hikes. Real estate values, new home sales and used home sales are all way down. The stock market closed 360 points down today and unemployment rates are up. Fuel prices are at all time highs and the affects are causing increases in transportation, food and energy costs. Foreclosures at all time highs.

You and the GOP can keep running from reality, but the rest of us have bills to pay and investments to worry about.

[texastornado]

All that means is that wall street is doing great at the expense of main street. I would venture to say that you are a member of main street so I don't know what you are so happy about. Wall street is doing great because you're giving them four dollars for a gallon of gasoline and close to five dollars for a gallon of milk when it was half that much two years ago. Trickle down economics or voo doo economics is not trickling down, it's gushing up and staying up defying the laws of gravity.

[Viper]

Thse working in Wallstreet are doing good..there investors in real constant dollars are down 50% compared to when BUSH took office.

Regards

[hannitysux]

Tell that to the guy with a family of 4 making $10/hour having to drive 30 miles to work with gas at $4 + and food and everything else going up.

[nunzia]

Why does a guy who makes $4/hr have four kids?
What, they thought Jesus would provide?

[Portnoy]

Are these the swame 3 out of 4 that run up their credit cards, buy homes they can't afford, and would rather buy a Wii than make their house payments? Yeah, its the governments fault. So, the solution is to have government fix it?

Laughable!

[hannitysux]

22% of Republicans say the economy has improved??? They must be the ones with Halliburton stock or oil speculators. Or perhaps they are part of the Industrial Military Complex.

[Bluegrassriver]

How could Bush be to blame? He has only been in charge almost eight years. The Republican Congress was in charge from 1994 until the beginning of 2007. Don't you think it's really the liberals fault afterall? That's what the talk radio mafia says...

[the964kid]

Who's the 25% that think Bush's policies are not to blame?!

[timothe]

I think it's silly to blame one guy on the state of the economy. (some of which is good...some of which is bad)

The housing crisis was the beginning of the problems...I don't think you can blame Bush for irresponsible purchasing or predatory lending.

You certainly can't blame Bush for the price of fuel. He isn't the one that's overregulated the oil and gas industries for the last 30 years.

You can blame Bush for the rise in fuel prices. Ethanol subsidies have turned out to be a really really bad idea.

Bottom line: We're in slow growth with threatening inflation due to the high fuel prices and the weak dollar. It might go on for a year or so, but things really aren't that bad. They really aren't.

[Chilledogg]

"but things really aren't that bad. They really aren't."

Thank you so much! To bad I can't eat your reassurances.