I’ve heard several people remark that insofar as the 1930’s analogy holds, Bush is like Hoover, and which gives Obama a chance to be FDR. I think a more apt analogy is that Bush is like Coolidge (hands off, though probably not as smart), which means that Obama will be like Hoover (nothing will work). That means our FDR is somewhere unseen over the horizon.
OMG, you’re still here! I’ll check back later.