The "Old Gray Wh*re" purposely skewed the numbers and included W[BJ]C's 2001 pit-of-recession and the post 9/11 hit to wildly knock down the performance numbers. Had they used the start date of the tax cuts & rebates, things look wildly better than any administration they can point to...
And .. of course we can't have that .. I mean there is just no reason to support anything Bush at this point because if you do - then you can't tout a "failed presidency" mantra.
I don't need a tag do I?