Why does George W. Bush not get any credit for the current state of the US economy?

The stock market is making record gains almost on a daily basis, unemployment rates are at 4.5%, wages and hours worked are rising, overall the US economy seems to be doing quite well, however I have not heard much mention or credit given to the Bush administration for this. But when someone predicts the economy may be turning the other way, it seems that Bush is to blame for this. Why is this? I am not a big Bush supporter on alot of his policies, but I think he is doing a great job on the economy, but not getting any credit for it.

Why does George W. Bush not get any credit for the current state of the US economy?

For some reason he is not doing as a Democrat would and claim full credit for a booming economy. You would have to ask him why, Of course the media could report on this the way they did in the 90s. For some reason that has not been done, media bias perhaps.

Why does George W. Bush not get any credit for the current state of the US economy? loan

The DEMOCRATS hatred for President Bush is just astonishing, isn%26#039;t it?|||It%26#039;s only Bush%26#039;s fault when something goes WRONG.

The insanely low jobless rate, the great economy, Wall Street is kicking butt.

I know, I know... bu...bu.. but the waaaaaaar.....|||Smoke and mirrors, invest in Haliburton, Texas Instruments and Boeing for the war economy. War is business and business is good.|||Wages are still behind inflation caused by the tax cuts, California home sales are the worst in 14 years, the fed says the housing sector problems will soften the economy, and the top 20% of americans own 90% of the stock. You were saying?|||he will not get credit for anything, anytime soon. unless of course it%26#039;s negative.|||He does. It sucks for the blue collar worker and the middle class. Bush does get credit for CEOs making $50 million while 7000 of their laid off workers get to say %26quot;Hi. Welcome to Wal-Mart%26quot;.

Bush gets credit for his deficit spending and trade deficit growth.

Weird how neo-cons NEVER give Clinton credit for anything yet sit in awe at the amazing Bush. Isn%26#039;t it?|||OK OK; I%26#039;m a rep but Bush has blown it. Free Trade is why the stock market is doing well. All of the companies that have moved overseas are raking in the dough but guess what? Unless you%26#039;re a major stock holder you%26#039;re getting screwed big time. These corps are sucking the working man dry and as soon as real estate finally bottoms out most of the people in this country will get a rude awakening. It wouldn%26#039;t have mattered though, Carter started it and every President has supported it since then. I wish he would build the wall and kick the illegals out though.

Oh, and as for unemployement. You%26#039;re listening to CNN and CBS News too much. 14% of the people are without meaningful employment and another 22% are under employed [making less than 50% of their pre 2000 wage]. The numbers are hard to keep up with but it used to be 28% so maybe GWB is doing alright! LOL

Nice talking to ya!|||o we know he does wether they say it or. not people know

what do u call a priest in a bar and grill

poop|||It is foolish to blame the president when the economy goes South, and equally foolish to praise the president when the economy is going good. The stock market has its correction and shifts, and probably always will. Not real excited about the present up swing, it could take a terrible plunge if a terrorist attack occurs.|||well many people simply aren%26#039;t seeing a %26quot;better economy%26quot;... that%26#039;s why...

over the past 7 years inflation has risen about as much as most people%26#039;s income (the wealthy have seen HUGE increases that skew the average)... and the majority of the U.S. doesn%26#039;t invest in the stock market to any degree...

debt is at an all time high

foreclosures at an all time high

bankruptcies at an all time high

you shouldn%26#039;t see ANY of that in a good economy... under no circumstances...

I can tell you the sky is purple where I live... but if it%26#039;s blue where you live... you won%26#039;t believe me...|||their is an epidemic of %26quot;bush derangement syndrome %26quot;

currently sweeping the country , due to alot of peoples inability to think for themselves , believing whatever they hear at the water cooler|||Oh i know i know!!! because he didnt do anything to help the economy, all he did was sit there drool and validate the killings of thousands of innocent iraquis|||Liberals hate anyone that works hard, earns what they have, and works harder to have more. The liberal mantra is that we should all be equal, and those%26quot;evil%26quot; rich folks should give up their earning to those who will not work. To a liberal, we should all be equal(equally poor that is)