US Economy: President Bush vs. President Obama Records:

With President Obama being in office nearly four years we can now compare the average unemployment rates of the Obama, Bush and Clinton Administrations.  As you can see there is no comparison.  When President Obama took office the Unemployment Rate was 7.8%.  It's 7.9% now!

Unemployment Rate:  President Obama vs. President Bush

 

And as far as the Budget Deficit there is no comparison.  The last pure Republican Budget in 2006 (when there was a GOP Congress AND President) the deficit was $161.5 Billion.  It has been nowhere close since Democrats got control of the Senate and later the Presidency: