The Obamanation

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Better yet, how did it fail?

Looking at that, Clinton apparently had the best plan.

2009 9.3%
2008 08BM 5.8%
2007 08BM 4.6%
2006 08BM 4.6%
2005 08BM 5.1%
2004 5.5%
2003 6.0%
2002 5.8%
2001 4.7%
2000 4.0%
1999 4.2%
1998 4.5%
1997 4.9%
1996 5.4%
1995 5.6%
1994 6.1%
1993 6.9%
1992 7.5%
1991 6.8%
1990 5.6%
1989 5.3%
1988 5.5%
1987 6.2%
1986 7.0%
1985 7.2%
1984 7.5%
1983 9.6%
1982 9.7%
1981 7.6%
1980 7.1%

http://www.nidataplus.com/lfeus1.htm#annl

Although, the 2008 data is skewed because of the benchmark thing (08BM). If you look at the monthly data, in same link, the rise of unemployment under Obama was a pretty steady transition from Bush so logically its not valid to say that the rise in unemployment is Obama's fault, as it has steadied out in the past three months. You can't blame the parachute if you open it twenty feet from the ground.