How do we factor in the precursors?
For instance, Bush started two wars, cut taxes on the wealthy, had Greenspan create a situation where "liar's loans" were the norm, and left Obama an economy even Bush knew was collapsing.
Took drastic measures.
Do you believe that giving a child unrestricted use of a credit card for 8 years could result in problems for the parents who are responsible for that card? Exactly where Obama found himself.
And he's done a great job of trying to patch things together after the Conservatives fiscal irresponsibility. Irresponsibility, by the way, on a scale never seen before.