Bush did not need to deal with unemployment rates greater than 10%
Or rather, he - and congress - should have dealt with the rising unemployment towards the last of his administration, but did not. *Unemployment costs.* Failing to deal with it, prolongs the cost. The current dim-bulb thinking is that if we just cut spending, everything will be fine, right? And you accuse me of being a political sycophant, with no ideas? Oy!