No, he’s not a good enough manager. Nor a leader. While the previous chart is bad enough, this one (and previous incarnations have been posted on the ‘Grok before), shows his stewardship of the economy relative to his predecessors. While he has claimed that his time as President is as good as these others:
I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president — with the possible exceptions of Johnson, F.D.R., and Lincoln — just in terms of what we’ve gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we’ve got a lot more work to do.”
As to the first two points, I’m betting that there’s a lot of folks that are willing to dispute both (insulting our traditional allies, and making kissy-face with our enemies (and pretty much failing) does not make for a great track record of accomplishment, and you outsourced your greatest “achievement” to to the Dubious Duo of Reid and Pelosi of Obamacare).
As to that “we’ve got a lot more work to do“, you bet, sport, and this chart shows just how much more you have to do (or conversely, how bad you are rated against those that have had to face previous recessions (and yes, I’m over hearing how bad the recession was, as it seems to get worse and worse the further we get from it and the closer we get to the election.
Keynsian spending has failed. Quantitative Easing I and II have failed. Nationalizing the auto industry failed. Forcing higher CAFE on consumer cars isn’t working. Choking off energy supplies where and by whatever is not helping. The personal inflation rate (seen especially in the grocery stores) hurts, not helps. Tons and tons of new regulations, created to “help consumers” aren’t.
He should be rightly judged, not just on what he has done, but what is obviously something he can’t do.
(H/T: Business Insider)
