And... one idea that you conveniently don't mention.
The fact that there is an entire party out there telling everyone how awful the economy is and how "that" man is responsible... it's not just the president's responsibility to reassure the people.
He had his chance, and I do not blame people for calling him on his failure. And I am somebody who likes the president, has personally shaken hands with the man and believe he is a good, honest man.
As have I... but you didn't address my point. The GOP's entire campaign is based on rubbishing the economy - and saying the President is the one to blame.
Now, I accept that the President early-on chose the wrong priorities and need to move on jobs. But that doesn't excuse that this is Act III of a play that started before he got there.
If people want to live in a fantasy land that the economy will just heal itself, and like any credit card Bill... if you don't pay it off, interest increases... the amount you have to pay increases, and you need to borrow more to pay that debt... then fine, blame only Obama.
It's happening here too, but it's even more stupid here... since our economy is considering one of the most stable in the Western World (cue Wonkish to tell me yet again that it's all about China ...) you have the Conservatives telling people that the economy is weak and people have never been worse off... when the facts tell us the opposite... but the economic confidence indicators are low.
It's the responsibility of ALL political leaders to promote confidence in the economy - and to use it for political gain (especially when there is decent economic news floating around) is an intellectually dishonest thing to do... sometimes there are more important things than winning.
