“Like other presidents before him, Barack Obama inherited a recession. But unlike them, he has made it worse, not better.”

— Mitt Romney

[2009-12-03, Mr. President, here's how to lift our economy, USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2009-12-03-column03_ST2_U.htm]
2009

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