If you had the slightest grasp of what makes an economy work I would gladly have an exchange with you. Here is something for you to ponder. The stock market is one of the members of the Composite of Leading Economic Indicators ( a group that is pretty accurate in expressing the future of the economy) If all of this recent good news is attributable to Mr. Obama, please let me know why the stock market has advanced 11.16%(S&P500) since Nov 8 and yet for , for a similar length of time prior to the election ( July 6 to November 8) it advanced 2.3%? Big Girl, my biggest advantage over you is that I know there is plenty that I don't know. You have yet to make that introspective discovery. You want to challenge me on the economy but are unable to correctly spell the word IDIOT- interesting. What President presided over the only downgrade of U.S. creditworthiness? What President resided over a bigger debt increase than all other Presidents combined? Hint: It wasn't George Bush.