The Obama administration takes Americans for fools. Unemployment is up, but the economy is improving! Why should someone who is unemployed give a damn about aggregates or trends? The Obama administration will blame George W. Bush as long as it can, but Americans aren't buying it. Remember: You can't take credit for good things that happen on your watch unless you also take the blame for bad things. President Obama wants it both ways: credit for the good, no blame for the bad. Ask yourself whether progressives (including Obama) allowed George W. Bush to do this.