IF HE CAN GET UNEMPLOYMENT TO 100% HE'LL BE POPULAR AGAIN!:

oll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness in U.S. (MICHAEL LUO and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN, 12/15/09, NY Times)

In terms of casting blame for the high unemployment rate, 26 percent of unemployed adults cited former President George W. Bush; 12 percent pointed the finger at banks; 8 percent highlighted jobs going overseas and the same number blamed politicians. Only 3 percent blamed President Obama.

Those out of work were split, however, on the president’s handling of job creation, with 47 percent expressing approval and 44 percent disapproval.