1) I know how things were different for Clinton, which is why I said no need to mention all the things was necessary.
2) Funny though that Clinton's success according to you was due to stuff he inherited and yet the market condition today is in reaction to things Obama has done since the third week in January. I'm no Democrat apologist, but that logic just doesn't fly my brother. At least you do say some things that are against the Republicans -- I'll give you that.
3) I hope I don't have to remind anyone (you) that Bush pushed bailouts and McCain was all for them too. I am not 100% behind the way Obama is doing things either though. While I don't think the taxes he wants to raise on the wealthy down the road amount to all that much, sometimes it is the sentiment of actions that causes a negative reaction. The way things are to shape up if Obama gets everything he wants, it does appear that charitable giving will decrease, and that's not a good thing.
4) I do think though that Obama will surprise many and that once this crisis has passed completely (perhaps even by his second term), the government, under his direction, will relinquish a lot of the power they've had to acquire during this bad time. He'd be a fool not to, and I don't think he's a fool.