You apparently .. as you chose to use him as the basis for your flawed argument.
It was over 8% when he took office ... you're really bad at this "fact based argument" thing aren't you .. maybe your non-ghost screen-name is better .. why not try that one ...
"Starve the Beast"
^^^ That one mainly ..
... you know - the one that took us down the garden path right into the mouth of huge debt, massive unemployment, a major recession .. despite massive stimulus spending ... (sound familiar ... ? Exactly the same things that now oppose strangely enough)