It's funny.

You could have asked this very same question of Ronald Reagan in 1983.

In September of 1982, unemployment under Reagan rose almost 3 percentage points from the time he took office, until September of 1982.

It was December of 1983 that saw unemployment rates drop, more than 3 years into Reagan's presidency.

I didn't vote for Obama, but there wasn't a man alive who was going to change the course of this country in the last 3 years.

Because Reagan failed, inflation rose, interest rates rose, and the resulting pressure placed on the Savings and Loan industry caused a meltdown. And we all know how that worked out.