A dream scenario for any incoming President is to have control on Congress and a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.

Obama had this dream scenario for 2 years, and promptly began to add trillion after trillion to the national debt, and forced government run health care down our throats.

Compare that to Ronald Reagan coming in to clean up Carter's mess with Democrats holding a large majority in the House and Senate that much more impressive. Of course Reagan's tax cuts led to quadrupling revenue to the treasury and Democrats couldn't help spend it faster than it came in.

Bottom line is both Reagan and Obama got elected by blaming their predecessor for the lousy economy. Difference is Reagan actually had the economy rolling after 3 years and Obama has made it worse after 3 years.