What was your opinion of the economy when President Obama took office?

[GoCubsGo]

34. I thought it was a disaster.

I knew Idiot Boy and the repug Congress were going to destroy this country and its economy before the boob was even (s)elected. Sure enough, they did. Anyone who paid any sort of attention knew that was coming. I spent the night of the 2000 election crying because I thought the ratbastards would try to shut down the federally-funded environmental lab where I worked. I thought I would lose my job, and also my just-purchased house.

I was laid off a year and a half before the current President was sworn in, so I knew firsthand how completely fucked up things were. (Yes, they DID try to shut the lab down, whacked the funding to near nothing, and several dozen of us lost our jobs. ) I also understood that it's going to take decades to recover from this complete, unmitigated mess, and while I thought President Obama would improve the situation, I never believed that he or anyone else could put much of a dent in things in one or even two terms. I DID hope my situation would improve, but it hasn't.

I think today's economy is better. The situation has improved for for some, but not for me. At this point, I am at the end of my rope. Trying to get up the energy to clean up the house and call the realtor. My nightmare of election night 2000 came true.