Like McCain/Palin COULD have fixed it? Like THEY would create new jobs out of thin air? Like THEY would have stabilized the economy and brought prosperity back in a YEAR?
Dream on, that is some fantasy world you guys live in...
Ron, to answer the question, it's the economy. No president past or future could deal with this in a years time. The Great Depression took more than a decade, so will this, IF were lucky.