The Worst President Since World War II? Uh, Guess Again
• Marco Cáceres . Hufff PostWhen Bush was inaugurated president of the USs on 1/20/01, the unemployment rate stood at 2.4%. By the time Dubya completed his 2nd term in office on 1/19/09, the unemployment rate had risen to 7%. When Dubya took office in 2001, the budget surplus w