Presidents have little fiscal clout.

[Space Racer]

People talk about the economy and the President in the same sentence,
as though one had something to do with the other.

The president does not control the economy. No matter what he does,
he has little impact over the long term.

No leader of a democratic country has any real economic control.

See this straight-forward editorial from the Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.ajc.com/search/content/2008/08/06/polmaned.html

[k-fridge]

Agreed. And what little influence they do have usually shows years later.

[tunnel_rat]

The same "people" used to think the sun was being eaten during an eclipse........:D

[mrs reb77]

It isn't!?? :eek:

I guess next we'll find out the Earth isn't flat either!