White House Adviser Blames Bush for Poor Economy

Pfeiffer Again Blames Financial Crisis Inherited by Obama for Poor Economic Recovery (Washington Free Beacon)

White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer returned to a familiar Democratic talking point on Fox News Sunday, blaming the financial crisis “this president inherited” for the laundry list of Obama economic woes pointed out by host Chris Wallace.

After showing a graphic revealing median household income had decreased, poverty rate was up and the labor force participation rate was at a 36-year low during the Obama presidency, Pfeiffer implicitly blamed the Bush administration.

“I think it’s important to remember this president inherited the worst economic situation since the Great Depression,” Pfeiffer said. “A financial crisis.”