Ferchi

Ironically, no one knows this better than Mr. Obama. In 2008, his campaign message of "change" signaled a break with the policies of President George W. Bush. During his first term, Mr. Obama rarely missed an opportunity to remind voters that he inherited the economic crisis from his predecessor. Republicans "drove the car into the ditch" was a favorite refrain. At last month's White House Correspondents' Dinner, the president joked he was building a "Blame Bush Library" next door to the newly-opened Bush Library in Dallas.