DesMoinesRegister.com: "Courtesy of The Associated Press, here are some key numbers for President Bush from four years ago vs. today:

The federal budget then had a $127 billion surplus. Now it has a $413 billion deficit, the worst on record.

Unemployment is 1.5 percentage points higher.

There are 2.2 fewer Americans with jobs.

The stock market, measured by the Dow Jones average, is flat - up 41 points.
Home ownership is up nine-tenths of a percentage point."