A year ago today Barrack Obama was sworn into office as President of the United States.  His response to the eroding economic climate was immediate and coordinated.  It included an $800 billion Stimulus Spending Bill, foreclosure mitigation efforts, pressure on banks to increase lending, consumer protections from credit card companies, subsidies for new car purchases, incentives for first time homebuyers, record deficits and expanding Government.

It was year which began with hope but was ultimately defined by change.






The following job approval data is an average of 13 national polling sources including Gallup, Rasmussen, CBS and AP.  The data includes dates from 1/27/09 through 1/20/2010.