Presidential Impact

I found a really interesting way to assess how the policies of a president impact the nation.  You can get the full description here.  

And here is a chart that shows job growth overlaid with the impact of presidential policy. 








So what this essentially says is that in the period of time influenced by GW Bush's policies the number of employed Americans was increasing.  In the period of time exclusively governed by Obama's policies, the number of employed Americans has remained flat.