on the shoulders of former president george w. bush. joining us now green, the former president of the women's media center and fox news contributor. and the columnist of the national magazine and co author of "who is killing." it was almost comical how often president obama blamed his predecessor for the poor economy. many in the republican party said americans won't buy that. the president has had four years to solve the economic whoas. well it looks like that mantra stuck. how do you figure? >> the 2008 financial crisis, greg, was not just an ordinary recession. it shattered americans' confidence in the future. their 401k's were 201k's. many people lost almost all of the value in their home. there were enormous foreclosures. it was such a jarring event