With President Obama meeting with skeptical business leaders, it's worth noting that Democratic presidents are better for the economy than their Republican counterparts. Via Chuck Spinney, is a nifty chart showing overall rankings:
And here is a second chart, circa 2008, from Michael Kinsley:
On average, when the president is a Democrat, the economy grows faster, unemployment is lower, deficits are lower, and inflation grows more slowly. To repeat from an earlier post, when it comes to business interests, we should be careful not to confuse their subjective wants with the good of the economy writ large.
