Bush Legacy Tour

With President Bush's 2008 state of the union just around the corner, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel released a chart summarizing "The Country He Inherited, The Country He Leaves Behind" (PDF).  The report analyzes data concerning the economy, American's quality of life and our standing in the world.

Here's what the Washington Post had to say about a difficult choice for Bush's party:

Republicans will surely rebut these numbers with some of their own, but the GOP presidential nominee will face a difficult choice --either marshal some facts to show that the country is actually better off now, or run away from Bush and his low approval ratings by promising change.