Mr. Bargenquast is wrong in many ways (āDo not let Obama win again,ā April 28). For starters, Obama will be re-elected in 2012. Modern presidents usually are: āBillā Clinton, ā92 and ā96; āW,ā ā00 and ā04. Beyond that, Republicans donāt seem to have a decent candidate.
In truth, President Obama inherited an economic āmessā from George Bush. His policies and ābail-outā spending prevented a second Great Depression.
Americans were very fortunate he took over in 2009. Otherwise, the mess created by the Republicans and Wall Street would have meant economic disaster.
This article appears in May 12-19, 2011.

