I admire President Obama. He inherited the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. That was a terrible time for America. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
President Obama inherited a one trillion dollar deficit courtesy of George Bush and turned it into a three trillion dollar deficit courtesy… — Michael Savage Copy Share Image
Like other presidents before him, Barack Obama inherited a recession. But unlike them, he has made it worse, not better. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Every new president inherits headaches, but President Obama has inherited an entire emergency room. — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
When you inherit the level of economic catastrophe that President Obama inherited, it was a real touch-and-go situation. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Barack Obama inherited a bankrupt economy, a bankrupt government, and a bankrupt foreign policy. — Thomas P.M. Barnett Copy Share Image
The economy is better than the one President [Barack] Obama inherited, and unemployment is lower, but the unemployment rate gap remains large. — Julianne Malveaux Copy Share Image
Well, Mr Obama inherited probably the biggest inventory of problems, certainly foreign policy problems, than any American president ever has. I think… — Chuck Hagel Copy Share Image
President Obama is the kind of politician who puts promises on the record, and then calls that the record. But we are… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
You could argue that Barack Obama faced in '08 a situation as bad as any president since the Great Depression. What Obama… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
President Obama inherited a broken country mired in two wars, a financial crisis, a mortgage mess and more than we all probably… — Don Cheadle Copy Share Image