News flash! Obama did not lay off the workers, and he can't hire them all. Even if he could, the right wingnuts would scream about "big government" like the little girls they are. It will take at least ten years of recovery to get back to where we were before, no matter who the president is. If you want to complain, complain about the "job creators" who don't. The conservatives need to realize that the Wall Street bailout, which was GW's baby alone, ultimately cost the taxpayers over $19 trillion when you factor in money up front, taxes forgiven, cutting the stocks when reorganizing, etc. THAT's what Obama was handed. As well as the cost of two useless wars. He IS doing pretty well, starting so far in the hole.