Re: "Are we better off than four years ago?" [Letter, Village News, 9-13-12]

The use of job creation numbers in Democratic vs. Republican administrations over the last 50 years to justify the abysmal performance of our current administration is a deception. To have any meaning it is necessary to examine the circumstances of each administration. For example, nearly half of all jobs created during Democratic administrations were with Clinton. Give him credit; he was astute enough to not disrupt the dynamic economy started by Reagan.

What is needed is an honest evaluation of what is happening now. And by any rational standard, the performance of Pres. Obama is poor at bes...