The day the Democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009  -- it was actually January 3rd 2007.    The day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives  and  Senate, the start of the 110th Congress.     The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for  the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.    "For those of you who are listening to the liberals propagating  the  fallacy that everything is "Bush's Fault," think about this:     January 3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate  and  the Congress:     At the time:   The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77   The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%   The Unemployment rate was 4.6%    George Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT  MONTHS  of JOB CREATION!    Remember the day.    January 3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the  House  Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking  Committee.     The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what  part  of the economy? BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!     THANK YOU DEMOCRATS for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and  4.6%   Unemployment to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6  TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and  Freddie Mac FIASCOS!     (BTW: Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie -  starting in 2001 because it was financially risky for the US economy).    And who took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND  Freddie  Mac? OBAMA     And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie?   OBAMA & the Democratic Congress    So when someone tries to blame Bush     REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007 THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!     Bush may have been in the car but the Democrats were in charge  of  the gas pedal and steering wheel they were driving.    Set the record straight on Bush!        "It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that   so much of what they know isn't so."   - Ronald Reagan