Kevin Drum notes that the "Obama recovery" (in an economic sense) is way better than the "Bush recovery" and by a wide margin. I note that the people who don't want to believe this are just plain never going to believe it.
Back when he was running against Obama, Mitt Romney said the president "gets full credit or blame for what's happened in this economy, and what's happened to gasoline prices under his watch." Next time Romney is interviewed by someone, I'd like to see him reminded of that and then asked, "Well, gas prices have dropped more than anyone imagined. Does Obama get full credit for that?" It would be fun watching Romney reverse himself, as he'd have to do if he wants to have any future in his party.
By the way: I don't think any president is wholly to blame or credit for the economy or gas prices or anything of the sort. I don't think anyone who says they are really believes it, either. Public servants probably all deserve less credit than they'll take and more than their opponents will ever give them. I just wish that game didn't get in the way of people admitting when things are going well…or not.