Worst in my lifetime

In nominal terms, the economy has lost more jobs this year than in any year since 1945, although the population has grown significantly.
--Los Angeles Times

I was born in 1946. That means 2008 saw more jobs lost than any year in my lifetime.

How do people get the idea that Republicans know how to run the economy? Granted, they know how to pillage the economy for the benefit of the few, but beyond that?
--the BB