He was personally held responsible for the failures of his economic stewardship.

Even party officials admit that its economic stewardship has been disastrous since the country gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

Balls' economic stewardship led to a fall in real wages between 2003 and 2008 at the peak of the boom.

They assailed his economic stewardship and blamed Republicans for the suffering in the recession.

Foreign investors applauded the decision to keep the market open, but the feuding did little to restore confidence in the government's economic stewardship.

President Bush's approval rating remains stuck at 41 percent and fewer than one adult in five approves of his economic stewardship.

The poll does show that executive appreciation for Mr. Clinton's economic stewardship nearly doubled the last two years.

And surely many voters long for the strong economy and economic stewardship that was one of the hallmarks of his administration.

"I won't negotiate with myself," the president told his Treasury secretary, as if responsible economic stewardship was a compromise too far.

It's a sad but true comment on our predicament and on the disastrous economic stewardship of the last 12 years.