Okay let's see if I get this straight here: Rightie's say Reagan was responsible for the economy boom in the 80's, but say Clinton was not responsible for the economic boom in the 90's. Lefties will say the opposite
Last time I checked, the actions of the chairman of the fed reserve have more of an impact on the ecomomy as opposed to the particular economic philosophy the presidental incumbent may or may not have.
In Carter's term, he appointed Paul Volcker to deal with the inflation issue (which started under LBJ). Volker pretty much got it under control into Reagan's first term. After that, Volker cut interest rates to release money into the economy and then boom, things took off. But like any cylcle, what goes up must come down. Greenspan got things under control and then things took off under Clinton's terms.
So tell me again, how the president is responsible for an economy?