Favorable views of the U.S.
Britain in 1999/2000: 83% in 2007: 51%
Turkey in 1999/2000: 52% in 2007: 9%
Indonesia in 1999/2000: 75% in 2007: 29%

Gallon of gas
Week of January 22, 2001: $1.47
Week of January 14, 2008: $3.07

Sales of Ford Explorer SUV
Sold in 2000: 445,000
Sold in 2007: 137,817

Sales of Toyota Prius Hybrid
Sold in 2000: 5,562
Sold in 2007: 181,221

Military deaths
2000: 758
2006: 1,875

Hispanic population of America
2000: 35.3 million
2006: 44.3 million

Americans who are Democrats or leaning that way
In 2001: 45%
In 2007: 50%

Americans who are republicans or leaning that way
In 2001: 41%
In 2007: 35%

Federal Budget surplus/deficit
$230 billion surplus in 2000
$164 billion deficit in 2007

National debt
$5.73 trillion on January 19, 2001
$9.2 trillion on January 7, 2008

Are you better off after seven years of republican leadership? Is the United States?

Who's up for a third term of the shrub administration? Because they can't wait to give it to you.

All statistics from the St. Petersburg Times, January 20, 2008, Perspective, 1P, 6P.