Democrats Have Kept Unemployment Low

According to unemployment statistics from 1950-2005, democratic presidents have consistently managed to achieve low unemployment rates while republicans have increased unemployment.

Granted there are circumstances that are out of a president's control like

Wars, global conditions, natural disasters
Congress might have been controlled by a party different from the president to push his agenda

The factors above notwithstanding, it amazes me how republicans can claim good stewardship of the economy while they have generally failed to provide people with jobs. The democrats, on the other hand, have kept unemployment low during their administrations.

The more I learn about the post-WWII economic history of the U.S., the more I realize how the republican party is the party of fraud and myths, at least when it comes to the economic record.

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