With an unresolved strategy for the war in Afghanistan, the worst economy since the Great Depression, the White House facing intense criticism for an increasingly unpopular domestic agenda and Democrats reeling from resounding Republican electoral victories on Tuesday — what does the president have to say about the state of affairs? How about “it’s not my fault“:

A year after his historic election, President Barack Obama sought to remind Americans on Wednesday the biggest problems he is grappling with — from the economy to the war in Afghanistan — are the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush.