The US industry (making things) is still the largest in the world, almost twice the size of China's.
This is despite decades during which its share of the US economy has been shrinking.
It was proven during the Reagan days that when the government gets out of the way (reducing regulations and taxes), the US industry and whole economy knows how to get rolling, inventing and producing.
The problem is BHO is from the other side which believes the government is where solutions are. This has failed everywhere and every time and hopefully will get him thrown out on his ass Nov. of 2012.