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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
Speaking of Obama and a bit off topic but what do folks think of Obama's performance as president? I know an American who thinks he's the devil or something.
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I'd say that he was slightly better than most of the Presidents that we've had over the past 50-years.
Domestically, he probably won't get the credit that he deserves for getting out of the great recession, and the ACA (which could have been so much better!) will likely be his defining domestic achievement and it isn't long for this world...
On the foreign front, Gitmo is still open, he still uses drones to kill at will, and the US is still mired in foreign entanglements. Sure, he authorized the killing of Bin Ladin, but I honestly can't recall a great foreign affairs accomplishment that he's personally led.
Politically, his party is in disarray, and it is hard to see how he isn't (or wasn't) at the center of the dysfunction. From continually losing seats in Congress, to having a Sec of State who willfully violated government policy---it is all a bit of a mess.
There was so much to hope wrapped up in Obama, but ultimately, I rather doubt that many of his supporters' hopes came true. I'm sure that the majority of Americans like him personally---and that counts for a lot---but hope only gets you so far after 8 years.