Contrary to what the somewhat delusional far right wingnuts would have you believe, Barrack Obama's presidency has been mostly a success and a positive for the American people. A lot of people forget how bad the situation was eight years ago when Obama inherited the mess left by George W. Bush.Battling a divisive, hostile Congress and Senate from day one, Obama's policies and leadership have led America from a nearly disastrous depression and scary times to a promising future for the United States of America. There is still work to do and Obama hasn't been that shining, great unifier that many expected but all in all Americans are much better off after the Obama tenure as president.
Unemployment is down, the stock market has recovered, prices especially fuel (gas) have dropped from record highs, and the housing market has recovered from an unprecedented downturn. The A.C.A. (Obamacare) is still a work in progress and the outcome is still in doubt...but for some (uninsured and those with preexisting medical conditions) it has been a life changer and success.
The delusions promoted by the wingnuts that Obama would confiscate firearms were just that... delusions. While he has promoted stricter gun control and background checks any confiscation was just a myth that the right perpetuated in an attempt to scare a certain section of the uneducated electorate...The same with ACA the right claims medical costs have soared under Obamacare...the costs were soaring before ACA and regardless will rise in the future. This is a problem moving forward with as of yet no answer. The negatives of ACA are offset by the millions once ineligible that now are able to get healthcare...
History will be kind to the Obama presidency... his approval rating which has soared recently to levels unheard of for the last year of a two term president. Considering he had to fight from day one an unfriendly, combative Congress , Obama's successes are that more remarkable...Over 55% give Obama a positive approval rating...a sign of a successful past eight years.Going forward the gap between the wealthy and everyday Americans continues to grow as is corporate greed . This continuing problem needs to be addressed...As well we need a growth in better paying jobs and some plan to reduce the enormous rise in medical costs and the ever going national debt...
Things though have improved . You'll never get the right to admit it as they went all in against Obama before he even took the presidential oath...The birthers now know look stupid just as those with delusions that Barrack Obama's terms as president weren't for the most part a success...
Here is Nate Silver's of 538 statistical ratings from various historian's and presidential experts..As you can see Obama ranks pretty high...
In January 2013, New York Times journalist and statistician Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight composed a composite list of previous presidential rankings by scholars for the purpose of predicting President Barack Obama's ranking among presidents.[37]
- Abraham Lincoln
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- George Washington
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Thomas Jefferson
- Harry Truman
- Woodrow Wilson
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- John F. Kennedy
- Ronald Reagan
- James K. Polk
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Andrew Jackson
- James Monroe
- James Madison
- John Adams
- Barack Obama
- Bill Clinton
- William McKinley
- John Quincy Adams
- Grover Cleveland
- George H.W. Bush
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Gerald Ford
- William Howard Taft
- Jimmy Carter
- Calvin Coolidge
- Chester A. Arthur
- Richard Nixon
- James A. Garfield
- Martin Van Buren
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Zachary Taylor
- Benjamin Harrison
- Herbert Hoover
- John Tyler
- Millard Fillmore
- George W. Bush
- Andrew Johnson
- William Henry Harrison
- Warren G. Harding
- Franklin Pierce
- James Buchanan
History will be more than kind to President Obama.
ReplyDeleteNot only "history", but I believe many will find themselves wishing we hadn't have term limits in our lifetime.
God only knows what he could have accomplished without having to deal with all the crisis's the country was in when he took office...Along with the obstructionism he faced.
"...Along with the obstruction he faced." That tells the world that you are an idiot. None of his policies were denied that little third world, banana republic, fascist lightweight. The republican party gave him carte-blanche. His intent from day one was to bring down America from within. That he could not is a testament to how strong the country was when he came to power. Both He and Soros are stunned today by how strong America was. They have done damage, but it can and will be repaired by President Elect Donald Trump. In the meantime, you traitorous, leftist scum can look about for your next puppy-headed stooge. Of course, the silver lining in all of this is that BO is just now starting--as he exits the White House--to realize that it is HIS name that is on the books. It is HIS name, that history will spit upon.
DeleteRepublicans never gave Obama a chance from day one, not really a big fan but things have gotten better as far as the economy.
ReplyDeleteAnd did the Demacrats not try to do the same to Bush. Obama had total control the first two years and still only got health care passed, without any republican input and now that it's collapsing it's the republican's fault. How did that Russian reset thing work out for you? Most world leader know Oboma is a punk and have absolutely no respect for him or us as a country now for that may. Go ahead and blast away at me now.
ReplyDeletePersonally no matter the party I hope the president does well, it's better for me. All I can say is that myself and most people I know are better off after Obama's presidency compared to the previous 8 years...
DeleteBush took us to war for all the wrong reasons and was a complete failure which reflects on the ratings of the scholars and historians who study these things...
Whoops, forgot to mention the invisible red line in Syria that has lead to thousands of civilian deaths and an unprecedented migration of refugees to countries all over the world.
ReplyDeleteThe world is a volatile and unsettled place...unless you want all out war, responses to other counties actions and instabilities have to cautious and guarded...
DeletePerhaps he should not make threats he is not prepared to back up? I to, hope that whoever wi. Will lead our country and bring us all back together.
ReplyDeleteIn this presidential election cycle I think we are in deep dodo regardless of who wins.
ReplyDeleteAs mentioned by a poster here, Obama had the congress his first few years. So why didn't he get more done.
ReplyDeleteInterest rates have been kept very low helping Obama look better than he should.
Obama care is about to collapse.
Obama has not helped by commenting before investigation's were completed on many police shootings. Race relations are at a all time low.
Our debt has risen to an all time high, caused by throwing money at supposed shovel ready jobs where massive fraud, and abuse, wasted billions of dollars. Selindra wasted 525 million dollars. Those were some of Obama buddies. Cronies capitalism at a all time high under Obama.
I make more money and have more guns than I did when he took office. I don't pay any more for gas and my retirement accounts are doing better. Given the current field of candidates I would wholeheartedly support him if he were to suspend the election which I was warned repeatedly he would most certainly attempt. He better get to stepping. We're running out of time.
ReplyDeleteYou can't suspend the election too early, you have to wait till almost election day :-)
ReplyDeleteexcellent post HT.
ReplyDeleteDonald J. Trump has the excellent leadership skills, the ideas, the business experience, and the overall ability to lead America out of this deepening
ReplyDeleteand very dangerous socialist morass. On election day, vote for Mr. Trump
to 'Make America Great Again'!
Yes, I will celebrate how outstanding this President has been in January, 2017 when I begin paying 40 to 50% more for health insurance that provides next to nothing other than catastrophic coverage, since my present carrier notified me that they will no longer be doing business in Indiana after December 31st and cancelled my policy. Even Bill Clinton called the ACA (Obamacare) system "crazy".
ReplyDeleteWaaahhhh Waaahhhh !!!
DeleteBHO, then HRC.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting medical analysis of what is going on with HRC's condition
as she struggles to follow BHO into office as the next president:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuOShO8EghU
Bat Blog sources deep within the Obama Whitehouse
ReplyDeleteare privately expressing
extreme concerns.
Dr. Ted Noel Says Hillary Clinton
Shows Strong Evidence of ADVANCED PARKINSON'S DISEASE.
Dr. Ted Noel is very thorough.
Copy and paste to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI4mybCt620
And apparently from the emails released by WikiLeaks today hillary was getting at least some of the debate questions I guess Bernie in advance. That should lead one to have confidence in her abilities
ReplyDeleteyou mean those russian-altered emails from Assange? I wouldn't rely on that as being much proof of anything.
ReplyDeleteOf course you have proof that they have been altered, right? Funny that you know that but the people who sent them are not saying that . So in the one I referred to the question is in an e-mail, which was sent in advance and then oddly enough almost the same exact thing was asked to Hillary. Coincidence you say???
DeleteDoesn't look to good for "The Donald" ...Nate Silver the highly accurate in elections statistician has Hillary at 82% chance of winning and the betting odds are up to 84%. Look for the mud to really fly now as a desperate Trump has nothing to lose...
ReplyDeleteYou forgot to say that the debt is now almost $20 TRILLION dollars!!. It has doubled since Obama took office --- it has increased more than all the other presidents before him combined! Way to go Obama! He will be known as one of the WORST presidents ever. Our national security is also at risk! He needs to go -- as soon as possible and NOT be followed by HilLIARy!
ReplyDeleteYou're way off according to presidential historians and scholars...Obama is ranked pretty high if you check the ratings at the bottom of the post...
DeleteFarm Fence Post Hole Digger said:
ReplyDeleteWhen President Ronald W. Reagan paid off the Jimmy Carter debt,
the mark of inflation, the Ten Year T-Bill, went to 22%.
The excessive Carter debt was MUCH less than the massive Obama debt.
Our Lord John Maynard Keynes
The 21 Trillion Dollar United States Federal Obama debt
is current being 'monetized' by the Keynesian economic theory.
The debt is currently being paid off at the ten year T-Bill rate of 1.77%.
Get ready for collapse.
So Oboma doubles the number of people on food stamps, and now Hillary says in one of her secret Wall Street speeches that giving out more food stamps will boost the economy. Now that's genius.
ReplyDeletewow I really like those stats on that graphic showing how he found the country and then how he drastically improved the country's economic outlook and performance. It's funny people always credit the republicans as being the best party in terms of money, business, and the economy. But those Obama stats clearly tell a different story. I have come across another post that looks at the last 40 years of stock market returns and the correlating president and affiliated political party. The results are just astounding!!! Democrats outperform the republicans almost 3 to 1. Over 40 Years!!! There is no beating the market over that kind of period. There is no excuse for that type of slaughter over that amount of time. These astounding financial results beg the question..... WHY?
ReplyDeleteWell the author of that post i reference offered up a few ideas but he admittedly claims to not really know. He does have an interesting theory on the immense government spending. I for one think that's it!!
Kudos to this post and the one I referenced for actually offering up some real substance to the political arena. Ill find that other post.
Democrats vs Republicans - S&P 500 Annual Returns