Obama's Legacy

[Solomon Zorn]

How will history evaluate President Obama's contribution?

[SGOS]

I've wondered about this too.  I think his claim to fame, like it or not, will be that he was the first black president.  To really make it into the Hall of Fame, though, he would have to have accomplished something of note.  Of course, many people will point to Obamacare, but I think the accomplishment would need to be appreciated by many to be a proud legacy.  Will Obamacare become that with time?  I'm not sure it will even survive.

Avoiding a global collapse?  We could consider that possibility.  It will depend on how the writers of history present it.  It could also just become a bailout to the wealthy and end up in the minus column. 

I think, he will be remembered, even somewhat with a modicum of forgiveness as the president saddled with an unwanted war, a guy in a no win situation, trying to patch a failure together long enough for the public to just lose all interest in it.

I don't see greatness in his legacy, but I don't see abject failure either.  I'll go with "the first black president."

[Baruch]

History is propaganda ... it isn't politically neutral (sorry objectivists, you are stupid)

D history - Obama greatest President ever
R history - Obama worst President ever
I history - FEMA camps for both Ds and Rs

[Atheon]

Got healthcare for 20 million previously uninsured people
Rid the world of Osama bin Laden

And a hell of a lot more:

http://pleasecutthecrap.com/obama-accomplishments/

[Baruch]

Got healthcare for 20 million previously uninsured people
Rid the world of Osama bin Laden

And a hell of a lot more:

http://pleasecutthecrap.com/obama-accomplishments/

Sorry, Presidents do nothing but sit their fat asses in the Oval Office ;-)  And Obamacare is a Republican plan.  Trump will just change a few things and rebrand it ... ACA isn't going anywhere, the insurance companies won't allow it.  There is a reason why I despise management, particularly those who are megalomaniacal.