Agreed.

Not saying Obama hasn't been a disappointment, but it's pretty disingenuous to say he'll only be remembered as the first black president.

He has done plenty of noteworthy things, both good (Obamacare) and bad (continuing wire tapping, drone strikes, etc).

What I'll remember of Obama was not that he was black, but that how disappointing that he didn't do more.

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thing is though. I don't think many presidents are remembered for "continuing" things. They're usually remembered for starting something or stopping something.

he'll definitely be remembered for reversing W's downward spiral

Gay Rights.

Obamacare is certainly not a "good" thing he did. It's a disaster, as is already evident to many.

As for accelerating the U.S.' insolvency, well that's both good and bad.
Alas, nothing will ever make up for his droning of innocent people, continuing most of what Bush started.

As with all Presidents, there is a devastating disappointment that they didn't do less.

While people are desperately trying to find something "good" about his presidency ("OMG! He saved GM!"), they will have to willfully overlook the fact that Obama is the most crony-friendly President in U.S. history.

I agree with Moore that Obama will be remembered as the country's first (half) black President. And with any luck, as a warning to Americans not to believe in such promises of "hope" and "change" coming from any politicians ever again... or believe anything from any politician ever.

I'll always remember him as the President who popularized arugula.

"Obamacare" is not as good as single payer, but it's the best he could push through, sadly. It is also a Republican plan from the mid 90's that he appropriated, and now is given credit/blame for. Single payer, his original plan, was much better and may have saved billions (by eradicating the 'insurance' industry that adds immensely to our health care cost while adding nothing positive, only cost and confusion). Oh well, thanks obstructionists...you really won that one, huh?
The US is less insolvent and moving in the opposite direction than when he became pres, so he reversed the trend towards insolvency, not accelerated it....but nice try.
Actually, Bush had more 'cronies' and known felons in his administration than anyone before or since (yet), no matter what your propaganda link said, and it actually didn't say he was the 'most crony-friendly president in history', it didn't compare him to any other administration at all except McDonnell where it made comparisons of proven apples and alleged oranges to imply Obama had 'sold' access and favors like McDonnell was convicted of without offering anything but minimal anecdotal evidence of any 'quid quo pro' or wrong doing...it actually called an appearance at a Dreamworks function a 'quid quo pro' that should be prosecuted...WHAT?! Hardly a federal indictment.
True enough, one should never believe a candidate will achieve all they promise to attempt, but they should expect them to attempt what they say they'll attempt. For that huge failing, I can't bring myself to applaud Obama's 'successes'.

Terrible President. Terrible. Awful. But we all knew this, didn't we? Oh no, that's right, some of us didn't, and the rest of us tried to warn you, but you didn't believe us. In other news, crow is fucking delicious.