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To: Zakeet
By any measure? Okay, let's take a look"

The economy. Given that the economy was in crisis eight years ago, almost anything would be better. It should be pointed out that the economy was in crisis primarily because of government policies that Obama (and his buddies) promoted. Still, as "recoveries" go, this one has been a real clunker. Growth has been minimal, real unemployment is high. More people are on public assistance than ever before. Maybe things are 'better', but it is hardly anything to crow about.
Crime. Murders are up in the large cities. The police have been neutered. Not much there.
Race relations. Hard to say that that is better.
Foreign policy. Sure, he disengaged the U.S from a couple of Middle East wars, but in doing so, he created a vacuum for groups like ISIS to exploit. We had to re-engage in a worse war that now involves Russia. Our enemies, like Russia, China, Iran, have been emboldened. Our friends (Great Britain, Israel) mistrust us. Some of our old allies like Egypt and Turkey have flipped. Nothing better here.
National debt. Our debt is far higher, our annual deficits run higher. Our credit rating has taken a hit. Not a win here either.
Domestic policy. I think you'd be hard pressed to say health care is better now. The Obamacare bureaucracy has been a real mess, doctors are leaving the profession. Health care is more expensive. More people have NOT been covered. Insurance companies have folded. And it is likely to get worse. He bailed out General Motors, saving a failing company by screwing taxpayers, stock holders, bond holders and auto dealers.
Freedom and civil rights. Obama has done his best to trample on the Bill of Rights. Your right to own a gun, own property, speak freely, worship freely, are all worse, Far worse.

Those are MY measures. And I give him an F- for his presidency.

68 posted on 05/16/2016 9:01:59 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: fhayek

You give him an F- and I say you gave him too much credit and not enough blame for things like setting the ME on fire and Egypt not wanting anything to do with us anymore because he caused Mubarak to be dethroned and tried to put a Muslim Brotherhood goon in his place. And Libya, and Syria, and Afghanistan, and Iraq, and Mexico and Venezuela, and Cuba...


77 posted on 05/16/2016 9:49:25 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: fhayek

Bttt!


85 posted on 05/16/2016 10:38:03 AM PDT by Pagey (HELL is The 2nd Term of a POTUS who is a MALICIOUS DIVIDER of humans)
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