WASHINGTON — President Obama approaches his second term confronting tough and shifting challenges that will play big roles in shaping the rest of his presidency and his place in history.
In the coming months, Obama will have to decide where to be ambitious, where to be cautious, and where to buy time.
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The AP (i.e. the Administration's Propaganda)seems to forget about Barack Obama's Foreign Policy. What happened at Benghazi? After all the people at the DNC rated Obama's foreign policy as one of the best, how come no mention of it now? Between his economic policy and his domestic policy this is an EASY choice for historians:..Barack Obama is, by far, WORSE than all of the other presidents put together. And the AP mentions about his "Surprisingly easy reelection". Why is the AP "Surprised"? Perhaps it's because the AP didn't know how many Low Information Voters there were/
‘I see Obama as almost uniquely handcuffed by circumstances,’’ said John Baick of Western New England University." But the Circumstances are all caused by Mr. Obama..So why did we elect him in the first place? because he promised to FIX the problems in 3 years else "I am a 1 term President. But he DIDN't fix things. In fact he violated every campaign promise he made! Mr. Baick: Would you say the same things about a Republican president?..And Mr. Baick" perhaps you are unaware that Obama told John Boehner: "I don't have to cut any spending. But I get $800 Billion in new "Revenue"(i,e, taxes) for FREE!!
With Barry the o not even inaugurated to a second term yet, it's a bit early for these history declarers to be opting with views of his legacy. So far, the Obama administration has had a decidedly mixed result, with his election as the first Black (or is it mixed race) President being a decidedly positive start, but then a graph design whose lines were both above and below the median on lots of issues, ranging from war to assassination to corporate bailouts to the nation's debt ceiling. It is difficult to find another President to compare Barry's record to, so maybe it is best if the historians stick to one of their peer's recommended guidelines - wait 25 years after a President's final term ends before seriously trying to assess his legacy. Finally, one has to wonder if the Associated Press has fingered a serious weakness of the American electorate - it is adopting the Massachusetts Miracle: one party hackdom to run a political entity.
Obama is already a stunning success, to the pundits and historians who judge these things. To the extent that the country has foundered under his stewardship. the president is just "serving in difficult times". A more sober reading of his first term would call it a failure-as our deficit has grown by 50%; our economy is limping along at 1-2%; unemployment is in the 8% range. He may have passed some of his agenda by forcing it through with zero bipartisanship, but what good has any of it done our country? All in all, Obama has been very bad for America. Too bad the historians are still slobbering over the president of their collective dreams. The country is in dire shape.