Was Obama a success ?

[VillageContractor]

I think he brought dignity to the office and someone who probably wanted to do more. But he didn't do enough, and so has failed.

[NotAllThere]

He was a good singer and comedian. Excelled at both. Other than that, did nothing really.

A fair summary, I feel.

[sasguru]

A fair summary, I feel.

Bollux. He saved the economy, by ignoring ideological Republicans, who would rather have had a re-run of the 30s.
For that alone the US ought to be grateful.

[greenlake]

Obama Leaves U.S.A $9,335,000,000,000 Deeper in Debt

(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama will leave the federal government approximately $9,335,000,000,000 deeper in debt than it was when he took office eight years ago, according to data released today by the U.S. Treasury.

The increased debt incurred under Obama equals approximately $75,129 for every person in the United States who had a full-time job in December.

[AtW]

No, total failure - we would not have Trump otherwise

[AtW]

Bollux. He saved the economy, by ignoring ideological Republicans, who would rather have had a re-run of the 30s.
For that alone the US ought to be grateful.

Hmmm bankers jumping out of windows, what's not to like?

[sasguru]

Obama Leaves U.S.A $9,335,000,000,000 Deeper in Debt

He had to spend to save the US from a depression.
Debt went up in all Western countries, even the most well-run, Germany, for that very reason.
And wait till Trump implements his spending plans - he has no choice but to spend on unnecessary stuff in the hinterland to placate his voters.

[VectraMan]

There was enormous hype about Obama, so if you consider hype vs achievement he's probably a spectacular failure. Though Trump may well trump him on that.

Everybody had low expectations for W, but perhaps he wasn't as bad as people might have thought.

[WTFH]

Everybody had low expectations for W, but perhaps he wasn't as bad as people might have thought.

Depends how highly you value human lives.

[BlueSharp]

He did ok. He never had the house of representatives so many of his directives never got passed the house.

Now Trump does have the house so he can get some radical right wing policies through it.