Obama's Legacy

Obama's Legacy

Every President -- even the bad ones -- are great human beings both astoundingly successful and influential and servants at their core. Some rise above the rest to the pantheon of greatness. Lincoln, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Washington. 

From Reagan to Bush 43, recency polarizes esteem through partisan pollution of objective evaluation, and the focus of historical context has yet to fully resolve. 

Despite the red-shifting of currency, diligence mandates introspection for all of us, and inspection of the President. 

So, where does Obama fall on the spectrum of greatness? Will he be remembered as the man who 

• ended Iraq war,
• draw-down in afghanistan,
• provided healthcare for all Americans, 
• expanded gay rights, 
• ended torture, 
• oversaw the stimulus,
• saved the US auto industry,
• Killed UBL,
• supported the Arab spring, and 
• led recovery from the worst financial crisis since saddle shoes were formal attire, 

or will he be remembered as the man who 

• co-served with the least effective Congress in the history of the nation, 
• presided over the largest national debt in history, 
• allowed the Syrian conflict to rage on for years, 
• abode fast and furious and IRS targeting of conservative groups and NSA spying on Americans and Benghazi and Solyndra,
• launched more drone strikes in sovereign lands than Bush 43, and 
• presided over two of the largest security leaks in the country's history with Snowden and Manning?