pete, you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel at the moment. I don't know if it's genuine or a desperate attempt to get a rise of of people, but either way, you're just embarassing yourself. Perhaps a break from CA is in order.
adam
It can only be viewed as utter failure.
Economy / National Debt = Failure
The US Economy is in dire straits, with a national debt beyond the wildest dreams of 8 years ago. Major US financial institutions have been liquidated (Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, State Street) and now other industries are heading that way too (Ford etc).
Social care (Medicare, Katrina, Unemployment, Foreclosures) = Failure
Millions of US citizens lack basic health care and there is a huge trade in semi-legal importation of medical drugs from Canada. Katrina 1,800 dead 750 missing, (approx 2550) the biggest loss of life due to a hurricane since pre WWII. Unemployment (just look here here ). Foreclosures have shot up in his second term 225% since 2006 this hides the real statistics too, many US Citizens are having to work 3 jobs just to try and stave off the bank at the front door.
International Relations (Iraq, Russia/NATO, Middle East) = Failure
He has goofed up utterly in this area. Iraq is a complete mess, ethnically its on the brink of civil war and politically it's much more volatile and prone to fundamentalism than before he took office. His relations with Russia have been an utter disaster, NATO is looking like a failed organisation now with no real power (e.g. Georgia) and no real purpose. Latin America has swung fully from right to left in his 8 years.
The bottom line is standard of living in the US has fallen for its citizens, the US is less safe, less strong (economically and militarily) and no longer predominates an unipolar world. That is his legacy, and for all the optimism about Obama I think the problems are there to stay.
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