What is going to be Obama's legacy?

[timosman]

I think the biggest problem with the debt is that we've reached the point where it's IMPOSSIBLE to raise rates significantly without defaulting.

For situations like this there are always the negative interest rates and sorry kiddo, you will have to run a little bit faster now.

[Ender]

For situations like this there are always the negative interest rates and sorry kiddo, you will have to run a little bit faster now.

Of course we could end the FED, get rid of fractional banking, bring back the gold standard, get rid of stupid regulations, and stop bombing other countries- but, hey- what do I know?

[timosman]

Of course we could end the FED, get rid of fractional banking, bring back the gold standard, get rid of stupid regulations, and stop bombing other countries- but, hey- what do I know?

This is crazy talk. It is better to suffer in perpetuity.

[Ender]

This is crazy talk.

I know- bad, BAD Ender!

Back to gaming.

[timosman]

I know- bad, BAD Ender!

Back to gaming.

That's right. You should concentrate on things you are good at. Leave the economy to the experts. I am sure they will come up with a solution soon.

[Ender]

That's right. You should concentrate on things you are good at. Leave the economy to the experts. I am sure they will come up with a solution soon.

You're right- back to Battlefield 1- although I do have a soft spot for Zelda.

[osan]

How about:

Look at Obammy's expression. It endlessly reminds me of this:

[bunklocoempire]

Wear pajamas,
drink hot chocolate,
drone/murder innocents.

[enhanced_deficit]

How about:

Not a fan of SWC but to be fair he had very responsible parents and he was not a mistake.

[euphemia]

I checked other. Besides being an epic failure as a President, Obama has made a habit of throwing his friends under the bus. I think they will not be warmly received by Washington society, and they will end up with almost no friends.

[AZJoe]

[enhanced_deficit]

USA DROPPED 26,171 BOMBS IN 2016...

What Obama won't tell you about his legacy...

[enhanced_deficit]

There just not enough voting options in this poll, Freedom Spreading in Benghazi Libya would be another key legacy:








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[AZJoe]

Will it be the latest Operation Sabotage?

[KrokHead]

Sadly most liberals will remember Obama as the best president in history, and incredibly shrewd.

Sadly most conservatives will remember Obama as the cause of all the world's problems. (Despite the fact they were from W. Bush.)

Obama in reality was a pretty reasonable man, but only his laziness exceeded his reasonableness. Him getting little done after his first 100 days, especially after his cult of personality was at its peak, was indicative of who he was. If he truly wanted to transform this country to a Socialist paradise and redistribute wealth he was truly too lazy, too politically inexperienced, and not intelligent enough to do it.

I'll give Obama credit for trying (operative word is trying) to be a president for all Americans. Too bad he was $#@! on foreign policy, tacitly destabilizing countries while playing peacenik. (All while playing ignorant/stupid, unless he was actually ignorant and stupid.) Murika at its finest.

[enhanced_deficit]

JW is not peoud of O's legacy:


James Woods on Obama: He’s the ‘gift from hell’
September 12, 2013

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The latest came this week, in response to a report from British press that revealed the National Security Agency commonly provides Israel with intelligence data — without first stripping out private and personal information on American citizens. The Guardian in London reported the item, the latest in its coverage of document leaks from Edward Snowden.

Sadly most liberals will remember Obama as the best president in history, and incredibly shrewd.
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I don't know any liberal who sees his presidency as the best in history.. are you sure you are not confusng Neocons/Professional Dems with ideological Liberals ?

Cornel West: Obama a 'war criminal' - POLITICO
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/0...riminal-087702
Feb 15, 2013 - Professor Cornel West continues to be an outspoken critic of Barack Obama, this time likening the president to a “war criminal.”

Cornel West Calls Obama a 'War Criminal' That Kills Children - YouTube

▶ 0:35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8HWy90_jSo
Aug 4, 2014

Nader: Obama's a 'war criminal' - POLITICO
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/0...riminal-081649
Sep 25, 2012 - It's no surprise that Ralph Nader isn't a fan of former President ... On issues related to the military and foreign policy, Obama's worse than Bush

Bill Ayers: Try Obama for war crimes | TheHill
Jun 18, 2013 - Bill Ayers believes President Obama should be put on trial for war crimes at The Hague

[enhanced_deficit]

It's not just civilian population majority that saw him as dishonest and untrustworthy, majority of US troops have an unfavorable view of their commander-in-chief:



The Obama era is over. Here's how the military rates his legacy

By: Leo Shane III and George R. Altman, January 8, 2017

More than half of troops surveyed in the latest Military Times/Institute for Veterans and Military Families poll said they have an unfavorable opinion of Obama and his two-terms leading the military. About 36 percent said they approve of his job as commander in chief.


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The White House did not respond to repeated requests for an interview with Obama to discuss his defense moves and the military legacy he’ll leave behind.

http://www.militarytimes.com/article...egacy-military






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[Suzanimal]

Obama defends legacy in letter to American people

Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama acclaimed his outgoing administration's accomplishments on Thursday in a letter to the American people defending a legacy on health care and other issues that his successor Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle.

The White House released the president's letter along with reports from each of his cabinet secretaries describing the progress made since Obama took office eight years ago with the world's largest economy spiralling towards depression.

"As I prepare to pass the baton and do my part as a private citizen, I'm proud to say that we have laid a new foundation for America," he said.

He cited the turn-around in the US economy, the scaled back military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, a sharply reduced dependence on foreign oil, and the Paris climate agreement as among his administration's important accomplishments.

But near the top of his list was the Affordable Care Act, the signature health care reform that Democrat Obama prizes and Republican Trump has vowed to ditch.

Obama has launched a parting offensive to try to save it, making a rare visit to Congress on Wednesday to rally Democrats for what is shaping up as the first major fight of the next administration.

Vice President-elect Mike Pence made his own trip to Capitol Hill to strategize with Republicans, who control the House and Senate and will have the White House as well once Trump takes office on January 20.

"The first order of business is to repeal and replace Obamacare," Pence told reporters in the US Capitol shortly after meeting with House Republicans.

Trump himself has cautioned against over-hasty action.

"Republicans must be careful in that the Dems own the failed ObamaCare disaster," the president-elect said on Twitter, warning Republicans to allow it to "fall of its own weight".

In his letter, Obama argued that the United States has "begun the long task of reversing inequality".

"What won't help is taking health care away from 30 million Americans, most of them white and working class; denying overtime pay to workers, most of whom have more than earned it; or privatizing Medicare and Social Security and letting Wall Street regulate itself again -- none of which middle-class Americans voted for."
(I don't recall voting for any of this $#@!)

Obama's reforms came under fire during the US presidential campaign as insurance premiums rose and some major insurers backed out of the state markets created under the law.

...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-def...111043470.html

[Suzanimal]

Here's How Many Bombs Obama Dropped In 2016

Seven years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," despite having been in office for less than one year and having pretty much no actual, tangible foreign diplomacy accomplishments at the time, President Obama will depart the White House having dropped 26,171 bombs on foreign countries around the world in 2016, 3,027 more than 2015.

According to an analysis of Defense Department data from the Council on Foreign Relations, a non-partisan think tank, the majority of Obama's 2016 bombs were dropped on Syria and Iraq. Meanwhile, Afghanistan, a country President Obama vowed U.S. troops would evacuate completely by the end of his Presidency, was also bombed over 1,300 times, a 40% increase over 2015. Per McClatchy DC:

The U.S. dropped 79 percent of the anti-Islamic State group coalition bombs in Syria and Iraq, totaling 24,287. That figure, along with others analyzed by CFR, is likely lower than the actual number dropped because one airstrike can involved multiple bombs.

Obama did authorize a troop surge in Afghanistan — a conflict he pledged to end during his campaign — where the U.S. dropped 1,337 bombs in 2016. There are currently 8,400 U.S. troops left in the country, more than Obama initially wanted to keep there at the end of his term. The U.S. only dropped 947 bombs in Afghanistan in 2015.

The U.S. also dropped more bombs in Libya in 2016 than it did in 2015. Nearly 500 bombs were dropped in the North African country that has essentially been ungoverned since the fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. He was captured and killed during the Libyan Civil War, kicked off by the Arab Spring protests that also began the Syrian conflict.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-0...a-dropped-2016

[AZJoe]

[enhanced_deficit]

It appears legacy is taking a serious blow this week:


House takes major step toward Obamacare repeal

Politico

- ‎1 hour ago‎

The House passed a budget Friday that paves the way for repeal of Obamacare - giving GOP leaders a big early win and dealing a huge blow to outgoing President Barack Obama.



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Obama angrily berates black caucus: You 'insult' my legacy if you don't turn out for Clinton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmdICjVUIWc

[AZJoe]

[enhanced_deficit]

Did Chinese billionaire Jack Ma just hinted that Obama and Bush were stupids?

[CaptainAmerica]

Malcom X would have a name for him that is considered inappopriate in our era. Barrack Obama pretended to be all about civil "rights", but the only right he believes in is colors of skin, and he divided this nation in many ways with his agendas both foreign and domestic. He protected the american banking cartel slave system, the caste system...he is employed by.

[CaptainAmerica]

I don't expect the military to even comprehend upon fresh enlistment that they are slaves.

[enhanced_deficit]

Malcom X would have a name for him that is considered inappopriate in our era. Barrack Obama pretended to be all about civil "rights", but the only right he believes in is colors of skin, and he divided this nation in many ways with his agendas both foreign and domestic. He protected the american banking cartel slave system, the caste system...he is employed by.

I'm guessing that would be some term like 'political slave'.

[enhanced_deficit]

Obama’s Wasted, Deadly, and Destructive Presidency

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Obama: A Legacy of Ashes

[enhanced_deficit]

This was not a voting option.

Leading From Behind

[CaptainAmerica]

I'm guessing that would be some term like 'political slave'.