It's really hard to assess legacy as Spark said, but I'd put Obama around there, probably even in the top ten.
Off the top of my head, I'd put only Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt as definitely higher. Possibly Eisenhower and Jefferson as well.
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It's really hard to assess legacy as Spark said, but I'd put Obama around there, probably even in the top ten.
Off the top of my head, I'd put only Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt as definitely higher. Possibly Eisenhower and Jefferson as well.
The legacy of Obama is already clear - it is the decimation of the Democratic Party across all levels of government, and a country that will remain divided and fragmented for decades to come because he helped create the 'perfect storm' that enabled Trump and Trumpism.
His 8 years did have style though, and perhaps that's all that matters. Never mind the hapless policy and the torpor as long as the personality is smooth and the sound-bites suitably pleasant.
Last edited by watson; 17-02-2017 at 08:18 PM.
The legacy of Obama is already clear - it is the decimation of the Democratic Party across all levels of government, and a country that will remain divided and fragmented for decades to come because he helped create the 'perfect storm' that enabled Trump and Trumpism.
His 8 years did have style though, and perhaps that's all that matters. Never mind the policy and the torpor as long as the personality is smooth and the sound-bites suitably pleasant.
Incidentally, I see Milo Yiannopoulos will be on Bill Maher's show this wkd & I see a journalist who was also going to be on the panel has pulled out once he learned he'd be sitting with Milo.
Not the first bloke who has pulled out on Milo I dare say
watson in 2008: The legacy of Bush is already clear - it is the decimation of the Republican Party across all levels of government, and a country that will remain divided and fragmented for decades to come because he helped create the 'perfect storm' that enabled the first African American to become President.
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