Is it just me or has President Obama presided over

[justiceischeap]

more devastation than any US President in recent history? When I mean devastation, I mean mass shootings, natural disasters, etc. I'm also not sure if I should lump Bush in there with 9/11 and Katrina.

It just seems like a lot has happened during his Presidency.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Climate change is accelerating.

So no, it's not your imagination.

This summer...we will have at least one major mega fire as well...not me saying it, the fire people are.

[onehandle]

2. Bush's failure to protect us in his first year is much bigger.

Not to mention the thousands of soldiers he sent to their deaths for the next seven to fight for his codpiece.

[hrmjustin]

3. Thats climate change for you.

[loyalsister]

4. Possibly more individual events?

I don't think it's often that at least some part of nearly every region feels a disaster.

[justiceischeap]

7. That's what I was mostly thinking, the individual events

Bush obviously had two huge disasters, plus the war but as far as individual events go, I think President Obama is the clear "winner" here.

[Hugabear]

5. Much of Katrina was due to Bush's incompetence

He appointed an incompetent moron to head FEMA, and dragged his feet responding to the disaster. So yeah, he bears a lot of responsibility.

[ananda]

6. Weird, I was just thinking the same thing.

The constant grief must be something.