What makes Barack Obama such a great President? [View all]
Some will argue that keeping the economy from going off the cliff is enough to qualify him for greatness. Others will point out that he saved the American auto industry. Some will say he ended the war in Iraq and killed Osama bin Laden. And some will say that his healthcare reform was historic. Still others have different reasons.
His detractors, even while giving him credit for rescuing the economy, will argue that he did not do enough or that he could have done more. They will argue that he saved the status quo for the world's capitalists and that the average person is not a lot better off.
They will say that while he was giving money to GM to "save" them, they were making record profits in their overseas operations. Why could they not bail themselves out?
And they will argue that the Iraq War went on too long and that Barack Obama continued too many policies of George W Bush and should have taken a more radical approach to ending the wars, rather than continuing them and hoping to end them with honor.
There are many reasons to agree or disagree with this President. He has not been a partisan leader. He has not followed the dictates of liberal Democrats. It could be argued that this has created a lot of tension on the left of his Party. What do you think makes Barack Obama a great President?
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