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In reply to the discussion: Poll. DU, I want to know what you think. Obama is~ [View all]Jamastiene
(38,206 posts)hasn't always gotten it wrong either. He has overall been good. He has done some I liked and some I didn't. I would not call him a bad president, but good overall would fit my description of him a bit better than great. Then again, I haven't thought any president is great out of the ones I have had in my lifetime. Most of the presidents in my lifetime have been either Republicans or what I consider conservative or centrist Dems. Neither of those excite me very much at all. He is certainly better than a Republican most of the time. That much is for sure, but there are a few things he has conceded to the Republicans way too soon for my taste. I think he could have won a few more if he had fought them harder in his first term, but I see why he probably had to handle it the way he did. So, all in all, he has been a good president.