Quick Recap
The Guardian, on January 5, 2017, "Obama's second term: a president faces the limits of his power. Partisan gridlock and tragedy at Sandy Hook cast a pall on an array of diffuse victories, underscoring Obama’s calm under pressure – and his humanity" focused on the toll the Presidency takes on all modern presidents, Obama no exception.
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/05/barack-obama-second-term-achievements-sandy-hook]
The Huffington Post, on January 11, 2017 "Yes, He Did: Why Obama Is the Most Consequential Second-Term President Since FDR" took a detailed and favorable look back over Obama's eight years in Office.
“Candidate Barack Obama caused a stir when he singled out
Ronald Reagan in 2008 as a transformational president who “changed the
trajectory of America”... It is Obama, though, that now stands as the most
consequential second-term president since the Second World War…
Obama’s policies and actions since his second inauguration
have reshaped or initiated new developments of enormous consequence for the U.S.
domestic and foreign policy… The international agreement in Paris is not
legally binding, but it creates global expectations that will target global
scrutiny on countries that fail to comply. Much remains uncertain, but these
and other changes in policy are meshing with new expectations among businesses
and consumers that are likely to persist and evolve...
Tabulating Obama’s impacts does not mean that he achieved
all that he set out to accomplish. Far from it. He failed to “contain” the
self-proclaimed Islamic State, close Guantanamo and coax a peace agreement
between Palestinians and Israelis. He made starts on immigration and helping
America transition toward its future as a multi-racial country, but the results
are uneven.
Even where Obama’s impact is clear, debates will rage for
years on the merits — whether his second term advanced or set back America. The
verdict is likely to offer a mix and change with time.
What is clear already is that Obama has
transformed the policy landscape.”The 'so called' Era of Trump Begins
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Just weeks after leaving the White House, Barack Obama is
already orchestrating a plan to take Donald Trump down. According to reports
from Infowars, Obama is leading an army of 30,000 protesters from his “command
center” in his new home in Washington D.C.—just two miles away from the White
House. Insiders have revealed that Obama is likely creating a “shadow
government” to protect his legacy. The nationwide network of protesters is
known as “Organizing for Action” and identifies itself as a movement that “grew
out of Obama’s first presidential campaign.” It claims to have 250 local
chapters throughout the country.
That's a Wrap
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