What I'm about to say is more of an observation as I'm personally far from religious and don't think it should play a big role in politics. I find it ironic that many conservatives accuse Obama of being an atheist, muslim or even the "antichrist" when he is probably one of the most openly Christian presidents the US has had (while at the same time being a pretty strong advocate of religious freedom). One can disagree with his interpretation but religion was clearly an active part of his life and it was obvious he had studied the bible and was comfortable in discussing it. Perhaps even more ironically the person many of these same people wanted to succeed him is one of the least religious US presidents to date. I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't even read the bible based on interviews leading up to the election. I'm sensing some sort of racial prejudice here. 

All things taken into consideration I would argue Obama is one of the better presidents the US has had. When he came into office he stabilized the US after the financial crisis left by the Bush administration and reduced unemployment, hunted down Osama Bin Laden, ended the Iraq war and brought many troops home. He allowed for the advancement of scientific research by lifting restrictions on stem cells and took steps in the right direction when it came to building a more environmentally sustainable America. Despite Obamacare creating more complications for some than it helped (in my opinion) it also resulted in people getting coverage that couldn't afford it before and showed a willingness to want to improve conditions for the American people. He fought for what he believed in.

The losing side always like to hate on the most recent administration or at least exaggerate its faults and hail it as the worst. In my personal opinion it just goes to show that people are biased and will actively try to find faults once they've made up their mind about not liking an administration.  It happened with Obama and it's happening with Trump as well. However in the long term Obama will likely be remembered more fondly than many other US presidents. Does that make him a good president? That is debatable, I think there has been few presidents if any at all that are widely agreed upon to have been an objectively good president. People often base it on who aligns with their views most and will therefore find ways to ignore or explain away mistakes certain presidents made. The truth is there has been no perfect president, and there likely never will be (unless Kanye West runs in 2020, can't spell Amerikanye without Kanye ).

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Furret : You seem to be forgetting the possibility of the great Kanye West running in 2020. You can't spell Amerikanye without Kanye.

Furret is posting in the debate forum, now I truly have seen it all.

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Lexatom : Which is the exact reason I'm bringing it up.

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