2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBest. President. Ever.
What more can be said?
Other than I will miss him dearly.
SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)Yes we did!
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)I am crying!
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)And yes we will!!
Thank you Mr President for showing us that we can!!
nolabear
(41,991 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)The latest, especially more so the younger one is, often is labeled the greatest. Obama was mostly pretty good but not perfect.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)RonniePudding
(889 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)I don't really assign numbers to them, but I have my five favorites. I hope to add a second Clinton, but I really don't want to kick out a Roosevelt.
Maybe I'll just have a top six after Hillary.
Edit to add: Obama made the list in his first term.
TeddyR
(2,493 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)He's going to be universally loved in a way we haven't seen since FDR.
unitedwethrive
(1,997 posts)is to elect Hillary! She will finish the job!
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Last edited Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:55 AM - Edit history (1)
It just makes me so sad. How can we ever thank him for all he's done???
I also particularly liked it when he spoke of his grandparents in Kansas. I was just captivated
Recursion
(56,582 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,133 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)wysi
(1,512 posts)with tears streaming down my stupid face. What a treasure we have in President Obama.
st17011864200074656
(190 posts)AllyCat
(16,222 posts)have been in office in my lifetime. After I listed them all, they asked "Who is the best"? Without hesitation, "This one. President Obama".
AwakeAtLast
(14,133 posts)PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)Obama for sure.
And the greatest presidents?
Lincoln
FDR
...and I'm thinking history will describe Obama as a great president. He's great in my heart even though I virulently disagree with him on TPP and didn't like his drone policies. But he is and will go down as a GREAT president.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)democrattotheend
(11,607 posts)When Hillary came out tonight (awesome moment, btw), I even found myself wishing that she had won in 2008 and was passing the baton to him, so he would have the chance to be our president for the next 8 years. How did these past 8 years go by so fast?
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)the way we did with Bush/Cheney and the NeoCons.
hibbing
(10,109 posts)sofa king
(10,857 posts)Damn, it's been a pretty good eight years. Here's to eight more for the next perfect President at the exact right time.
Pisces
(5,602 posts)JenniferJuniper
(4,515 posts)SDJay
(1,089 posts)Will live the rest of their lives in shame. History will smile on this great, great man. I think it's his decency that I will remember more than anything else.
well said.
I was genuinely moved.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)I thought from the beginning---his decency, intelligence, humor, humility, genuineness, eloquence---I thought, anyone who couldn't see that bright light that shines forth must be very blind, very dark.
narnian60
(3,510 posts)A Fox News addict.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)I had a boyfriend back in 2008. He was also living in a dark place. Haaaaaated Obama. He knew nothing about him, of course.
Lithos
(26,404 posts)Roosevelt, Lincoln and Washington occupy those spots for me...
However, I will grant you Obama is an awesome President...
Great speech... He knows what is on the line for America...
Chitown879
(13 posts)I started to cry. I look at my kids and just balled. This man has given and taken so much. I saw him in Chicago and Denver & believed.
In 2012 I had doubts but still believed.
What a great man and wonderful president. My kids notion of the world would for always be change thanks to him.
Thank you,
My State Senator, US Senator and President.
This fellow Chicagoan will miss you.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Good post.
sarae
(3,284 posts)relayerbob
(6,555 posts)Absolutely Unbelievable!! I didn't think it possible to beat his 2008 inauguration but here was wisdom, experience, wit, knowledge and grace. I am just floored and so proud of having knocked on so many doors for him in 2008.
AwakeAtLast
(14,133 posts)Or went to a rally for.
Sooo worth it!
PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)I had NEVER worked on a campaign or donated a dime to any candidate before '08
Botany
(70,581 posts)Lincoln
Jefferson (for what he did before POTUS too)
FDR
Teddy
Washington
Ike (winning WW II & Interstate Highways)
But in my lifetime President Obama is the best I have seen.
"And in my private office I have a picture of big green owl with blue wings."
CRH
(1,553 posts)and most piercing view into his mind and patriotic devotion, his Farewell Address to the nation, about the dangers of the influence of the Military Industrial Complex.
Botany
(70,581 posts)goat = greatest of all times
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)It is hard to say good bye...
PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)I will miss him too.
But, hey, we're going to have Hillary in there next, and she'll do fine.
I love what Obama said to us Bernie supporters about not sitting back just because she doesn't align with us on every issue, instead get up, get involved and start making the change we want.
You bet.
3Stones
(85 posts)Best President ever!
Cha
(297,655 posts)CSPAN
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BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)I'm going to miss this one the most when he leaves.
IronLionZion
(45,528 posts)But I haven't been alive as long as others
America doesn't yet know how good we got it. History will look upon him fondly in the future for what he has accomplished in spite of unprecedented opposition and sabotage from the other party.
hwmnbn
(4,279 posts)knowing he'll never have the president's platform to display his ideas with brilliant rhetoric.
I'm sure he and Michelle will continue to be awesome and contribute much to our country, just as private citizens.
BeyondGeography
(39,379 posts)We're basically the same age, grew up in the same era, even have some mutual friends from his NYC days. Supported him with time and money that I really couldn't spare since before he announced in Springfield in Feb. 2007. I thought he could change the country and elevate our standing in the world. So much obstinacy and self-destruction on the part of others got in the way but he has shown such incredible strength and grace. And smarts.
The first and probably the only time I'll "get" a President on this deep a level and he turned out to be a great one. I've enjoyed knowing he's in the White House every day of his presidency and I'm old enough to appreciate what that sentiment really means.
narnian60
(3,510 posts)ffr
(22,671 posts)He could have accomplished 90% more than he did with the Rethug scourge that's in there now. This is what I feel we've let him down on most.
He says we were his strength during the tough times. Seriously doubt it, but his words are appreciated. It has always been the other way around. We are unworthy of this man's and his wife's strength and grace.
BeyondGeography
(39,379 posts)But look where the other side is right now. Barack could have ranted about them but he never impeded their descent by making his own behavior or personal shortcomings the issue. He couldn't have put our party in a better position politically. I think Hillary has a lot to work with; we all do.
True Dough
(17,320 posts)And class. And integrity.
It's just too bad he was in office at a time when the Republicans were mercilessly obstructionist. Oh well, he couldn't control that.
Anyway, he recently paid his final presidential visit to Canada and he received a well-deserved standing ovation in Parliament. Obama is revered by most Canadians. His approval rating is improving in the U.S. as people come to appreciate how well he's handled adversity, but he's still running about 20% higher north of the border.
Saviolo
(3,283 posts)When they had that meeting in Ottawa:
First of all, they all looked super GQ, and second, they were all big smiles and clearly hit it off on a personal level. Must be easier to be diplomatic when you actually enjoy the company of the people you're meeting with!
bucolic_frolic
(43,286 posts)that will endure
deathrind
(1,786 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)Nice to have had a genuine, sentient human being in the Oval Office these past (almost) eight years.
Lamonte
(85 posts)Not only the best president, the best vice president and therefore the best President/Vice President team in our history.
Laser102
(816 posts)Stellar
(5,644 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)creoledna
(40 posts)That Michelle and Barack would meet, marry, and grace
the White House? He is the best in my 68 years with no close seconds. She has redifined the entire image of a First Lady. I hope to one day to see them in person.
AwakeAtLast
(14,133 posts)Although I did see Barack at a rally in Indianapolis. While it was great, I would like to see him a little closer!
democrattotheend
(11,607 posts)But he is definitely the best president we have had in my lifetime.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)as the song says. I'm not into ranking presidents but Obama has been the best in my adult lifetime. With all the Congressional opposition he has had to face, his accomplishments are amazing.
As others have said, he embodies grace, style and class.
It's unimaginable to think of Trump in this role..