I'm watching President Obama on Bill Maher and I'm in tears.

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Listening to President Barack Obama in that interview, so intelligent and compassionate, it just hit me that no matter how long I live, I have witnessed the greatest President of my lifetime.

I don't say that lightly. In fact, I voted for Hillary Clinton during the 2008 primary because I stupidly assumed experience was the be all and end all. I worried Obama wouldn't have the experience with only one term in the Senate.

God, I was so wrong and I am so very, very lucky to be alive during this man's Presidency.

Barack Obama was too good for a country that questioned his birth, his religion, and his patriotism.

I have health insurance because of Barack Obama. I was born with profound hearing loss, severe muscle spasms and severe anxiety that landed me in the hospital for the first time when I was just 4 years old. I've had many surgeries and no insurance company would touch me because of my pre-existing conditions.

I can get married because of Barack Obama. Obama appointed Supreme Court Justices who legalized same-sex marriage. I remember crying in despair when the paper's in my home state announced a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and I remember crying with joy when that was overturned nationwide. I still have an image of the White House, lit up in rainbow colors, saved on my laptop.

Because of Obama, unemployment is 4.9%, Cuba-American relations are restored, the Paris talks and Climate change, the Credit Card accountability bill... Heck, even gas is below $2.50.

I voted for Obama in the general election, and I did so with pride. His legacy is unforgettable. Over the course of 8 years, "Yes we can" became "Yes we did."