The Obama Legacy - Part II

Today's departure of Obama, which provided many with a tremendous sense of relief, provided an opportunity to reflect further on the damage his policies have done to the country. I previously posted some of Obama's greatest hits in this blog post. This post serves as a supplement.

The Economy:

• In reality the economy has remained in a perpetual recession throughout Obama's eight-year reign. At best we have just lived through the weakest recovery in the post-World War II era.
• The number of young Americans living at home reached a 75-year high under the Obama economy.

Foreign Policy:
President Obama became the first American President to spend his entire two terms in office at war.

• Iraq - he promised to end the Iraq War; "the stupid war". He did not!
• Afghanistan - he promised to win the Afghanistan War; "the necessary war". He did not!
• The Arab Spring
• Syria
• Benghazi
• Picking fights with Russia leading to Putin's moves against the Crimea and Ukraine.

Race Relations:

The first black President in American history had an incredible opportunity to improve race relations in this country. Instead, the commander-in-chief became the divider-in-chief using every possible opportunity to drive a wedge between the races.

• According to a recent CNN/ORC poll, a majority of Americans (54%) say that race relations deteriorated under Obama. 

Social Issues:

• He was forced to all but defend the barbaric practice of selling aborted baby parts by the federally-funded abortion machine, Prevent Parenthood.
• He forced gay marriage down the throats of Americans.
• Obamacare's mandate forcing pro-life companies to offer insurance to their employees that covered abortions.

Presidential Election of 2016:

If Obama was a popular as he thought he was, his chosen successor should have run the table in the election. Instead . . .

• Hillary received a lower percentage of the Hispanic vote than he did in 2012 (65% and 71% respectively).
• Hillary received a lower percentage of the black vote than he did in 2012 (88% and 93% respectively).

The Democratic Party:

• Democrats lost over 1,000 seats at the state and national level. Democrats control 3,129 state legislative seats (an all-time low) while Republicans control 4,170 seats.
• During Obama's two terms Democrats lost 12 governorships, 13 Senate seats, and 69 seats in the House of Representatives.