In your opinion...

[kentuck]

Do you think Barack Obama has been a "transformative" President or has he, more or less, carried forward with the policies of his predecessor?

[hrmjustin]

1. A mixture of both.

[ZombieHorde]

2. Depends on the subject.

Civil rights have had some advancements, but we're still in Afghanistan. Etc., etc.

[kelliekat44]

3. He is transformative by his very presence. But he has been doing what he has been able to do against

some terrible obstructionists. A lot of closeted bigotry and hate has been exposed because of his election. In the long run that will be a positive transformation but short run it has been a negative transformation. I think he has been a great President. his greatness is measured by the obstacles he has faced and overcome in many instances.

[polichick]

4. Unfortunately, he's one in a line of corporate presidents who have...

helped Congress turn this country over to a very wealthy few.

[AgingAmerican]

5. I think we now know what he meant by "Transformative"

He meant "Republicrat". He thought he would bring right and left together by enacting right wing policies or carrying over Bush policies. The opposite has happened, right-left kumbaya never materialized. So, no he isn't "transformative".

[11 Bravo]

6. Somewhere in between. He has been truly transformative in terms of his SCOTUS picks and ...

GLBT rights, but economically I had hoped for more from him.

[DrDan]

7. nope . . . not transformative

[TheKentuckian]

8. Ronald Reagan is still President, 9th term.

[demwing]

10. thread fail

I'm hoping you weren't serious, maybe just venting.

[kentuck]

12. A lot of truth in what you say...

...especially in regards to tax policies, wealth inequality, military spending, and "shining city on the hill" bullshit.

[Scuba]

13. Yep.

[warrior1]

9. transformative

Ending DADT. Not fighting for defense of marriage act. Health care. Killing OBL. Changing his views on MJ. Ending the war in Iraq. And generally driving republicans nuts.




He has done good.

[GeorgeGist]

11. Through no fault of his own ...

RACISM again has a place at the table.

[Blue_In_AK]

14. He's an improvement, but

it's going to take more than one president to undo the damage that 's been done to this country since the Reagan era.

[MisterP]

18. especially if they're interested in entrenching and furthering that damage rather than undoing it

[Autumn]

15. IMO he has carried forward too many policies of his predecessor.

I don't see that as "transformative". He had the chance and he passed on it.

[democratisphere]

16. Many government policies in Washington DC have remained the same for several decades.

Obama had plans to change 'things'. Republicans had plans to keep 'things' the same and actually make them worse. The result is little has changed and little has or will get done.

[Broward]

17. He's more of the same.