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I sort of resent that sneer against Barack Obama.

If you actually examine Obama's policies closely and measure their results, they have actually been pretty good. For one thing that can be attributed directly to him and his cabinet, the sanctions against Russia have been highly effective. Under his leadership, Congress passed Dodd-Frank and the ACA; although these bills were tremendously unpopular, the empirical evidence (which a few of us go by) suggests that they have been pretty effective.

The harsh public reaction against Barack Obama is based 100% on racism, which is still a reality in this country. Whether you like it or not, most people's objections against him and his policies are based on complaints that are almost entirely fictitious.

Now, you can deny it, and you can dig your heels in like a toddler and refuse to acknowledge a single point. You can call me names, and you can point and taunt. However, I can guarantee that you will not contribute a valid argument to the contrary, and I will refute every news blurb and blog post you cite with citations from actual bills, peer-reviewed journals and AP reports: Obama has been an excellent president, or at the very least, he has performed sufficiently to warrant greater respect than the smarmy backhanded sneer that I see in a post above.

@Persimmonpudding, you completely misread my line "Any American who lies awake wondering how in hell somebody like Barack Obama could have been elected President...".

Sorry to have upset you.

Oh, then I beg your pardon. I've gotten into a few too many pointless, circular arguments on the matter. It's not that I'm somehow his screaming fanboy, and I am actually sort of wondering if Clinton might have been a better bet. But every time I have ever gotten into a discussion with one of his detractors, they've trotted out the same tired list of untrue, long-debunked crap.

And it's hard to even get them to discuss Dodd-Frank. The thing is, everyone knows it was a necessary reform, but they are pissy over the fact that the Democrats did it to correct their acknowledged error of allowing Wall Street to be run like a Vegas casino. If one of their people had authored the same law, they would have been exaggerating its effectiveness.

Volcker was good under Carter. He was good under Reagan, and he has been good under Barack Obama in a different office. He will be good under Rodham-Clinton.