ANY American....REGARDLESS of your political party, your race, creed or whatever...EVERY critical/analytical THINKING, BIG picture seeing, HONESTLY assessing American SHOULD be damn proud to have had this guy as leader of the free world for two terms.
That is what you want as a President.
Did he do EVERYTHING right? Of COURSE not. NO ONE in that job EVER has. But if you are HONEST with yourself, you KNOW DAMN well this guy had 'all of the right stuff'. And if you are HONEST with yourself, and if you can HONESTLY remember the trajectory of where we were headed in 2007...then you KNOW that that direction has ABSOLUTELY shifted UPward since 2008. That isn't 'opinion', that is fact. plain and simple.
The entire world has changed & shifted quite a LOT during his Presidency...technology, our interests etc...but his thoughtful, pragmatic approach to things has been steady & true, and graceful in a way...its been something to behold and should not be taken for granted.
Ive always been Happy that i am an American....but Obamas Presidency, how he handled it all... has made me EXCEPTIONALLY Proud to be an American.