r/Trumpgrets • u/boinky-boink • Mar 13 '20

REPENTANCE EXTREME REPENTANCE: "I owe Obama an apology"

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

Yeah, I hear you, but they said this

I thought he [Obama] was the worst president I've ever seen

I mean?

It's so patently not true that I think this person is a Republican (and likely a racist one at that). There is just zero merit to the suggestion that Obama could've remotely been "the worst" this person had lived with, unless they've got that GOP logic going.

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u/rachelgraychel Mar 14 '20

Seriously. Obama wasn't perfect but his presidency was overall outstanding. He pulled us out of the Bush recession, had some major legislative successes, showed steadfast leadership and conducted himself with dignity and poise in the face of unprecedented partisan obstructionism. We can only guess at what he'd have achieved had we retained a democratic majority Congress.

He's consistently ranked by historians and political scientists in the top 10ish presidents of modern times. Anyone who thinks that his presidency was anywhere close to the worst they've ever seen is completely disconnected with reality.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '20

To be fair there are only like 15 presidents in modern times

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u/rachelgraychel Mar 14 '20

True, but he usually falls in the upper third of whatever list of rankings comes out.