By the time this article is published Obama will have given his farewell address to the nation and be less than one week away from leaving the white house as our president. While I am sad to see him go I feel this is only because of what is replacing him. While I will be the first to say I voted for Obama that was similar to this election a lesser of two evil's. During his first campaign I was unable to vote however If someone asked who I would vote for he would have been my choice that year as well. Despite that being said I have a lot to say on Obama's so called "legacy" he seems so proud of.

Sadly even while I voted for him in 2012 that was only because the opposing democratic candidate was Hillary Clinton (again), and the opposing republican candidate was Mitt Romney. Both Clinton and Romney were completely out of the question as realistic choices for someone with my world view, as both have proven track records of lying and generally betraying the best interests of the American people. Funny how Clinton was not well liked then, and somehow magically she thinks that would change four years later? Laughable really, well until she lost in 2016 then it turned pathetic. I consider it proof of her ignorance of what the average American needs. Sadly because of that mistake she lost the nomination to a crazy celebrity who now surrounds himself the biggest wall street insiders and lobbyists.

Although again to be fair even if Clinton had won the outcome would be the same, difference being they would call themselves "democrats" like that means something anymore. Obama will be the last true democratic president America will ever have. Granted he has not even done that great of a job so calling him a democrat is almost to nice. Granted eight years of republican gridlock has hindered him he still lacks enthusiasm for the biggest threats facing our nation today. Awarded a peace prize in 2009 and yet ends his presidency in 2016 while bombing seven different countries, not to mention the other countries around the world where American soldiers are fighting on the ground. For a man who ran on a anti war platform you would imagine he would bomb less not more. You would also imagine a real democrat would fight tooth and nail for clean drinking water. That being said Flint Michigan is still without clean drinking water. In fact over 41 out of all 50 states reported to have contaminated water, the worst states being Oklahoma, Michigan, and South Carolina where new stories tend to pop up daily. Wall street is making a killing right now with unseen profits yet over 45 million Americans live below the poverty line.

So yes when someone asks if I miss Obama I will reply with a YES, that being said if they were to ask if I am proud or impressed by his "legacy" I would reply with a definite NO.