What have been the pros and cons of Obama's presidency?

3. Working with congress. He is spectacularly bad at this, but then most presidents since LBJ have not been great. Bush wasn't good either, and neither was Clinton except when he essentially started acting like a softer version of a republican. I'm surprised at the problems our recent presidents have had at leading their own parties. read more

14) Attacking John Boehner for smoking, even though Obama himself is a smoker 15) In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, Obama ran up to Massachusetts to campaign for the Democrat there. For big publicity, he should have gone to Haiti and helped pull people out of the rubble. That would have improved America's image to the world. read more

The day after Mitt Romney delivered his acceptance speech in Tampa, President Obama was live on national television in front of a crowd of applauding Army personnel at Fort Bliss. The president's election-year initiatives — and strong attacks on illegal immigrants by prominent Republicans — have increased the intensity of Latino support for the incumbent. read more