I think you can say that he improved the economy as a whole, but not really for the average American. We could have gone with a New-Deal type program but I don't know why he didn't consider that.
I mean, he did implement some expansionary fiscal policy, although not nearly at the same degree as the New Deal. That's probably a good thing though, because many of the New Deal agencies were pretty much useless, and the program didn't actually get us out of the depression.
I think we were too lenient in allowing Russia to take Crimea and cause stuff in Ukraine, but starting WW3 isn't something you want on your record.
I mean, we sanctioned the living stuff out of them, which is probably as much as we could have done barring military intervention. Putin just bit the bullet and kept Crimea though, so I can't see what other options we had.
The Dems could have pushed for single payer but we got stuck with the monstrosity of the ACA that has some good provisions (preexisting conditions, no lifetime limits, medicare expansion, kids can stay on parent healthcare until 26), but has really forgeted over the working-class with the individual mandate creating a captive market.
This is a valid complaint, yeah. I don't know if the Republicans would have gone for single-payer, but we definitely should reform Obamacare. Unfortunately it looks like it's going to be completely repealed, given the election results, and I don't see a much better plan on the horizon. I envisioned Clinton working to fix a lot of the problems and creating a system agreeable to Republicans, but obviously that's not how it turned out.
Though nobody rules alone, so you can place the blame on congress too, since they're the ones who pass the bills drafted by our corporate overlords. That said, I hope that the Annoying Orange presidency is extremely competent and doesn't cause any more scandals, we really don't need them right now.
I kind of hope that the first two years get spent on trying to push through something crazy like a border wall or congressional term limits, that the Republican majority in Congress would never approve. Just long enough for Democrats to retake the Senate before any permanent damage is done.
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