Today, President Barack Obama hosted a town hall meeting in Strasbourg, France, where, after being welcomed with what the AP calls “thunderous cheers,” the first question from the audience asked him what he thought would be his legacy in office.
It gave the man, 47 years old and a mere 71 days into his presidency, an opportunity to discuss what he would like to be remembered for. Of course, he has nearly four more years to build that legacy, and perhaps eight. But if the historians, the makers of myth and legend, were to examine the first few months of President Obama’s term in office as guidance for their history, a jarring image would emerge - one notable for how much it has in common with the failings of his predecessor.
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