Best. President. Ever.

[AwakeAtLast]

What more can be said?

Other than I will miss him dearly.

[SticksnStones]

1. Yes we can!

Yes we did!

[tallahasseedem]

2. EVER!

I am crying!

[C_U_L8R]

3. Yes we did!

And yes we will!!

Thank you Mr President for showing us that we can!!

[nolabear]

4. I swear. I'm gladI was alive when he was president. I feel lucky!

[StevieM]

5. I think he's great, but what about FDR and Lincoln? (eom)

[colsohlibgal]

6. To Name Two

The latest, especially more so the younger one is, often is labeled the greatest. Obama was mostly pretty good but not perfect.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

10. He's the greatest EVER!!!!!!!

[RonniePudding]

11. I generally break it up pre-post reconstruction as far as my personal rankings

[Cracklin Charlie]

28. I like to have a top five.

I don't really assign numbers to them, but I have my five favorites. I hope to add a second Clinton, but I really don't want to kick out a Roosevelt.

Maybe I'll just have a top six after Hillary.

Edit to add: Obama made the list in his first term.

[TeddyR]

7. Yep

[Johnny2X2X]

8. History will be very kind to him.

He's going to be universally loved in a way we haven't seen since FDR.

[unitedwethrive]

9. And the best way to keep his legacy alive…

is to elect Hillary! She will finish the job!

[ailsagirl]

12. I see I'm not the only one in tears

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It just makes me so sad. How can we ever thank him for all he's done???

I also particularly liked it when he spoke of his grandparents in Kansas. I was just captivated

[Recursion]

13. So far :)

[AwakeAtLast]

15. I almost added that in my OP!

[Cryptoad]

14. Greatness,,,, all I can say

[DemonGoddess]

16. K&R!

[kestrel91316]

17. Indeed!

[wysi]

18. Just finished watching

with tears streaming down my stupid face. What a treasure we have in President Obama.

[st17011864200074656]

19. K & R

[AllyCat]

20. My kids asked me tonight who all the Presidents

have been in office in my lifetime. After I listed them all, they asked "Who is the best"? Without hesitation, "This one. President Obama".

[AwakeAtLast]

25. That's awesome!

[PatrickforO]

42. At age 57, I'll go with that.

Obama for sure.

And the greatest presidents?
Lincoln
FDR
...and I'm thinking history will describe Obama as a great president. He's great in my heart even though I virulently disagree with him on TPP and didn't like his drone policies. But he is and will go down as a GREAT president.

[sufrommich]

21. Without a doubt.nt

[democrattotheend]

22. I'm going to miss him!

When Hillary came out tonight (awesome moment, btw), I even found myself wishing that she had won in 2008 and was passing the baton to him, so he would have the chance to be our president for the next 8 years. How did these past 8 years go by so fast?

[KittyWampus]

56. we weren't scared crapless the whole time watching artificially created disasters unfold

the way we did with Bush/Cheney and the NeoCons.

[hibbing]

23. I've cried during 4 speeches...so far n/t

[sofa king]

24. The perfect President at the exact right time.

Damn, it's been a pretty good eight years. Here's to eight more for the next perfect President at the exact right time.

[Pisces]

26. Agree!!!

[JenniferJuniper]

27. Lincoln. But Obama second.

[SDJay]

29. The Morons Who Hated Him

Will live the rest of their lives in shame. History will smile on this great, great man. I think it's his decency that I will remember more than anything else.

[sarae]

33. +1

well said.

[SDJay]

35. Thank You.

I was genuinely moved.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

46. ^

I thought from the beginning---his decency, intelligence, humor, humility, genuineness, eloquence---I thought, anyone who couldn't see that bright light that shines forth must be very blind, very dark.

[narnian60]

52. My mom, unfortunately.

A Fox News addict.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

73. Sorry to hear that.

I had a boyfriend back in 2008. He was also living in a dark place. Haaaaaated Obama. He knew nothing about him, of course.

[Lithos]

30. Won't give him that

Roosevelt, Lincoln and Washington occupy those spots for me...

However, I will grant you Obama is an awesome President...

Great speech... He knows what is on the line for America...

[Chitown879]

31. When I actually thought about it

I started to cry. I look at my kids and just balled. This man has given and taken so much. I saw him in Chicago and Denver & believed.

In 2012 I had doubts but still believed.

What a great man and wonderful president. My kids notion of the world would for always be change thanks to him.

Thank you,

My State Senator, US Senator and President.

This fellow Chicagoan will miss you.

[bigwillq]

45. You should post more.

Good post.

[sarae]

32. Yes.

Agreed.

[relayerbob]

34. AGREED!!!!

Absolutely Unbelievable!! I didn't think it possible to beat his 2008 inauguration but here was wisdom, experience, wit, knowledge and grace. I am just floored and so proud of having knocked on so many doors for him in 2008.

[AwakeAtLast]

37. First candidate I phone banked for

Or went to a rally for.

Sooo worth it!

[PatrickforO]

41. Me too.

I had NEVER worked on a campaign or donated a dime to any candidate before '08

[Botany]

36. If he is not the best then he is in the very top tier

Lincoln
Jefferson (for what he did before POTUS too)
FDR
Teddy
Washington
Ike (winning WW II & Interstate Highways)

But in my lifetime President Obama is the best I have seen.

"And in my private office I have a picture of big green owl with blue wings."

[CRH]

59. On IKE, don't forget his bravest speech, ...

and most piercing view into his mind and patriotic devotion, his Farewell Address to the nation, about the dangers of the influence of the Military Industrial Complex.

[Botany]

60. John Adams needs to go on the goat list too

goat = greatest of all times

[AgadorSparticus]

38. I am really going to miss him. I have followed him & supported him since his senate race

It is hard to say good bye...

[PatrickforO]

39. I think that was the best speech he's ever given, and

I will miss him too.

But, hey, we're going to have Hillary in there next, and she'll do fine.

I love what Obama said to us Bernie supporters about not sitting back just because she doesn't align with us on every issue, instead get up, get involved and start making the change we want.

You bet.

[3Stones]

40. I voted for this man!

Best President ever!

[Cha]

43. The Hillary-President Obama hug!

CSPAN
✔ ?@cspan
#DemConvention #DemsInPhilly
5:41 PM - 27 Jul 2016
731 731 Retweets 949 949 likes

https://theobamadiary.com/2016/07/27/the-hope-of-a-skinny-kid-with-a-funny-name/

[AwakeAtLast]

44. Nice!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

47. :)

[Third Doctor]

48. I've seen several Presidents in my lifetime.

I'm going to miss this one the most when he leaves.

[IronLionZion]

49. Greatest in my lifetime for sure

But I haven't been alive as long as others

America doesn't yet know how good we got it. History will look upon him fondly in the future for what he has accomplished in spite of unprecedented opposition and sabotage from the other party.

[hwmnbn]

50. When he walked out on stage, I got a lump in my throat...

knowing he'll never have the president's platform to display his ideas with brilliant rhetoric.

I'm sure he and Michelle will continue to be awesome and contribute much to our country, just as private citizens.

[BeyondGeography]

51. Love him

We're basically the same age, grew up in the same era, even have some mutual friends from his NYC days. Supported him with time and money that I really couldn't spare since before he announced in Springfield in Feb. 2007. I thought he could change the country and elevate our standing in the world. So much obstinacy and self-destruction on the part of others got in the way but he has shown such incredible strength and grace. And smarts.

The first and probably the only time I'll "get" a President on this deep a level and he turned out to be a great one. I've enjoyed knowing he's in the White House every day of his presidency and I'm old enough to appreciate what that sentiment really means.

[narnian60]

53. Well said.

[ffr]

65. If only our party could have given him representation in the mid-terms

He could have accomplished 90% more than he did with the Rethug scourge that's in there now. This is what I feel we've let him down on most.

He says we were his strength during the tough times. Seriously doubt it, but his words are appreciated. It has always been the other way around. We are unworthy of this man's and his wife's strength and grace.

[BeyondGeography]

66. It has been a missed opportunity in many ways

But look where the other side is right now. Barack could have ranted about them but he never impeded their descent by making his own behavior or personal shortcomings the issue. He couldn't have put our party in a better position politically. I think Hillary has a lot to work with; we all do.

[True Dough]

54. He defines leadership

And class. And integrity.

It's just too bad he was in office at a time when the Republicans were mercilessly obstructionist. Oh well, he couldn't control that.

Anyway, he recently paid his final presidential visit to Canada and he received a well-deserved standing ovation in Parliament. Obama is revered by most Canadians. His approval rating is improving in the U.S. as people come to appreciate how well he's handled adversity, but he's still running about 20% higher north of the border.

[Saviolo]

58. Loved those photos of him, Trudeau, and Nieto:

When they had that meeting in Ottawa:



First of all, they all looked super GQ, and second, they were all big smiles and clearly hit it off on a personal level. Must be easier to be diplomatic when you actually enjoy the company of the people you're meeting with!

[bucolic_frolic]

55. A stem-winder with real vision

that will endure

[deathrind]

57. Agreed!

[VOX]

61. Really gonna miss him...

Nice to have had a genuine, sentient human being in the Oval Office these past (almost) eight years.

[Lamonte]

62. Best?

Not only the best president, the best vice president and therefore the best President/Vice President team in our history.

[Laser102]

63. I love that man. I cried all thru the speech. Going to miss him.

[Stellar]

64. Me too!

[Politicub]

67. A heartfelt k&r

[creoledna]

68. What are the odds.....

That Michelle and Barack would meet, marry, and grace
the White House? He is the best in my 68 years with no close seconds. She has redifined the entire image of a First Lady. I hope to one day to see them in person.

[AwakeAtLast]

69. You and me both!

Although I did see Barack at a rally in Indianapolis. While it was great, I would like to see him a little closer!

[democrattotheend]

70. I'm only about half that age

But he is definitely the best president we have had in my lifetime.

[lordsummerisle]

71. These are the good old days

as the song says. I'm not into ranking presidents but Obama has been the best in my adult lifetime. With all the Congressional opposition he has had to face, his accomplishments are amazing.

As others have said, he embodies grace, style and class.

It's unimaginable to think of Trump in this role..

[Scurrilous]

72. K & R