Tornado Alley (PROG)

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BOREALIS, "Now I would take Obama back in a nanosecond. His presidency appears to be a lost golden age when reason and morality reigned. All of his faults, real as they were, fade into insignificance compared with the crippling defects of his successor. And his strengths — seriousness, dignity, intellect, probity, dedication to ideals larger than self — shine all the more clearly in retrospect." [my added underline]

Yes. that article by Max Boot is the fairest and most insightful portrait of Obama, that i'm guessing anyone has seen from an
American conservative. Is good to see Max finally getting our fine president into better perspective. And thanks as i meant to

Barack Obama marks Nelson Mandela's 100th birthday

Global News
Streamed live on Jul 17, 2018

Former U.S. President Barack Obama marked the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela with his first major
speech since leaving office, addressing inequality and other issues at the annual Nelson Mandela lecture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYaOtZUMcHI

post that one ever since getting a taste of it from ABC News, aussi-style.

Max's effort certainly also puts into some perspective the myriad Obama-trump false equivalences we've seen here from so many you-know-whos.