I’ve been a bit critical of him at times, but much of it was probably unwarranted. He’s been telling people in other countries that he’s been a pretty good president, and who am I to argue? He has. Look at his accomplishments. The world is safer, better educated, more stable, and his foreign policy is rife with successes. Yes, he’s been pretty good. In fact, he’s been swell.

Why the change of heart? Well, I’ll offer a hypothetical. This hypothetical has no relation to Obama, who’s been pretty good. But suppose we had elected somebody who wanted the job to get even, particularly with a certain demographic he didn’t like very much? Like Western civilization, maybe. Not that this would be even possible, of course; the American people are smarter than that. But continuing with this hypothetical, this president had fucked everything up to the point that people debated if it was intentional or due to incompetence. I mean fucked up much of the planet in eight short years. Then this president told much of the planet that he’d been a pretty good president and he was still in office.

To thicken the plot, his successor planned on reversing the damage he’d caused, instead of recognizing the wonder of his legacy. In such a situation, wise people would nod their heads and agree that he was a pretty good president because to argue the point might cause him to use his phone to unleash even more civil unrest than was already happening. And he could do it. He could also use his pen to pardon all kinds of people who shouldn’t be pardoned. Or he could start World War III.

But enough of this Friday evening rambling. Such a hypothetical is absurd, and is the product of an overcaffeinated mind who listens to too much talk radio and watches Fox News. It has no bearing on reality and I’m just thankful we have Obama instead, who’s been a pretty good president.