I do believe Obama has been a good leader.  he has achieved some things and worked within this constipated political hierarchy/personal agendas/party pressure process that runs like an old stone mill -  slowly grinding and slowly letting things sift and sort.  obama has been a steady hand on the wheel.  even that it's clear the family is tight, loving  and "normal" for all appearances, speaks to leadership and quality.  any change or impact an individual as constrained as a president is, I think admirable. the president has to be a public face and voice of our government with its yays and fails. .  that person has really not much control over it. as president and even in the personal glimpse of the man off duty,   he has been in good humor, steady and always dignified. as a nation we could tip into chaos so fast it's scary..and the wrong person up there being our president can be the difference between us struggling together or ripping each other apart.