Will Obama be remembered in the top 10 of Presidents?

[Brittain33]

Yes, very much so for domestic policy and economic policy, and for cultural change he will be associated with such as gay rights progress and growing U.S. diversity. Less so for foreign policy although he inherited an unholy mess and a country with no energy to stick with it... he wound down our involvements overseas and the results are not pretty.

[Brittain33]

If one considers gay marriage a noteworthy success, how much credit does Obama really deserve? He appointed Sotomeyor, but any Democrat would've appointed a 5th vote justice. It's like giving Ike credit for the Brown school desegregation decision.

I give him credit for endorsing same-sex marriage in 2012 and helping swing the results in the 4 referenda that fall, which no doubt helped ease the court toward approval.