"We live in very much the same age now, poised to move into a progressive era." (Thomas P.M. Barnett)
I really hope this is the case. The Progressive Era of old provided me with libraries, national parks, and other awesome things that I can't presently recall.
As I grow older I have come to admire Nixon and LBJ. These two men had a dramatic impact on foreign and domestic affairs for the USA. Nixon opened the door to China. LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act.
What have the Presidents done since my birth? Regan can be credited with the end of the Cold War, and this seems to be the highlight of the last twenty years. Bush the first led a very successful war against Iraq that no one will remember (much like the Korean War). Clinton had oral sex in the oval office. Bush the second has yet to be judged by history, but I doubt he'll be remembered has a great man.
Now there is Obama. From what Barnett says he is a second Carter. This makes me sad. I was really hoping he would be another Roosevelt.
