>> I evaluate Barack Obama by one standard - the standard he set for himself when he ran for president in 2008 and 2012. I submit to you he has failed miserably.

It's too soon to evaluate his performance vis-à-vis the 2012 promises but regarding his 2008 promises, as Harry Truman liked to say- let's look at the record.
If you recall, in 2008 we were embroiled in two wars and were entering the deepest recession since 1929.
He promised to end the Iraq war (which he had opposed from the outset) and did.
He promised to win in Afghanistan - huge mistake- and didn't. Blew that one badly. I'll never understand why Mitt didn't hammer him with that.
He promised to carry out TARP and did. TARP, its detractors notwithstanding, was one of the most important and effective government actions of the past 50 years.
He promised to save GM (a good example of government picking winners and losers) and did. One of his more courageous decisions, I think.
He promised to re-invigorate the economy. I give him C- on that. He could have done a lot more even in the face of all the repub opposition.
He promised to pass a Health Care bill and did. I didn't like the way it was passed, but history will tell us how that went.
He promised to close Gitmo. Bad, bad. bad!
He promised to do something about immigration and so far has not delivered.
He promised to appoint outstanding justices to the Supreme Court. (Remember Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork and Harriett Meyers?) A+ for that.


Failed miserably?
By what standard?

Let's put it his way. If he and Carter, Reagan, both Bushes and Clinton were the only students in the room and we were grading their results vs their promises and were grading on a curve, he'd get A+.