Certainly not, Bucco. But it's surely not all doom and gloom because the current administration has driven the country to the edge of a cliff, reaching a point of no return in the less than two years they've been in office.

As I've said, it's unlikely I'll vote for President Obama's re-election, principally because of his non-stance on fiscal matters. But there's a whole lot of positive results--in my opinion anyway--that have been achieved in a pretty short time. I've cited them in other posts, so I won't repeat them all here. But a short list might include...

• Avoidance of a potential record recession

• A recovering economy

• Improved foreign relations, particularly with the Russians and Pakistan

• Healthcare for almost all Americans (lots of special interest zits on this bill, but at least universal coverage was achieved)

• Attempts at bi-partisan legisation (I know there will be disagreements on this, but both parties have the right legislate towards their own platform. And of course, it takes two to tango!It certainly takes two to reach any sort of compromise. Both parties can be criticized for failures on this front, but on several occasions and on several issues, the President at least tried.)

• A pretty decent job of being commander-in-chief, even though I disagree with our Afghanistan policy.

• Several quiet "catches" of potential terrorist attacks, and thankfully no success by the bad guys even though they're clearly trying.

As I've said before, personally I am right on fiscal matters and lean left on social issues. While all is not the disaster that many here describe as the Obama administration, he's not far enough right on fiscal issues and too far left on social stuff to earn another vote from me.

And I do fervently wish that "political strategists" like Tim Kaine re-direct their vision to the future rather than continuing to re-visit the past.