I don't want to use my time defending President Obama accomplishments/failures, or President Bush's.  That's just political bickering.   Comparing only Presidents ignores the impact of Congress, State Gov, Supreme Court, and powerful private industry.   

Great writers and historians often have very different interpretations of past events.   Why should we expect more from this website?  

You don't like social services and consider the individual to be their own representative and take responsibility for their own well being.   You don't seem to account for very different environments a person has experienced as an explanation of, and certainly not as an excuse for, current behavior.    

I happen to take more of the gardener approach.  Plants will be as healthy as their genetics, soil and care.   People aren't that much different. ( we can't do much to change our genetics).

Looking forward to your opinions on current events, you always have an interesting viewpoint.