Will Obama's successor do a good job? I don't know. I hope so. Do you hope so too? What are the odds of that? Why?

You do have a very short memory don't you SB?  The entire Republican party wanted Obama to fail. And all those who voted for the other guy. That is why the Republican Pols worked against him to block him from making any substantive improvements. That is a lot of hate to fight but he did.  I don't know if there are PET haters who are as virulent and steadfast and determined as there were/are Obama haters but you do realize PET has a Republican-controlled Senate and a Republican-controlled House. Thus he will have no excuses for his failures because would any of them DARE work against him?. Your question is surprisingly naive. We shall see how it all plays out. Thank you for your reply. Stay tuned. We've only just begun.