To quote a popular bumper sticker, “January 20, 2017, the end of an error.” Today is inauguration day for Donald J. Trump, our 45th President.  But before we get to President Trump’s swearing in, we first must mark an equally important event, the end of the reign of terror of the 44th President, Il Duce, Barack Obama.  So before Mr. Trump is sworn in, let me swear Obama out (or is it off?).  Ross Perot used to say that Bill Clinton was the luckiest man in the world because he became President right after the Cold War ended and got to take credit for spending less on defense.  That was before Obama crawled out from under his rock in Chicago and announced he would agree to be our President.  Timing, they say, is everything, and Obama had impeccable timing.  He showed up just in time to push Hillary Clinton off the stage, because the first black candidate trumps (no pun intended) the first female candidate anytime.  First, he was running after 8 tiresome years of George W. Bush, so any Democrat had a big advantage.  Then, he got to run against the nearly brain-dead (even back in 2008) John McCain.  Then, a financial meltdown right before election day, so no Republican was going to win that year.  Obama came in on a wave of good feeling.  Chris Matthews even felt that thrill down his leg.  He had a unique opportunity to bring Americans together.  Think Nixon, as the only President who could go to China and Russia.  But Obama squandered his opportunity, for you see, unlike Richard Nixon, Barack Obama was not a statesman, but merely a community organizer.  A statesman is a dedicated public servant who works tirelessly for the betterment of his country.  A community organizer is just a rabble-rouser, and nothing more.  That was our 44th President.  He had every opportunity to bring us together, but his only work experience before becoming President was in driving groups apart.  In that he succeeded.  It turned out to be the only thing he was good at.  His domestic policy?  Spending, which he euphemistically calls “investment.”  John Maynard Keynes thought, if the government spent more, earnings would increase.  Obama was Keynes on steroids.  He took a $10 trillion debt and ran it up to $20 trillion.  It didn’t work.  It never does.  Earnings have remained flat for 15 years.  Obama got the U3 unemployment number down below 5% by ignoring the U6, the record number of people no longer even looking for a job.  Our workforce participation is at a 45 year low.  Obama is pleased.  This Administration abrogated any semblance of control of our borders, inviting illegal aliens, including criminals and potential terrorists, to enter at will.  Obama is pleased.   Il Duce’s greatest accomplishment was Obamacare; based on a tissue of lies, and passed in the dead of night, without a single Republican vote.  It was so great, Obama had to unlawfully amend it and delay its implementation for 2 election cycles, lest the voters realize what a disaster it was.  Now we know.  Obamacare costs more, covers less, and greatly increases deductibles.  The result, more people now have insurance they cannot afford to buy or to use.  Obama is pleased.  Obama’s foreign policy was a poor joke.  You can’t “lead from behind.”  If America fails to lead, then the Russians, the Chinese, the ISIS terrorists, or all of the above, step in.  Simply put, our allies no longer trust us, our enemies no longer fear us, and the world is a much more dangerous place.  Obama is pleased.  Think the greatest threat we face is Islamic terrorism?  Obama doesn’t think so.  He never even uses the “T” word, much less the “I” word.  He traded deserter Bowe Bergdahl for 5 ISIS terrorist leaders, who are now back at work, killing Americans.  Obama isn’t worried, though, because Obama says the greatest threat we face is global warming.  Obama is nuts.  Police officers are under siege.  Obama sides with their killers.  This not only is neglect, it is criminal neglect.  Now, as he goes out the door, he’s leaving land mines around the world for his successor, like sending troops abroad, expelling Russian diplomats, and changing the immigration policy for Cubans.  Then there are the pardons.  He claims to be outraged by the release of John Podesta’s emails, but he released traitor Bradley Manning, who sent over 1 million pages of classified documents to WikiLeaks.  In a nutshell, Barack Obama was handed the reigns to the greatest democracy on the face of the Earth.  In his judgment, the great nation he inherited was in need of a fundamental transformation.  He leaves us poorer, less secure in our homes and on the streets, more sorely in need of an affordable healthcare system, friendless on the world stage, and at the mercy of our enemies.  Obama is concerned about his legacy?  His legacy is secure.  It is a legacy of shame and failure.  It is a legacy of coddling criminals and rewarding traitors.  Obama’s slogan should have been, “America Last.”  Obama is despicable and delusional.  Mercifully, the Obama presidency ends today.  It’s time to swear him out.  Good riddance, Il Duce.  You are a lying, worthless, would-be tin horn dictator, who was a poor excuse for a President.  Don’t let the doorknob hit you in your bony ass on the way out of the White House.  Whatever Mr. Trump has to offer will be a HUGE improvement.