If obama does something bad its under the thumb of bush if obama is successful then good honor on him for cleaning up the mess that bush left him. You know that leftists generally blame white males for the opression of women homosexuals and minorities and see that ffrimative action and other programs are the best way to make up for this. this is just another way of saying that its a crime that only the white man is capable of atoning for and is a form of white supremacy. Therefore, when someone on the left states that bush left obama a gigantic mess what they are saying is that obama must work hard to meet the standard of the former white president and if he does then can further integrate the black community into the system