I think you are exaggerating here. Yes many make Obama out to be worse than he is. And while racism of course comes into play for some Obama haters, most hate him simply because he is a democrat and it wouldn't matter if he was white, black or pink. I would say there are a lot of apologists out there though, who might not be so quick to forgive Obama's errors if he were just another middle aged white guy.

It amazes me how polarizing Obama can be. Seems that everyone believes he was either the best or worst president America has ever had. Obviously he's neither. In my opinion he's below average but his time will pace soon and it will be a toss up as to whether or not his replacement will be any better.

Good article though.

Not sure where the 117.28 high printed from... I'm pretty sure it is an error.

This was excellent, I really enjoyed this!

Very well said and equally true. Gold is insurance, not a stock to be traded. That's physical gold, not paper!

Great article indeed, thanks.

Great article. But your write up is missing the cash on hand (minus liabilities) of ~7B and $YHOO stake in Yahoo Japan of ~$8B...

Barbara, which are the least trusted companies?

I think Mr. Lahiri has made an excellent case. I'm convinced. Plus I can't find any other analysts on the web saying anything contradictory here. I'm buying.

Great article. Thank you.