History can be interesting in the sense of wondering where someone will be looked at.  In the case of the President Obama, it will seriously depend on how he handles the economy and the improvement.  That is going to be the true of everything and that is something that everyone can agree upon.  It is like looking at two sides of the coin and for the purpose of this request, it will be done in that respect.

With that being said, it is time to look at the one side where things are not going to go well.  It is a case of actually not being able to stop the recession going on with the stock markets fallings and more jobs are being lost.  It will not look too kindly and he will be out of office after the first term and would be a one and done president.  To wish for failure would not be right and that is not the intent.  It could be what history could be looking at.

The other side is that the economy is better and unemployment has officially gone down with more jobs for everyone.  That will improve his chances of getting a second term but it is all a matter of that happening.  Can he be a very good President?  Yes, but it will take his effort to fix it without getting too involved.  That is going to be the key on this when it comes to looking at him in a positive light.

Right now, it is too soon to say how history will view him.  Anything can happen on this and you just have to take that approach.  Obama has a lot to prove to the nation and not make anyone who voted for him look like fools in the first place.  If he can do that, he can gain even more respect and approval from the nation itself.

History is funny like that and it will be interesting nevertheless.  That is all that can be said.  Obama has to prove himself to be a very good President and he can do it.  Right now, the jury is still out on this one and something to really think about.  This should answer the question as a great mystery.