interesting because i look not just at him but really the team he built. people like valerie jarrett, stephanie young, ashley allison, heather foster, people who were engaged in that public engagement piece that so often gets overlooked at the white house because the obama administration was really focused on making this the people s house because that s what it is. we recognize as black people that we are descended of the people who built this country for free and that includes the hollowed ground that he stood on, that includes the white house. so there was an obligation to make sure that not only was he speaking to us but that he was inviting us in. if you make this the people s house, the people are going to respond both with praise, and yes, with criticism, and i think everyone over there understood that is democracy. so not to be afraid of the criticism but rather to take it in and to understand how that can lead to evolution. so were there shortcomings, absolutely. as my friend