But he wasn't? Our debt has gone up, terrorist attacks across the whole world are increasing, Obama care is causing a decrease in the ease of medical care....etc.
First off, he inherited a 1 TRILLION dollar deficet from bush which he has more than cut in half, how exactly does he control a global issue? And that is complete and utter horse shit. (In that order)
While annual deficits have fallen substantially, it's largely due to rapid increases in revenue (recovering what was lost in the recession), and the reversal of one-time spending during the financial crisis (TARP, and the rescue of Fannie and Freddie most notably). Annual deficits have dropped about 70% since 2009, which is certainly significant, but the rapid fall was from record high levels... 2009's $1.4 trillion deficit represented a 779% increase from 2007. I'm just trying to offer perspective. FWIW I think our rising debt is more noteworthy because it's untenable. Over the same period that deficits fell 70%, nominal debt held by the public grew by about 75%, and as a percent of GDP, debt has grown from 52% in 2009 to nearly 74% in 2015.
(Well maybe not everyone, but you get the idea.)