Barack Obama

Pro: Against overwhelming initial odds, he defeated the vastly more experienced Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries and John McCain in the general election to become the first African-American President of the country still thought by many to be the world's most powerful.

Con: He neither cured cancer nor won the World Series. Also, could be funnier.

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