Infinitely better, but then we could have elected a turd and we'd have been better off than we were with Bush. Yes, the country is much, much better off with Obama than we were with Bush. However, not nearly as well off as we'd be if the rest of the GOP invalids in Congress would get the hell out of the way and let the man do what he was elected by a majority of Americans to do. The true UN-Americans are those that prevented, through base obstruction, the governance of our country by a duly elected leader. So, the GOP prevents Obama from carrying out most of what he wanted to get done, most of what he was duly elected by a majority to do. So yes, to anyone with even a modicum of intelligence, anyone that isn't a mindless right-wing sheep, the country is much better off than we were with Bush. And, since there aren't currently any persons in the GOP that would be fractionally as good for the country as Obama, he'll win again in 2012 and, as he won't be fighting for re-election, he'll be more able to make more of the changes this country needs to resume our standing in the world. Bush may have been by far the worst president in the recorded history of presidents (of anything... Student Council, PTA, etc.... Bush was the worst president in the history of there being Presidents), but still the damage he did wasn't irreparable, and a competent, quality President like Obama will be able to fix it if the GOP wants the country improved.
So Obama, the second best President of my lifetime (hint: the best survived a *** impeachment), has got another 4 years to fix the mess Bush left him. Now, let's see... what parts of the country are NOT better off than they were before Obama took office. Well, the average citizen is better off, despite the GOP's efforts to make sure that no one is better off.
So, my problem isn't Obama. My problem is the GOP lawmakers who should by all right be jailed for treason. Attempting to cause Obama to 'fail' as a President, which has been the GOP's stated goal, is by nature attempting to cause harm to the country and thus a treasonous act. So, let's get those criminals out of the way, then we can judge Obama by what he has done rather than by what a bunch of unAmericans tried to prevent him from doing.