Yes and look at who is the opposition. In reality, there is little any President can do -takes Congress. 

That included our previous President-he found his hands tied at just about every turn. 

Bill Clinton pulled together about everyone. Admirable, successful. But the successes  (and failures) are ours, not the lawmakers. I wanted Obama to do well, Not because he was my pick (he wasn't) but because his success was actually factually ours. Ditto for any failures...

Any gain made is a gain for Americans. We need to focus on that in my opinion.