How Successful Were Obama's First 100 Days?

Newsweek by Jonathan Alter | Apr. 27, 2009 (News Analysis)

How successful were President Obama's first 100 days? Let's go to the videotape—and the newsreel. With the help of the economic crisis, Barack Obama has put more points on the board than any president since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, and his public investment greatly exceeds Roosevelt's in constant dollars. The only president he falls short of is Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. Even if you think he's wrong, Obama deserves high marks for articulating a new ... Full Story »

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Steven Timothy Dente
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 by Steven Timothy Dente - Apr. 30, 2009

Indeed. This article demonstrates praise and criticism, simultaneously. While applauding Obama for his proactivity over the first 100 days, the writer remains skeptical of the effectiveness of Obama's actions with a "Only time will tell" mentality.

I think this is a consciously fair look at the first 100 days of Obama's presidency.

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