With the still-boiling debate over torture ongoing, one of the Big Three car companies on the verge of bankruptcy and even an outbreak of swine flu dominating the headlines, Obama and his aides may be able to lessen the focus on the traditional milestone they deride as an overwrought “Hallmark holiday.” Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
The opening chapter in the Obama presidency has been dizzying, so it’s only fitting that the first moment of reflection is now being crowded out by what the president in ... More »
The author of this article does a good job at clearly addressing the intended topic. Without too much unnecessary information, the article is able to give the reader an intelligent summary of Obama's first 100 days. The article could include more revelant information, but it doesn't need to in order to satisfy it's audience.
The journalist makes his point that 100 days in office is an arbitrary number, and even provides a few reasons to explain why celebrating the 100 days in office isn't Obama's main concern.... but his transitional paragraph using the phrase "precarious economy" immediately takes the article from being unbiased to biased. When I read the article, I feel like he is pointing fingers, i'm just not sure who he's pointing at.
It would be interesting to compare how much Obama and Bush are/were given press time (in comparison to one another)
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