January 20, 2010

The Ramifications of Brown's Upset

Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard

President Obama's response to the Haitian earthquake has been sure-minded and swift. He saw the situation as "one of those moments that calls out for American leadership"� and has acted accordingly.

Barack Obama has now been center stage for two years"”one as a presidential candidate (and president elect) and one as president. Americans have begun to take their measure of the man, judging him to have been a remarkable success in his first role and struggling in his second. Obama recently awarded himself the grade of "a good, solid B plus"� for his performance in office, but the public is not as lenient. The gap in the assessment between Obama the candidate and Obama the president is enormous.

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