The First One Hundred Days

In case you missed it, today is the 100th day of the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama. He marked this day with a quick trip to Missouri, where he spoke in Arnold, Missouri. He then returned to Washington, D.C., for a prime-time press conference. The press conference consisted of 13 questions, with long answers from the President. The questions from the White House press core were generally soft-ball in nature.

I would like to have seen more questions about the state of the economy, the dangerous panic causing fly-over of New York City by one of the planes used as Air Force One for a photo op, and other such more challenging questions.

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you already know that I do not have much ideological in common with the President. Thus, you likely are not surprised by the fact that I am less than thrilled with his first 100 Days in office. However, I must say that I am surprised that the love affair the media have with him is not starting to wear off. It seems like the American people would be sick of hearing about him constantly. Perhaps this is why the ratings of the evening news programs on the three major networks are continuing to decrease!

All in all - I am glad the First 100 Days are over! Perhaps we can start to get beyond the uniqueness of the person in the office, and focus upon getting down to the business of the United States.