Fred Barnes: So Far, So Good? Only 1,361 days to go.
From the Weekly Standard:
Obligatory “Obama First 100 Days” Post. I like Fred Barnes’ assessment:
Obama, for the moment, is riding a wave of announcements, claims, hopes, and possibilities. This is what new presidents thrive on. It’s what makes them popular, especially because there’s no accountability. But a year from now, perhaps sooner, the joy ride will be over. Results will matter. Obama’s policies will either be working or not. And if not, even a friendly media won’t be able to sugarcoat the bad news or alleviate the political consequences.
1,361 days to go? Really? It feels like it’s been 1,000 days already. He’s already spent us into oblivion, with a budget that will run over $500 billion deficits per year and triple the national debt in 10 years. As if it wasn’t bad enough when the Dixie Chicks were bad-mouthing our country over in Europe, now we have a U.S. president doing the same thing, as part of his world apology tour. He actually bowed to the president of Saudi Arabia, and is so comfortable with his privileged status among the media that he even tried to deny it, never mind the fact that there are pictures to prove it. He went to Europe to request help in Afghanistan, received only token support, and rested easy knowing that the media would spin it as a win. But as Fred Barnes says, the media will not be able to protect him forever. They could not protect Jimmy Carter forever either. With a little luck, maybe a Ronald Reagan will come along in time for 2010.
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