The “100 days†concept has had mythical status since the days of the New Deal, when Franklin D. Roosevelt made history with a blizzard of bold federal actions. And reporters have been addicted to stories around this milestone in every administration since.
White House senior adviser David Axelrod calls the 100th day a “Hallmark holiday,†an essentially artificial event with no genuine significance. But he and his colleagues also know the reality: The early-verdict stories are going to be written, creating both a challenge and opportunity for the new president.
So senior White House aides are playing the game with relish, doling out made-to-order anecdotes and what-it-means analytical insights to help reporters write their 100 days pieces. You can already see the results in a spate of stories that — thanks to competitive pressures — editors are deciding to publish before the actual 100th day.
The permanent Obama campaign is ALREADY spinning “The One’s” accomplishments. Let’s see what is noteworthy to Flap:
- Obama has increased the size and role of the federal government
- Obama has increased taxes and will increase them more
- Obama has markedly increased domestic government spending, while cutting Defense Department expenditures, including national missile defense
- Obama has blamed Bush for the domestic economy and foreign policy mistakes that he needs to apologize for.
NBC News may herald the “100 Days of Obama” as the greatest but so far the man has not delivered much but the same old left-wing weak on defense and tax and spend policies.
Exit Answer: The Greatest President EVER?
NO – Not even close.
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