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Question of the Day | 04/29/2009 11:00 pm

Now that we've passed the 100-day mark, what do you think has been President Barack Obama's best move since gaining office?

And what has been his poorest or least effective move? Join Liz Smith and Marlo Thomas and tell us below.
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Liz Smith

Liz Smith | 04/30/2009 11:40 am

Liz Smith Loaths to Criticize Obama Just as She Loathe to Citicize FDR During the Great Depression

I think it’s incredible that President Obama is still standing considering what he inherited from day one. And I think it is disgraceful that conservatives in Congress (both Democratic and Republican) have behaved in concert like spoiled brats intending to thwart his every move when we are in a crisis that is not even of the president’s making. Happily, the public is still behind the president and it looks to me like ye olde Republican Party is committing suicide.

I am loathe to criticize our chief executive just as I was loathe to criticize FDR when he was trying to save the nation from the Great Depression. If I have any lingering critique of the Obama performance in the first 100 days, it would be that he took on too many things at once instead of first just informing the nation that it was in a massive crisis where we all needed to pull together. As if it was an Emergency – and isn’t it?  
Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas | 04/29/2009 11:00 pm

Marlo Thomas Wonders: 'Will They Ever Care About the Right Things?'

I love that Barack Obama is proactive. He is a master at using his time well. Unbelievably, some have been criticizing him for taking on too much at once. But I say, why not? There’s a lot wrong. I’m especially bothered by some conservatives (I won’t name them — we know who they are) not giving Obama a breath of a chance to accomplish what he’s set out to do, let alone wishing him well. Apparently, the appetite of the hungry 24/7 news media monster has become more important than accuracy or the well-being of the country. Will they ever care about the right things?

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S M

Either the "I like to think before I speak" comment in a press conference, or the fake right and drive through the lane easy lay-up.   I can’t decide.  The skill of dribbling with both hands is either a gift, or attained by conditioning with two balls, or pretending your dominant hand is unavailable for a while.  Balance is key personally, socially, and nationally.

Worst move? Not bailing ME out financially,  I didn’t get a paid invite to the inauguration and haven’t yet received my personal invitation to stay in the Lincoln bedroom.  Ain’t that some crap?  Ingrate!:)

By S M on 04/30/2009 12:51 am
Maizie James

I’m going to attempt not to ‘ramble’ on about the ‘best’ or ‘worse’ decisions President Obama has made in his first 100 days in the White House.  The reason is because with each decision he made which I thought might have been a mistake, there are so many variable, it’s difficult for me to be absolutely ‘specific’.  Similarily, there were a few ‘good’ moves he made, which I would have to ‘qualify’ with a bit of ‘pause’.  For example, I liked that he extended the olive branch to the Iranian government, but ….

Therefore, I’m going to pass on making pro or con comments from a political perspective.  Instead, I think what I can say ‘confidently’ about what I like best during President Obama’s first 100 days is that I like that he seems to be able to maintain the image and ability of being great ‘family man’ - a good father and husband… even though he has the most demanding and challengeing job in the county … and perhaps the world, as the leader of this great nation. 

By Maizie James on 04/30/2009 12:52 am
C A Rose
I agree Maizie. I like the fact that he has attempted to keep his campaign promises under the most challenging times our Nation has faced in decades. Talk about ‘grace under fire.’ I like what he said during tonight’s ‘100 Days News Conference.’ The only sticking point for me was when he reportedly changed his message regarding the investigation/prosecution of those decision makers who took it upon themselves to approve the manipulation of the law, and abuse of power, to use of torture (it was in violation of the Geneva Convention). But, I don’t approve of the ‘Patriot Act’ either. That’s just me. CA
By C A Rose on 04/30/2009 1:23 am
Bonnie Oliver
By Bonnie Oliver on 04/30/2009 1:23 am
Marjorie C.
Bonnie: You’ve said it all.
By Marjorie C. on 04/30/2009 6:21 am
phyllis Doyle Pepe
First laugh of the day––thanks Marjorie!
By phyllis Doyle Pepe on 04/30/2009 8:50 am
deber B
Bonnie, I love your choice of words.    LOL
By deber B on 04/30/2009 6:40 am
HA BIBI
I second that deber! I believe when "Nothing" said, something powerful speaks…………Say’s it all!
By HA BIBI on 04/30/2009 10:49 am
deber B
This particular thread is experiencing "difficulties" and the post disappears in "preview" and when you click on submit you lose it.  
By deber B on 04/30/2009 11:05 am
HA BIBI
Even so, I’d say it was so befitting for this thread, LOL.
By HA BIBI on 05/01/2009 12:42 am
Lady Gator

Bonnie…You expressed it beautifully! 

Let’s see, "How do I love thee after 100 days"?  I’m so choked up I find it hard to speak!

By Lady Gator on 04/30/2009 11:52 am
Cat Tatoole
Oh, Puhlease, get a grip, he is not the Messiah!
By Cat Tatoole on 05/01/2009 5:45 am
Libra Lady
Bonnie…is this your idea of transparency?  Just askin’….lol
By Libra Lady on 04/30/2009 3:55 pm
Bonnie Oliver

Hiya Libra Lady -

Maybe the President really did intend for "transparency" to be an identifiable symbol of his Administration.  Unfortunately, it is not working … and has not worked since almost Day One.  Of course, probably looking at the Presidency from the outside is a lot different than actually being President and having to listen to those terrorists briefings every morning let along having to deal with the likes of Pelosi and Reed.  I am certain that the term "transparency" will go the same way as that of "bi-partisanship", which he nixed with the stimulus bill, and also with the word "change".  All were intended goals and already, after only 100 days, there are so many cracks, that nothing means what it meant before.  The only change we are experiencing is the flow of money from the taxpayer to fill the coffers of the bail-out accounts….and the unreal amount of debt this President plans to leave as his legacy to the next generation of Americans. 

By Bonnie Oliver on 04/30/2009 5:02 pm
Cat Tatoole
And a hearty AMEN to that, Bonnie!
By Cat Tatoole on 05/01/2009 5:47 am