And I think that's really a failing grade. The one thing that I think most Americans are worried about right now is their economic prosperity and their hopes for the future.Īnd I think the economy is stalled, unemployment is still way too high, in particular for communities of color, the number of unemployed folks counts out in the millions. But I give him a C, Michel, for this reason and this reason alone. Immigration seems stalled, mainly because people don't want the president to negotiate, they want to do it on the Hill.
I think he suffered a defeat when he really could have had one on a background check piece of legislation. I think he outlined a very ambitious agenda. How would you rate the president's second term so far?ĬHRISTIE: I'd give him a C. So I'm going to just start by asking you to give the president a score, Ron, on whatever scale you would like - one to 10, a grade. And you've had your issues with the president, as many progressives have. MARTIN: Now, we called you both because you are what we might call the loyal opposition. studios.Īlso with us from Denver is David Sirota. He's here with us in our Washington, D.C. He's a former aide to President George W. He is a Republican strategist with Christie's Strategies. In a few minutes we are going to get perspective on this from two observers who are a little outside the corridors of power, but we are going to start with two of our trusted political analysts. Now typically we pay a lot of attention to the first 100 days in office of the first term, but we thought this was as good a time as any to ask whether the president has set the right priorities and made enough progress in this, his second and final term. MARTIN: Now, the president has a lot on that agenda for this moment, as he put it lowering the deficit, dealing with those automatic budget cuts called sequestration, immigration reform, gun control. My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment and we will seize it so long as we seize it together. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive, diversity and openness, an endless capacity for risk, and a gift for reinvention.
At his inauguration he set up an ambitious agenda and revived his campaign theme of hope. Today marks the 100th day of President Obama's second term. I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News.
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