Obama, Biden Earn A-Minuses

On President Obama’s 100th day in office, Mark Halperin of Time provides a White House report card:

• Barack Obama: A-. “Instantly comfortable and highly skilled at the hardest job in the world.”
• Joe Biden: A-: Operates "precisely in the manner he and Obama discussed before he accepted the position."
• Hillary Clinton: A-. “A significant, powerful, worldly, respected figure.”
• Tim Geithner: C-. “Still lacks constituency support where it counts.”
• Michelle Obama: A+. “Aced the traditional role of First Lady while simultaneously modernizing the office.”

Meanwhile, Salon gathers analysts to assess the administration on the big issues:

• Blogger Marcy Wheeler: B- on national security and foreign policy, A on school funding, C on tolerance of “Wall Street flunkies.”
• Sen. Russ Feingold: A on detention and interrogation, D on following Bush's state secrets stance.
• Tax-reform advocate Grover Norquist: D on economy, incomplete on foreign policy and national security.
• New York City doorman Gregory Smith: A on economy, A on national security and foreign policy.

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