A first quarter report card for the Commander in Chief
Friday, April 17th, 2009
By: Dave Heller
dheller@whyy.org
President Obama officially finishes his first quarter behind the desk this weekend. So, how does he stack up against other first-time president's in their first few months in the White House? Dave and Frank have the latest report card for the president in today's "What Are We Thinking?"
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Topics:
-President Obama's approval average for his first quarter in office.
-The approval ratings for President Obama between Democrats and Republicans.
-Formulating opposition among the GOP faithful to the Obama agenda
-Is America okay with the big government changes?
-Americans and their level of tax anxiety.
-Do Americans like the "Robin Hood idea" of raising taxes of those who are making more than a quarter million a year?