A first quarter report card for the Commander in Chief

    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?”

    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?”

    Listen:
    [audio: gallup20090417.mp3]

    Topics:
    -President Obama’s approval average for his first quarter in office.

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    -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?

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