Obama first-year record

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009; 10:10 AM

President Obama's interview with The Washington Post has generated almost 1,500 comments from our readers, many of whom are derisive of the president's first-year record, question whether he really saved the economy, ask where the jobs are and debate the merits of health-care legislation that appears to be happening. The comments range across the host of issues facing the president and the country. Obama's detractors appear to outnumber his supporters, but there is nothing scientific about comment streams. In addition to an often disjointed discussion about Obama, there is also some criticism that the Post's questions were but softballs and that the newspaper is in the tank for the White House. Happens no matter which party is power. As Scott Wilson writes, "Although Obama noted in the interview that 'the most important thing we did this year was to ensure that the financial system did not collapse,' health-care reform dominated


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