Obama is really out of touch with reality on this one.A- if health care passes???Cosidering he is a carbon copy of George bush I suppose he would give George Bush a B+ also?


http://www.kitv.com/president-obama/21957675/detail.html

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, in an interview that aired Sunday, gave himself "a good solid B-plus" grade for his first year in office.

Speaking with fellow Chicagoan Oprah Winfrey, the president claimed progress on economic and international fronts.

On the plus side, Obama said, "We are on our way out of Iraq." And, he added, "I think we've got the best possible plan for Afghanistan."

Obama said the only thing that stands in the way of giving himself a better grade is the fact that some elements of his agenda -- health care reform and putting more Americans to work -- remain undone.

"The biggest burden on me right now is that economic growth has happened, but job growth has not happened," Obama told Winfrey on the ABC special.

Obama spent an hour on Monday trying to convince banking executives to free up lending practices. The president said he reminded them that much of the financial crisis that took the U.S. banking system to the brink of collapse had been "of their own making." He also exhorted the executives - both in private and in public - to drop their opposition an overhaul of the nation's financial industry.

"If they wish to fight common sense consumer protections, that's a fight I'm more than willing to have," Obama told reporters in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the executive mansion.

He urged lenders to find creative ways to open up lending. Obama said banks have benefited from bailouts and should use that strength to lend more money to consumer and businesses.

The meeting came amid Obama's fierce criticism of Wall Street. In an interview that aired on Sunday, Obama rebuked executive paychecks at firms that only last year required tax dollars to keep their doors open.

"I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street," Obama told CBS's "60 Minutes."

Is he like a narcissist or something? I wouldn't grade myself even if they asked me to.

I wouldn't even know where to begin rating myself

Well atleast he knows he's not perfect. Or was that his way of trying to make us think that's what he thinks?

IMO he had a hard time not saying an A.

He seems so arogant and that everyone should just do what he says. When he speaks now he gets irritated when some oppose his agenda.

He believes he is doing what's best for our country.

I believe he is doing what's best for a select few and hurting large majority while he is trying to do what he wants.

Unless it's really urgent, I've decided to not report on Hussein fckin up. I'm sure he's keepin an eye on how the folks feel about him and if he thinks all is grand then, he'll think his rope is longer than it is.

He'll hang himself and prolly sooner than we might imagine wid his big friggin' ego.

Hey, he won the Noble Peace Prize. That gives him an 'A'.

But, if you grade what he has actually accomplished, I'd give him an 'F'.

Plus, he also flunks for cheating on his homework. What happened to his promises of change, openess, no increase in taxes for the middle class and bringing the health care debate to C-Span.

Obama grades himself...Good solid B+.A-

This is a sign of a true leader.

a true leader would not grade themselves and know and accept what he had done and know that there is allways room for improvement.
Giving yourself a b+ doesn't leave much room for improvement.

Who in the H3ll is going to have the confidence to follow a leader if
he doesn't have confidence in himself?

Hussein was given a medal for humility. They took it back when he wore it.
Joikoff got such an ego, it's unbelievable.

A true leader knows how important it is, that even when he harbours the tiniest amount of doubt and fear, that he must never show it.

To show it will erode all that in those he hopes to lead.

in the 6 years I served in the Army I never would follow someone who would give themself a grade! That shows nothing but arrogance. When I was a squad leader I lead by example and my troops followed me because of that!
I see Obama doing nothing but delegating and not doing. I think he would get more respect if he would show he knows what he is doing instead of telling congress I want this in the health reform bill now make it happen. Wow low and behold how much of what he wants is in the senate bill? Not much they gave it all up for votes
And he's not being much of a leader by talking to only the dems and leaving out the repubs. A true leader would bring them together no matter there differences and work something out!

They asked him.
It's not like he volunteered anything.

I was an E-5, Infantry Squad Leader. The way you present your self speaks for you.

Although when I went before the E-6 board they did ask me to grade myself. I told them an A+, and continued to detail my awards, schools, and accommodations even though they had my file in front of them.
For that matter, name one job interview where they don't ask the same.
In both cases, they ask because they want someone with confidence.
They don't want someone that is unsure of them self.
In the Military they know men won't follow such a man. At least not in the Infantry!
Follow Me!

Thank God I never had the press ask me on National TV.
Obama had three choices the way I see it.

He could have asserted Zero confidence. At which everyone in the world would have saw him as weak.

He could have refused to answer. At which everyone would have assumed he was weak and avoiding the question.

OR,
He could have answered like he did.

Any of the three,
The Republicans would have thought unsatisfactory.
I say why not spit in their faces and answer with confidence.

And yet, when George W Bush did exactly that, he was completely and utterly reviled.

I wish people would make up their damn minds.

George W. did that and his idiocracy, bad decisions, and constant lying eroded peoples confidence in him.

It takes more than JUST confidence in ones self.

Far as I can tell, Obama hasn't done jack!!!

Your right it takes more than just confidence(arrogance in Obamas case).
Maybe if he wod try leading instead of delegating it might bring more together instead of raiseing the gap between us!

Aside from trying to bully Patriotic Americans, many world leaders speak of him as being weak and impotent.

Have you ever served under Colin Powell?

Arrogance oozes from every pore in his body!


If Obama screws up like Bush, if that's possible, I'll give him the same disrespect.

So far he has done nothing to deserve anything but respect and a B+!