Grading the Prez

This week many are giving grades to President Obama's (or O'Bama-that good Irishman) first 100 days in office.
I give him a solid B at this point.
1. I think a weakness has been doing comprehensive background checks on some of his cabinet and other nominees. I have always believed that an effective President or any leader surrounds himself/herself with good people or he/she is doomed to mediocrity as exemplified by administrations of Presidents Nixon, Carter, and lastly by G.W. Bush; the worst President, I believe, of my lifetime. I feel Veep Biden is a loaded cannon as shown this morning by his remarks about domestic travel. I also feel, although there is nothing Obama can do about this, that he severely handicapped by the weak Democratic leadership-read Polosi and Reed.
2. I applaud him for trying to undo the negative global feelings toward the USA that were created by the Bush administration. I like his reaching out to Latin America and Canada. The Western Hemisphere, as well as the Middle East, needs the US's attention and friendship. They are in our backyard. Europe-excluding the French-appear willing to work with us.
3. I would give him an "incomplete" on his economic recovery plans. I think there is a severe lack of monitoring of moneys being handed out.
4. I do feel more comfortable knowing he is in the White House. It will take time and hopefully we don't suffer much more as a nation.