Today is Day 157 in Obama's presidency. As you watch him struggle with a plate overfull of problems, perhaps some perspective can be gained by looking at what the news day looked like at the same point (day 157) in Bush's presidency:
Foreign AffairsPresident Bush to Meet With Ariel Sharon; Secretary Powell Set to Depart for Mideast
http://premium.edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0106/26/lad.13.htmlPOWELL, AT U.N., ASKS WAR ON AID
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/26/world/powell-at-un-asks-war-on-aid.htmlBush begins talks with South African leader
http://edition.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/06/26/bush.mbeki/index.htmlArticle: Bush Urges Mexico To Privatize Oil, Gas Exploration
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75897683.htmlCommerceAir Strike Looming; Bush Fuming
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2001/06/44818The action by Bush marks the second time he has stepped in to a conflict between an airline and a union. Bush blocked a strike this spring between Northwest Airlines and its union of mechanics.
AppointeesSchumer urges hard questioning of Bush nominees
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-06-26-judges.htmThe role of ideology in judicial selections, the focus of the hearing, has been a running theme since Bush took office.
Bush turns to old Washington hands to fill key posts
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=20449&printerfriendlyvers=1Washington Talk; Road to Federal Bench Gets Bumpier in Senate
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/26/us/washington-talk-road-to-federal-bench-gets-bumpier-in-senate.html''I made it clear to the White House and to the White House counsel that we are not going to be a rubber stamp,'' Mr. Leahy said recently.
Church and StatePublic Backs Stem Cell Research
Most Say Government Should Fund Use of Embryo
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/poll010626.htmlBudgetArticle: Paving the Way for Privatizing Social Security
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-452495.htmlStealth Bomber, Once Scorned, Gains Fresh Backing
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/26/us/stealth-bomber-once-scorned-gains-fresh-backing.htmlSecretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is considering buying 40 more of them, this time for $735 million each.
(Previous Day:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5921204&mesg_id=5921204)
(Raw Data:
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=Bush&num=10&as_price=p0&as_user_ldate=2001-6-26&as_user_hdate=2001-6-26&scoring=a&hl=en&ned=us&sa=N)
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