President Barack Obama, appealing to mainstream consumers, is pushing for more legal protection for the millions of Americans who use credit cards.
What Barack Obama wants you to think
by Mark Silva
As you've probably already noticed, the de rigueur spate of First 100 Day stories about President Barack Obama has begun, even though "the Hallmark Holiday'' of Day 100, as Obama aide David Axelrod puts it, as our friends at Politico.com note, won't arrive until April 29.
Ever since Franklin Delano Roosevelt's flourish of activity at the start of his Depression Era presidency, we all have been watching the First 100 Days of the many presidents who have followed with an eye to ready judgment. (Americans already have cast some judgments of their own, as today's run of polls on Obama shows.)
Editors Jim Vandehei and John Harris at Politico, which admittedly is engaged in its own 100 Days opus, a magazine coming out Friday, think they've broken the code about what the Obama White House wants everyone to know about the president's First 100 Days.
The Obama talking points break down this way, they say (with our proofs added):
"Obama is a promise-keeper.'' Just ask the CIA.
"Obama is a game-changer.'' Ask Al Gonzales.
"Obama is the decider.'' Ask the Portuguese Water Dog Club.
"Obama's not in the bubble.'' Ask his BlackBerry.
"Obama is not FDR.'' Ask Sarah Palin, but don't use the initials.
"Obama is FDR.'' Ask John McCain.
"Obama is one cool cucumber.'' Ask Stevie Wonder.
Obama Pledges Protections For Credit-Card Users
President Obama said Thursday his administration is determined to get a credit-card law that eliminates tricky fine print, sudden rate increases and late fees that give millions of consumers headaches. He met with leading executives of credit-card issuing companies.
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