Well .. here we go. This is the day for the media "100 Days" orgy. Let's face it, if you're a right-of-center journalist or pundit you are not going to give him very high marks. If you're left-of-center he is going to be the BPE (Best President Ever) for these seemingly magic first 100 days.

The media loves Obama. Studies show that he has received more positive media coverage in his first 100 days than Clinton and Bush combined. This is easy to understand. The media had a large part in creating Barack Obama. Bernie Goldberg had it right with the title of his book, "A Slobbering Love Affair." Since the media had a large part in creating Obama, accepting the fact that he is less than a stellar president constitutes an admission that the media got it wrong. Not gonna happen.

So .. just how do you grade these first 100 days? Do you judge Obama by the goals he set for himself? Or do you judge him by what you would have liked for him to do. From Obama's perspective, the first 100 days have been immensely successful.

Obama wanted to begin a new era of dependence on government, and that he has done. Across this country there are people just sitting and waiting for Obama to come rescue them from their own fiscal irresponsibility. Just yesterday I was reading you stories from local politicians about constituents waiting for Obama to cover their house payments or past-due electric bills.

Obama wanted to go on a world apology tour. Lord knows he was a raging success with that. He's been all over the place apologizing for the horrible sins of the United States. Ours is a nation that twice saved Europe. Ours is the nation that kept the Soviet Union at bay for decades, and finally defeated them. Yeah ... we have a lot to apologize for. Obama took care of that nicely.

Obama wanted to denigrate the private sector and present government as the solution to all problems great and small. Another raging success. After 100 days of Barack Obama the newspapers and magazines are full of stories about the death of capitalism and the evils of the private sector. Government is definitely in right now. The man who gravitated toward Marxist student groups and professors during his college years has done his old friends proud.

So .. based on just those three factors Barack Obama has been a marvelous success over these first 100 days. However ... if you have dreams or expectations that your children might have the same opportunities to work hard, achieve and excel in this country; if you think that your children will be able to use their talents to create wealth and use that wealth to create a lifestyle free of financial stress .. these first 100 days have been a disaster. If you believe that America's greatness comes from the incredible dynamic of free people working cooperatively with one another in an society based on the rule of law with individual and economic freedom, then this first 100 days has been a train wreck.

You believe in socialism? A great first 100 days.

You believe in capitalism? A horrible first 100 days.

You believe in individualism? A bad first 100 days.

You believe in collectivism? A grand first 100 days.

You're proud of your country? A depressing first 100 days.

You think your country is the focus of evil? A wonderful first 100 days.

You believe in federalism? The first 100 days were a disaster.

You believe in an omnipotent federal government? The first 100 days were wonderful.

You think a president should be elected on substance? Bad first 100.

You think a president should be elected on style? Great first 100.

Perhaps you can add to the list through your comments.

But for those of you who are still in the mode of "yes we can" ... here's a little insensitivity for ya. It looks like other world leaders have jumped on Obama's bandwagon of "change."

Noon to 1pm ET Thursday we'll have a roundtable discussion about Obama's first 100 days. That should be fun!