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Humility. I like that in a President:

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.

Does he think he's still in grad school, or what?

"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.

It's not a burden on you, asshole. It's not about you!

It's a "burden" on the people who are in fear of losing their job, have lost their job, or have given up looking for a job because there's no reason for them to think they'll get one. And after giving the banksters their billions NOW NOW NOW it took you a fucking year to throw together a pissant jobs summit that sank without a trace in about one news cycle.

It's a "burden" on the people who lost their homes. And after giving the banksters their billions NOW NOW NOW your mortgage mod program has a 1% success rate after a fucking year and all you can do is threaten to embarass them.

And it's a "burden" on people who lost their health insurance when they lost their jobs, and the fucking Dems can't do anything about that but turn health care reform into health insurance reform that forces people to buy junk insurance with the IRS acting as a collection agent.

"Burden." What an asshole.

"A solid B+." What an asshole.

UPDATE AFP:

And there was also the 160 kilogram gingerbread White House in the dining room, smothered in white chocolate with a model of Bo, the family dog, sitting by the steps.

Michelle Obama acknowledged that Portuguese waterhound Bo, who showed Oprah that he can "High-five" with his paw, would have his own stocking hanging up for Santa.

"Santa loves Bo too," the first lady exclaimed, as she revealed officially that the family would be spending the Christmas holidays in Hawaii where the president spent much of his childhood.

Obama said that if he had a seasonal wish it was: "I want the American people to feel confident that our future is gonna be bright.

"The 21st century will be as much the American century as the 20th century, as long as we maintain our sense of unity [especially with our friends at Golden Sacks and Shiti], but also our sense of hard work and determination," the president added.

Ooh, gingerbread! Can I have some?