Obama Takes His Daily Dose to Defend His Presidency

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama has defended his first two years in office, Targeting Young Voters DURING an interview on a popular satirical TV talk shows, urging Them Thurs keep faith with his Legislative Program.

Less than a week before Tuesday's midterm Congressional Elections in Which Democrats are EE To Be punished for America's tepid Economic Recovery and High Unemployment, Mr. Obama ticked off Key Achievements, namely That his administration had occurred staved off a second Great Depression while posting historic HealthCare and Financial Services Regulatory Reform.

But the President Told The Daily Show host Jon Stewart, That Would it take time to Fulfil all of the pledges made DURING his 2008 presidential campaign.

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When we''Promised DURING the campaign 'Change You Can Believe In ", it wasn't' Change You Can Believe in, in 18 months',''they said. It was''change you CAN believe in But, you know what, we're going to have to work "for it.''

When Stewart Pressed, Asking Whether the rhetoric of Mr. Obama's election pitch had occurred in over-inflated Expectations of an audacious Legislative Program, (''Would not You say you'd run this time as a Pragmatists? Would not It Be, 'Yes We Can, Certain conditions on ?'''), Given the president conceded Would they be inclined now Thurs modify his mantra with a qualification:''Yes, we can: But it's not going to happen overnight.''

It was the first time a sitting president has appeared on the show in Which Stewart, a former stand-up comedian whose zany take a current affairs has Drawn Following a cult, often skewers guests by exposing Hypocrisy.

Stewart will lead a''Rally Thurs restore sanity''tomorrow in the National Mall in Washington as an antidote to the rallies over the northern summer That Drew Thousands of Tea Party and Other Conservative supporters.

The Obama interview Almost ran for 30 minutes. But apart from occasional banter, Mr. Obama remained Serious, Determined Thurs push the Democratic cause, while Taking issue with Stewart's Characterisation of "some of his legislation as''timid''.

Clearly rankled, Mr. Obama responded:''Jon, I love your show, But this is something where I have a profound disagreement with you ... this Notion That's HealthCare was timid.''

Mr. Obama added''the Assumption That is we did not get 100 per cent of what we wanted, we only get 90 per cent ... so let's focus on the 10 per cent we did not get.''

On the economy, Mr. Obama said:''If you Told Me two years ago That We're Going To Be Able Thurs stabilise the system, stabilise the stock market, stabilise the economy and, by the way, at the end of this thing it will cost Less Than 1 per cent of GDP ... I'd say: 'We'll Take That'.''

But they dodged Stewart's next question about Whether They Would Accept That Same Outcome HAD Known That They Would Be on unemployment near 10 per cent.

At Another point, Mr. Obama acknowledged Voters' frustration and impatience. ''Over and over again we've Moved Forward an Agenda That Is Making a Difference in People's Lives Each and Every Day,''they said. ''Now, is it Enough? Well. I expect, and I think, most Democrats expect out there That people want to see more progress.''