President Obama gave himself a "pretty good" grade yesterday.
The president's self-assessment came as he spoke with a small group of backers who gathered at the University of Washington football stadium because they couldn't get into the Obama rally at the adjacent basketball arena.
When a supporter shouted out that Obama was the "best president on Earth," Obama replied:
"Well, I won't say that -- but we've got a pretty good president."
So, Oval Nation: Do you agree? Is the president doing a pretty good job? A pretty bad job? Something in between? Let us know what you think.
Here's the full exchange from yesterday:
OBAMA: And for all the problems we're going through right now, we still have the best workers on Earth, we've got the finest universities on Earth, we've got the best entrepreneurs on Earth. We've got the freest, most vibrant economy on Earth --
AUDIENCE MEMBER: -- best President on Earth!
OBAMA: Well, I won't say that -- (applause) -- but we've got a pretty good president. (Applause.)
(Posted by David Jackson)
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