Published Feb 11, 2010
Despite differing perspectives on campus and around the community, there is a consensus that President Barack Obama had a complicated first year. However, community members will not as easily agree on his approach to health care.
Steve Maxwell, a Fort Worth attorney and chairman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, said Obama's first year has been a roller coaster filled with wars, economic crises and bipartisan discord.
"To take that on, just in and of itself, to be able to process it all, is an accomplishment all by itself," Maxwell said.