The 44th President of the U.S. completes his 100 eventful days in the oval office today, and while many say they are happy with his performance (an L.A. Times poll revealed that Obama has a job approval rating above 60%), some critics say his ways are arrogant and dangerous.

Allan Lichtman, Presidential Historian said, "It's been one of the most active and productive first hundred days in the history of the country. It is an extraordinary record of getting things done. You can judge his policies according to your values, but I don't think you can really make the argument any longer that he's not prepared for the job."

Well, with an economic crisis that is considered even bigger than the great depression of the 30's and numerous political conflicts, Obama’s tasks on hand were nothing short of a challenge.

"Now is the time to act boldly and wisely, to not only revive this economy, but to build a new foundation for lasting prosperity," he said.

It's this same confidence that is considered arrogant and dangerous by some critics.

Gene Healy, Vice-President of CATO Institute, said, "I think it's dangerous when Barack Obama claims and embraces the idea that the president gets to act like a Roman dictator for economic affairs, restructuring the commanding heights of the economy."

So how has Obama's performance added up over the past 100 days?

• Laws signed: 6
• First bill he signed was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, to fight pay discrimination.
• Countries visited: 9 on 3 trips abroad to Canada, Europe and the Middle East
• Foreign leaders he met for face-to-face talks: 44
• Heads of state hosted at the White House: 8
• U.S. states visited: 12
• Sports game attended: 1 to cheer on his hometown Chicago Bulls against his new hometown team, the Washington Wizards

Overview:

Afghanistan: Committed 21,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

Bank bailout: As part of the stimulus plan, Obama and his treasury secretary oversaw the bailout of Wall Street banks, which some say are failing no matter what.

Budget: In February, Obama delivered a $3.6 trillion budget blueprint to Congress Thursday that aimed to "break from a troubled past," with expanded government activism, tax increases on affluent families and businesses, and spending cuts targeted at those he says profited from "an era of profound irresponsibility." The budget blueprint reordered the federal government to provide national health care, shift the energy economy away from oil and gas, and boost the federal commitment to education. Large increases in education funding included indexing Pell Grants for higher education to inflation and converting the popular scholarship to an automatic "entitlement" program.

Education: Obama wants more support on federal grants and loans and less bank-based loans.

• Pell grants will go up to $5,500 in 2010 and the Perkins loan program will be expanded so that 2.7 million more students get them.
• In another change, access to the loans would be skewed toward colleges that offer more need-based financial aid, which serves poorer kids rather than those from more affluent families.
• Wants to eliminate bank-based loans, saving the government $4 billion.
• Plan would eliminate the Federal Family Education Loan program created in the 1960s. Under this program, government subsidizes private lenders (like banks) and guarantees lenders a 97% repayment rate on student loans.

Foreign Relations: Loosened the embargo on Cuba, hung an ‘Open’ sign on the State Department, and granted his first presidential interview to an Arab TV network

Guantanamo: Has pledged to close the controversial U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year.

Iraq: Set a deadline of August 2010 for most U.S. troops to leave the country.

National service bill: Signed a $5.7 billion bill that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students (and their parents) to earn money for college.

Race relations: A New York Times/CBS News poll shows that in July 2008, 37% of Americans thought race relations were bad, and now only 22% think race relations in the U.S. are bad.

Stem cell research: Lifted restrictions on funding for human embryonic stem cell research that set in motion increased research that some believe could uncover cures for serious ailments from diabetes to paralysis.

Stimulus package: Speedy and focused passing of the stimulus bill showed how serious Obama is about getting Americans out of these dire economic straits.

Taking on Somali pirates: Handled the hostage situation off the coast of Somalia and orchestrated the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama.

Torture accountability: Says we should “look forward not backward” instead of prosecuting people for their involvement. Has also said, "under my administration the United States does not torture."