This afternoon, Barack Obama joined the gals of the midday news-and-gossip program The View. It was the first time a sitting president has ever appeared on a daytime television show, which is thrilling news for The View and an equally superlative honor for our uniquely willing president, no doubt. The five co-hosts asked a number of questions, ranging from serious and topical to Snooki and Twitter. Barbara Walters, who, according to The New York Times, is currently on medical leave from the show, returned today for the discussion. She asked the president to identify the “roses” and “thorns” of his time in office. The roses, his family; the thorns, “Well, where do I begin here?” he asked. He also fielded questions about our involvement in Afghanistan (he wants it to cease, eventually), the unemployment rate, and the Shirley Sherrod incident.

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