In President Barack Obama's case his first three months in the White House after being sworn in on the steps of the Capitol on January 20th have been marked by clear successes. Hence the answer: You are doing very well.

People everywhere have seen evidence of renewed faith at home in the ability of the country to lift itself out of an economic morass that he inherited and that was spawned by a decade of greed on Wall Street and elsewhere. Then, there is a growing acceptance by people at all levels outside of the United States that the era of torture has ended while at the same time encouraging a sincere feeling in the Caribbean and Latin America that President Obama's call at the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago for a "new partnership" with his neighbors is genuine.

Although public opinion polls are fleeting signs that can evaporate in a flash, Obama's high approval rating, which hovers around 60-plus percentage points since inauguration, is an indication that the American people believe the country is on the right track and the ship of state is in safe hands. Public backing is important for any leader and its strength contributed to the president's ability to get the Congress to approve his $787 billion stimulus package designed to kick-start the economy, which now in its worst state since the great depression of the 1930s.

But what is that the first Black President in the nation's history has accomplished since moving into the White House?

Answers abound. For example, he has engineered:

• The biggest tax cut in recent memory, if not in American history.

• The rebuilding of the national financial sector after its near collapse less man a year ago.

• A plan for the largest investment in the nation's infrastructure since the intestate highway system was set in motion more than a half century ago.

• The foundation for a dramatic and far-reaching overhaul of the nation's health care system that would bring benefits to a majority of the 40 million Americans who currently don't have insurance.

• The reduction of U.S. troops deployed in Iraq while shifting me emphasis to the war in Afghanistan.

• Help to depressed homeowners across the nation facing the perils of foreclosure.

• A policy that is placing shutters on the torture chambers at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba where alleged terrorists were brutalized.

• The demise of the atmosphere of a national crisis in leadership.

• A fresh start to relations with the Caribbean and Latin America by listening more to the Western Hemisphere's leaders but avoiding preaching to them.

• An atmosphere in which saving the environment instead of ignoring perils to its sustainability is a basic priority.

Inevitably, his long list of outstanding achievements is inspiring comparisons with Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in the 1930s and 1940s, Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) in the 1960s, and Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, all of whom are considered the most dynamic presidents of the 20th century.

Roosevelt took over the administrative branch at a time of great economic crisis. Most of the nation's banks were closed and he set about the task of re-opening them. He started to put people back to work and thus reduced the mountain of joblessness. FDR set the pillars of the New Deal with the enactment of 15 bills in 100 days that regulated Wall Street, reduced foreclosures, introduced bank deposit insurance and authorized collective bargaining.

LBJ fought for and achieved passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act, the introduction of Medicare, a federal plan for education, launched the war on poverty and altered the face of immigration by allowing more Europeans and non-whites to enter the country.

In Reagan's case, his first 100 days were marked by some of the biggest tax cuts in American history and relaxed federal regulation of the financial industry that set the stage for the recent Wall Street meltdown and ushered in the age of greed and prosperity for a handful of rich Americans.

As he promised on the presidential campaign trail, Obama is seeking to transform the American society at home and he is exercising crisis leadership that is restoring confidence. Unlike Ronald Reagan, he sees government, quite rightly, as an instrument for change and prosperity. That fundamental difference in approach is reflected in his plan to change the health care system in a way that would bring the country closer to having universal access to decent health services.

Internationally, Obama has set about the arduous task of reclaiming America's good name in the world. After the soiled history of torture since 9/11, the high handedness of the Bush years and the indifference to the Caribbean, the new President knows he has his work cut out for him.

But he has started well. His triumphs at the G-20 Summit in London and the new chapter that he is writing in the Western Hemisphere, and the partnership he is seeking with his neighbors had a sound beginning in Trinidad. His enthusiastic welcome by the leaders of the Caribbean and the people on the streets of Port of Spain is in step with the overwhelming favorable opinion Americans have of their president and his family.

His desires to help Haiti and to re-open the doors to Cuba are good signs. His initiatives with these two countries are important and welcomed departures from the past.

President Obama inspires admiration and respect wherever he goes. His calm leadership style and the diverse and intelligent team he has assembled to help run the country in a deliberative and open fashion is a sure indication that he has read the country's mood correctly and is in tune with its aspirations.

You really can't ask for more.