Not too good. As all of his opponents, Dem and Republican, said last year, on-the-job training is OK for lots of jobs, but not for the Commander in Chief’s position. That’s my emphasis added to the astounding comment that Obama was surprised that the presidency involved actual hard work, probably the first of his life:

Allies of Mr Obama say his weary appearance in the Oval Office with Mr Brown illustrates the strain he is now under, and the president’s surprise at the sheer volume of business that crosses his desk.

A well-connected Washington figure, who is close to members of Mr Obama’s inner circle, expressed concern that Mr Obama had failed so far to “even fake an interest in foreign policy”. …

The American source said: “Obama is overwhelmed. There is a zero sum tension between his ability to attend to the economic issues and his ability to be a proactive sculptor of the national security agenda.