Biden's midterm vows collide with governing realities: The Note

By Biden's own accounting, there's a huge amount of governing that still has to get done.

The TAKE with Rick Klein

President Joe Biden all but gave himself an incomplete when it came to grading his first year in office.

Even while asserting that he "outperformed what anybody thought would happen," he counseled patience and acknowledged shortcomings on COVID testing and in addressing inflation. He also conceded that he has no choice but to break up his signature social-spending bill into what he called "pieces -- big chunks."

With that as a wind-up, the president's vow to "stay on this track" and "be out on the road a lot" touting Democrats' accomplishments may not quite fit with the moment he finds himself in.