Loading ...When I saw the headlines touting Obama’s approval rating or what should be called a disapproval rating, I have to admit I was surprised. I figured with the death of Obamacare, following the election of Brown in Massachusetts, things would improve for Obama. Of course any increase in his approval rating would not be from anything Obama has done, but what he had failed to do. That thought process may seem a touch foolish, but there is a some logic behind it.
People in this country seem to forget things easily, other than when I do something and then they keep up with it for millennia. They forgive easily enough as well, unless again, it is me. Thinking of our national forgive and forget policy I had figured since Brown was elected, several other races could possibly go the “right” direction and Obama is begging the Republicans to air out their issues in a “sit-down” with him, everything was improving for Obama. Since technically he did not screw health care up worse than it already was and he has not accomplished anything else that was on his list that would destroy this country where could he go but up? Obviously I was wrong. I do not admit that often, but I will in this case.
The strange thing about Obama’s fall from grace is that the “left” are being as hard on him as the “right.” The disagreements of the two sides with Obama definitely do not have the same origins. The “left” think Obama has become too moderate and not the ultra socialist he claimed to be on the campaign trail. The “right” still do not like him because the “right” still sees him as the same socialist he was during the campaign. Well, maybe we see him as more of a failed socialist and that stings much less.
The only positive that Obama can take from all of this is that Jimmy Carter is still a worse President than Obama has been so far. If Obama were to keep a low profile during the rest of his term and manage not to anger the moderate to right leaning voters then he could continue to be a distant second to Jimmy. My sincerest hope is that we have accepted the death of socialized health care, but if Obama pulled a Lazarus on the issue of health care then it would put him clearly ahead of Carter on the loser list. Someone please stop President Obama before he comes in first in the race for worst. It is embarrassing for us all.
Austin
To be honest with everyone there was no way Obama was going to pull us out of the hole in his first year. I doubt he can even do it in four years. Expecting so much so fast is a little foolish even for one the media thinks of as the messiah. I have not doubt Obama will not succeed in four years because socialism does not work. Until we shrink government and head back to the foundations of this country nothing anyone does will work.
Well, opening up a Global Warming office on a day when the WH is still digging out from being buried by snow does not give the guy high marks for sanity. I think folks have figured that the lights are not all on upstairs.
NOAA didn’t forecast the snow prior to scheduling the announcemnet of the Global Warming Office opening. Yet they can predict 10 years out…hmmmm…don’t know about that!!1
Meanwhile, Congressional Republicans’ poll numbers hang at around 33%, much lower than Obama’s overall numbers and on the low end of his lowest specific-issue numbers. How baffling that the people who just saved us from all this unpopular socialism are just as unpopular as that unpopular socialist. It’s almost as if the American people disapproved of their government not getting anything done, rather than disapproving of any specific policy proposals.
Seriously, this kind of thinking doesn’t even pass the laugh test. People are angry at the Obama administration for not getting anything done. The Obama administration hasn’t gotten anything done because Republicans are abusing anachronistic procedural rules to shut down the legislative process. But, since less than a third of Americans – about 26% – know even the basics about how those anachronisic procedural rules work, they just see a government that’s malfunctioning all over and hate everyone.
I mean, it’s fine if you believe that, were Obama’s policies to pass, the outcomes they would produce would be universally despised. And, if Obama’s policies passed and were implemented, you could then look at polling on the issues and get some rough idea of whether you were right! But if you refuse to let Obama do anything – despite having to thumb your nose at one of the largest, Congressional majorities in recent decades and the very idea of democratic accountability, in the process – it makes no sense to then point to poll numbers that say that people don’t approve of what Obama’s doing.
He’s not doing a lot. That’s bad. The people stopping him from doing a lot should let Congress legislate, and then the people can make informed decisions.
This was just a sarcastic post and you not getting the sarcasm does not look good for you. You need to quit taking yourself so seriously.