Posted on 02/24/2009 9:20:27 PM PST by redhotright
OK, so a little over a month has passed since The Chosen One was inaugurated, and I'm sitting here wondering, what's happened to all the Hope and Change? Aren't we supposed to be witnessing the second coming? Apparently things aren't going so well for B.O.
For one thing, his approval ratings are declining in the polls. Gallup shows that Obama's approval ratings have fallen below 60% with disapproval steadily increasing. Rasmussen Reports' daily tracking poll doesn't show any better numbers - approval is declining, disapproval numbers are steadily increasing. Of course, after only a month, these numbers are hardly indicative, but they do show that the glow is fading quickly.
And why would people become so disillusioned? After witnessing the charade of "openness" as the Stealfromus Package was rammed through Congress,...
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Get real....the world still thinks he’s their savior.
Funny hope and change decals on ebay now.Get’em while the last
But less and less so every day.
“...but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”
The American economy thrives on the free enterprise system — individuals running businesses to create jobs and wealth — not the government spending taxpayer money which is largely wasted and stolen because of the lack of accountability or the need to make a profit.
All the government is doing is driving up our national debt, which will ultimately drive up inflation, devalue the dollar and then they have to find a multitude of creative ways to greatly increase our taxes to try and pay off the huge debt.
This in turn will drive the economy down again when we have less money in our pockets because of higher taxes.
Higher government spending and taxes will not solve the economic problems, only make them worse.
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