“58% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance so far. Forty-one percent (41%) now disapprove.”
The congress on the otherhand has an approval rating of 28%. The GOP will pick up seats come 2010. We still haven’t had the fight over health care which is coming. We still haven’t had the fight over right to work. We still haven’t had the fight over cap n trade.
That 41% just isn’t Republican voters. The undercurrents are bad for Obama and the GOP can capitalize and can win big if they stop whining and get back to their roots.
I hope you're right. But, I've made a conscious decision to be pessimistic about 2010, lest I face the same crushing disappointment of 2008. It's just better for my mental health if I keep expectations low.
And see if there are other fights to come, such as over this trial balloon over a value added tax/national sales tax. See if the gay activists push hard about repeal of Don’t Ask / Don’t Tell or the Defense of Marriage Act. Things could get ugly, at least from the Democrat point of view.
I would like to see the battles take place. The worst thing would be to see Obama get everything he wants without risking his “political capital” and overall popularity. Republicans should make his life at least as miserable as the Democrats did to George W. Bush. There are two political parties for a reason, as each as a different outlook on what our policies should be on a whole range of issues. When we disagree with the President, we should fight him and Democrats on their plans.
I worry too, about, how much of what happens will be permanent. If we go to socialized medicine, for example, how the heck would that ever be repealed? If the camel’s nose gets in the tent on a value added tax, how the heck do you ever get rid of such a tax permanently in the future?