[Zakeet]

Now, with the government takeover of the car companies, we have a major policy initiative from the Obama White House. And people don't like it.

[stboz]

Benito! Dat you?

[caver]

I’m not buying it. I have yet to hear anyone that I am around say anything negative about it. People are worrying about their jobs and the economy. I haven’t heard a peep except for one or two people that keep up on the political news.

[jveritas]

Observers across the political spectrum have marveled at Barack Obama's ability to maintain a high job approval rating even as the public grows skeptical about some of his key policy initiatives.

When a pollster calls someone and asks if he or she approve of Obama you will find in many cases the person being polled is afraid to say NO because of either political correctness or because of fear. That is why you find a majority of people who disagree with many of Obama policies but yet approve of him.

[smokingfrog]

[Paladin2]

"it is partisan, appealing to the base of his party and virtually no one else"

This is likely a problem. Those against 0be will not buy GM vehicles and his supporters are already only buying foreign nameplate vehicles.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

He broke it, now we own it.

[socialismisinsidious]

People don't like the bailout/nationalization of industry but sheople are stupid and very, very lazy....also, the O is black and the sheople have been racially-conditioned so in their zeal not to be called racist will actually act in an extremely affirmative action racist manor and will love the O till the end (see how un-racist they are!). He has the perfect storm AND he has the media, education behind him.

Hell, the sheople still think FDR was a great president.

[bert]

A tipping point doesn’t matter. He won. Short of armed rebellion there is nothing that can be done to stop the plague.

America was

[Rashputin]

Actually, I think the guy is way past his tipping point but people are so tied up in what's happening on the housing front that they haven't been thinking about it. I personally know five or six people who are worried about making their house payment if anything gets even a little bit worse. I also know one person who is in danger of having his house foreclosed and has gone from a big Obama supporter to calling him, “lying scum” due to the way help for those in his position is structured. Although I didn't get the details, I think the sticking point for him is that he owns his own business that employs 12 people and as such is automatically not going to get the help. If he worked for someone else, as I understood it, he'd be able to get the refinance help he needs. I don't know if that's an asset thing or an income thing or what, so anyone with more knowledge please speak up.

Pounding on the GM deal and any chinks in the foreclosure issues could drive his numbers way down very fast, especially if the so called foreclosure assistance is only for people who should have never been financed in the first place.

Regards

[ScottinVA]

“Now, with the government takeover of the car companies, we have a major policy initiative from the Obama White House. And people don’t like it.”

People may not like it, but since they seem to separate his policies from their admiration of him, they don’t object enough to turn against him. There seems to be this prevailing thought out there that if 0bama wants it, it must be for good, otherwise he wouldn’t be want or it; and anyone who is against him is demon spawn.

[ilgipper]

no, Bush caused it all. A year ago we had a 1.9% GDP growth rate and we were in a recession. Now, this dude creates a -5.7% shrinkage of GDP in Q1 2009, and the media celebrates, the good news. There will be no tipping point on this stuff because the people are not paying attention.

[petercooper]

How Rick Wagoner Lost GM

[hosepipe]

Maybe the new General Motors will under gov’t control give FREE cars to get to the FREE health care..

[The Great RJ]

I have a feeling even auto union members will be disapproving when their jobs disappear and the billions in government subsidies will just go into the hands of government bureaucrats and union bosses. Foreign autos Toyota, Honda and Hyundai made by non union workers in US plants will dominate the US market.