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In Obama we don't trust
Pittsburgh Live ^ | 9/13/09 | Salena Zito,

Posted on 09/13/2009 11:40:26 AM PDT by Nachum

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Politicians will tell you they'd rather have you hate them than distrust them because hate is an emotion that can be tweaked, while trust is an investment in character -- a bond that, once broken, can never be repaired fully.

The problem for President Barack Obama and Democrats is that, in poll after poll, Main Street does not trust them. Republicans are not exempt, either; while Dems keep sliding in the polls, the GOP is recording no parallel gain.

On the eve of Obama's health-care pitch to Congress and the country last week, an Associated Press-GfK poll highlighted his fall from grace: A whopping 52 percent of the country disapproved of his handling of health-care reform

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
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1 posted on 09/13/2009 11:40:26 AM PDT by Nachum
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2 posted on 09/13/2009 11:46:42 AM PDT by Deepest End ("It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government." - Thomas Paine)
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To: Deepest End

BBTTT!

3 posted on 09/13/2009 11:57:08 AM PDT by snowsislander (NRA -- join today! 1-877-NRA-2000)
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4 posted on 09/13/2009 12:11:10 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
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To: Nachum

Salena’s a Freeper.
Nice article Salena


5 posted on 09/13/2009 12:21:00 PM PDT by philo
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To: philo

Indeed. Well done Salena.


6 posted on 09/13/2009 12:38:28 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Deepest End

good to see some minorities there....


7 posted on 09/13/2009 1:16:01 PM PDT by traumer
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8 posted on 09/13/2009 7:48:55 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (The tiger has been poked in the eye. He is going to be p*ssed. Better ramp our offensive two-fold.)
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