Posted on 03/20/2010 5:20:09 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
As we stand at the verge of the historic vote on the health care bill — a signature piece of President Obama’s agenda — it feels appropriate to take a look at how he has fared during the long slog that got us here. My quick assessment: remarkably well.
First, let’s take his job approval rating. Yes, it slid during the summer, but it stabilized around 50 percent in November and has hovered there ever since.
The empty-headed chattering class began another round of speculation and inane analysis this week when his approval rating dropped to 46 percent, its lowest yet. Silly pundits.
It was a minor tick and overplayed. If I were a Republican strategist (God forbid!), I would actually be very worried that the lower 50s/upper 40s could be Obama’s bottom. He has weathered some of the worst months of his young presidency recently, and his numbers have barely budged.
The second thing to remember is that job approval is only one measure of how well a president connects with the electorate.
At the conclusion of his Wednesday appearance on Fox News, insolent interviewer Bret Baier interrupted the president for the umpteenth time to ask him if he thought that the health care bill would pass. Obama responded with a familiar line: “I do. I’m confident it will pass. And the reason I’m confident that it’s going to pass is because it’s the right thing to do.”
This idea that he wants reform “because it’s the right thing to do” resonates with people. Whether they agree with him or not, they seem to genuinely believe that he has good intentions and that he is, at his base, a good man. This view of him has so penetrated the public that it often goes unspoken.
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Probably not. Is anyone else so delusional?
No but he is incorrigible!
Failure to present a National Security Strategy.
Is this shite for real?
Can they et away with writing a title like that?
Jeeeeez
Guess that’s why they named the guy (writer of the article) what they did .........
Was it a hint or does he really exist with a dumb name like that.
I’s change it.
Or maybe he did already ...
Survey says: NO!
ROFL Love it!
It was probably written by Rahm and sent to MR. Blow.
Gosh, if the NY Slimes says it, I know I believe it. It must be really, really true. They wouldn’t be biased or anything like that would they?
Well would they?
Nahhh.
I am eagerly awaiting tomorrow’s approval index.He’s -21 for two days running,and I’m hoping for a lower number like -25.
Didn’t he pick Kansas?
But some of those are on Medicaire and Medicaid and are scared to death that they will lose some of what they now get if this passes.
I know a couple of regretful Obama voters on SS disability and Medicaid who have told me as much.
Obama's reign of tyranny ends in seven months. And the Dems will be out of power for at least 10 years.
Do you know the percent of households that pay no income tax? I can’t recall the number but it’s scary and carries with it a profound message about our society.
He neglected to admit he had a tingle running up his leg.
The sad part of it all is this: He’s getting bad numbers from the Commies who think he isn’t killing America off FAST enough for their liking!
But...PING me when the numbers come out; I have to work tomorrow. ;)
I would say this is written by a pretty mindless person!
He is inspiring me to feel hopeful he will be decisively impeached.
I’ve been visualizing the nobama family, all nobama appointees and the libs in congress being frogmarched to Gitmo. Now my blood pressure is better. LOL.
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