Those Californians grow even fonder of Obama's job performance

IBD Editorial ^ | February 24, 2012 | Andrew Malcom

[Kaslin]

Californians must love $4 gas, enroute to $5. And a stubbornly high unemployment rate.

Now, if only the Golden state could become the official ATM for Campaign Obama. So the overworked guy wouldn't have to deal with any real issues, citizens or media on his regular trips to the left coast.

He could just fly his 747 into LA or San Francisco, tie up traffic, squeeze $35G's out of awed supporters for the same predictable fundraiser speech (change is hard, there's more to do) and head out to milk Western boosters elsewhere.

Oh, wait! He's already doing that every couple of months.

As a result, President Obama's favorable rating in the nation's most populous state, the one that's been experiencing state unemployment around 11-13% in the Obama economy, is improving nicely when it wasn't all that bad to begin with.

Californians have always liked this POTUS. They're liking him even more nowadays. And why not? He spends like California governments. He says he likes them. He's got his own plane, but he likes the idea of regular Americans paying for high-speed railroads that no one would ride and no one can afford.

A new Field Poll just out finds that once again a majority of Californians now rate this president's job performance really positively, at 53%. Only 39% disapprove of his job. Great reelection news for just 256 days from now.

[celtic gal]

NOT ALL OF US WHO ARE STUCK HERE IN CA FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER THINK THE CLOSET MUZZIE IS JUST WONDERFUL...NOR DO WE LIKE THE STATE LEGISLATRURE EITHER..AND YES I AM YELLING BECAUSE I GET SICK AND TIRED OF ALL CALIFORNIANS BEING LUMPED IN WITH THE DOLTS WHO DO LOVE THIS CRIMINAL IN THE WH...AND THE MOONBEAM IN SAC.

[RetiredTexasVet]

The majority of the Californicate population are very similar to the Romans before their fall ... just give them bread and circuses and they will dance in the streets until Nero (Food Stamp President) burns the place down.

[Names Ash Housewares]

“I’m in that 39%.”

Same here and not every county voted for Obozo either.
And less will this time. I’m under no illusions Obama can lose here, but it will be closer, but it’s got to start hitting home at some point, California is in a death spiral.

[RoadTest]

Now hear this!

Apostrophe alert! Apostrophe alert! “$35g’s” in the third sentence.

Over and out, The Serif Patrol

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Kaslin.

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