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Obama’s Approval Rating Points to His Being a One-Termer

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Obozo is, was and will always be an unvetted empty suit...

Hank of PA 9:00AM August 25, 2011

Hillary Clinton is the best candidate to be our president. Run Hillary Run !!!!!!

parker allen of CT 11:42PM August 24, 2011

What a maroon...
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/157491-mccain-ground-troops-in-libya-qout-of-the-questionq
"But when asked by host David Gregory if he would eventually support the use of ground troops, McCain answered with a definitive no.
"No I would not David, I think it would be totally counter-productive," McCain replied, ...."
So much for that false rumor.
Obama/Bush debt:
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/25/133211508/the-weekly-standard-obama-vs-bush-on-debt
When President Obama took office two years ago, the national debt stood at $10.626 trillion. It now stands at $14.071 trillion — a staggering increase of $3.445 trillion in just 735 days (about $5 billion a day).
To put that into perspective, when President George W. Bush took office, our national debt was $5.768 trillion. By the time Bush left office, it had nearly doubled, to $10.626 trillion. So Bush's record on deficit spending was not good at all: During his presidency, the national debt rose by an average of $607 billion a year. How does that compare to Obama? During Obama's presidency to date, the national debt has risen by an average of $1.723 trillion a year — or by a jaw-dropping $1.116 trillion more, per year, than it rose even under Bush.
So much for that point as well.
Shall we go for all three?

junior of DC 3:00PM August 24, 2011

Only one question; UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE CURRENT ADMININSTRATION, WHAT WORKS IN FAVOUR OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC?
Actually there is no need for the current adminstration try to make ammendments about what Biden, or Obama or anyone say about anything. The entire Obama regime is totaly depleted,... no credibility left and whatever they can speak our about anything at all, is completely irrelevant.
This people failed averyone - BIG TIME! - din't they?;... so, no matter if Biden, and Holdren (everyone know who this guy is, right? , and others liberal applaud and support euthanasia,...or if there are 57 states (as Obama , the propagandist and front-face said),... or if the word -'jobs -' has three letters,...or if they want to claim that the blasted 'stimulus' works (although the entire economy is sunk all the way up to the ears);....no matter what absurd statement they can put out there - the truth is that their days are counting backwards....and they know that very well.
So who are this people?....they are only a group forgrd from the Chicago very corrupted political atmosphere and they are - still - very dedicated and interested to perpetuate the ongoing sabotage against our great country.
Should we, the american public question their patriotism?...absolutely NO!, for there is no even an iota of patriotism in none of them,... they are a pack of anti-constitutionalists without any merits whatsoever to be at the helm of this great nation. This group (THE OBAMA BAND OF GLOBALIST, TERRORIST-FRIENDLY ORIENTED) adquired their platform as result of DECEPTION, FALSE REPRESENTATION AND FRAUD...and now it is time to put them all down.
Input anyone? Opinions welcome.
Daniel Cabrera
Merrillville,Indiana
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/23/obama-administration-attempts-to-clarify-bidens-one-child-policy-comments/#ixzz1Vy84QIwd

Daniel Cabrera of IN 1:42PM August 24, 2011

Quite honestly, the problem for Obama is two-fold. There are the problems themselves, which this article addresses head on. And then there is Obama's unwillingness to take ownership for anything that could be negative at all. The article touches on this when it says: "If all he does, however, is attack the Republicans..." and I think it is *more* why people see him as a failure. The buck always stops somewhere else for him. If he is going to whine like a misbehaved teenager all the time, he is going to get the appropriate lack of respect, just like they do...
Obama's approach works with some people like Politiguy of CA, but that left wing devotion to the "Party Line" that everything bad can be blamed upon a Republican has been so overused that the general public just tunes out those comments, even on the occassions where there might still be some merit to such claims.
I think it is instructional to note that since enacting the "DREAM Act" by executive order fiat, his approval ratings have plummeted with the Hispanic Demographic, whch most thought he was trying to court with that risky (maybe even desperate?) move. They are now almost as disaproving of him as the average American, according to Gallup, and significantly below 50%. African American votes are still in his pocket, and that represents 10 out of the 38 percent that approve of him. Take that number out and his numbers become sub 30% and reach into the 20% approval ratings. That gives you and indication of how good of a President he is not.
I agree with the author about their being a lot riding on the "job's speech" he's scheduled to give sometime around Labor Day. I don't think a slick, teleprompter speach will have any traction, however. The gloss is off that approach, and it just does not inspire as many as it used to. The public is demanding substance, and I think the perception is becoming that what we have is a "Stuffed Shirt" President, if there is anything in the shirt at all!
Just Google the two words "Obama Blames" either with or without the quotes. It is pathetic!

Clearbrook of CO 1:38PM August 24, 2011

From the left coast we get Politiguy of CA whose comments require the willing suspension of disbelief. More blame Bush . . . that dog doesn't hunt.
Obama will have his place in history . . . as a president worse than Jim Carter. And that, my left coast friend, requires some skill and effort.

David of ID 12:44PM August 24, 2011

Problem was America voted in an immature, inexperienced liar! So, I cannot figure why anyone is surprised he is acting like an immature spoiled teenager who is still blaming dad (Bush) for his problems instead of growing up, rolling up his sleeves and fixing things. Enough with the blame game when it is obvious to anyone paying attention he has spent more and caused more problems in half the time that Bush did. Republicans could still lose unless they get someone to run who is worthy. Personally, all politicians have lost my respect!

lala of AL 12:31PM August 24, 2011

Libya freed themselves w/o needing US troops or money.
McCain, the last GOP Presidential candidate, wanted to
send in soldiers. Still, they blame Obama for the debt.
Under Bush II, the fall of the economy started.

Politiguy of CA 12:29PM August 24, 2011

Obama's best hope is dishonest right wing knuckleheads like the author of this piece.
If he's re-elected, it'll be people like Mr. Roff who are to blame.

Jexpat of OR 12:04PM August 24, 2011

Oh Peter, if only you were right.
However, in 2012, I see the vacuous Obamatrons - their dead eyes coming to life at the fireworks shows sprinkled with bumper sticker slogans and platitudes - energized by their hate of the "Tea Party", mesmerized by the siren call of "Blame Bush" - staggering, arms out stretched, lurching toward the polls. A mindless wave of smug, pseudo intellectual zombies drawn to the flickering chimera of "Hope and Change" and the soothing words of their seducer.
Did I mention that the 'trons have their heads up their taco shells as well?

R.L. Schaefer of CA 12:02PM August 24, 2011