I somehow find the above graph very soothing. It's almost like millions of people are collectively smacking their own heads in disbelief over what they've done.
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6 comments:
I wonder when the protests outside the White House will begin?
For somebody who says they'd like to see Obama succeed despite your own doubts, you sure seem to revel in bad news about him.
Just don't forget the alternative. I can't even begin to imagine the situation if the McCain/Palin ticket won.
As it stands, approval ratings traditionally dip once a new President has settled in. I would imagine this to be even more true in a time of recession. What we're seeing is normal.
All that you say is true. Similar to my earlier posts on the subject, it seems to indicate that people are quickly realizing that perhaps there's more (or less) to Mr. Obama than meets the eye.
I'd refer you to this article for similar discussion regarding Obama's approval rating and the decidedly negative trend.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690358175013837.html
My reasons for wanting him to succeed have absolutely nothing to do with him or his political philosophy. At the very least I want him to do well simply because the world needs a bit more stability right now. I'd rather have someone get on with the business of governing rather than riding on the continued elation concerning his victory.
I haven't seen any continued elation lately. At the same time, I have seen governing occuring.
Russel,
Let me give you a couple examples that stand out.
First, the mad rush to pass the stimulus bill or else everyone would spontaneously burst into flames. The bill passed, and where was President Obama? He went out of town for a few days and said in essence, "Meh... I'll sign it after the long weekend."
Second, the recent outrage over AIG and the bonuses it wanted to pay. People were rightly outraged to see that a financial institution that received almost $200 billion in bailout money was going to spend millions on executive bonuses. As the outrage continued to build, he jets off to California to have a campaign-style rally and appear on Jay Leno.
Is this the change he was promising? These kinds of examples do absolutely nothing to convince me that he was the right man for the job. People can say all they want about about how poll numbers traditionally dip after time on the job. I don't think though that a lot of his supporters expected to see his numbers in W territory quite this quickly.
The President who wears the economical mess that is the American economy is going to suffer regardless of what they do: people will still lose their jobs, and the recovery will never be fast enough. To borrow from CBC's Rex Murphy, he seems more intent on being a cool MC instead of actually managing these crises.
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