Obama Job Approval Slips to 58 Percent

[EVAY]

People really need to stop blaming Bush for everything. He's not the president anymore. Lord Obama is the president. He knew that he when he became president that things weren't great in America. Everything is on him now. If he doesn't like that then he should resign. Besides, how long can Obama keep blaming Bush for everything that goes wrong under his presidency?

Let's see. 9/11 occurred eight months AFTER Bush had taken office, and several months after he had been warned by the intelligence agencies that there was a threat that planes might be hijacked and flown into important buildings in America. Every Republican in America blamed the 9/11 attacks on Bill Clinton. Sooo, the answer to your question is, what, maybe another three months or so?

Seriously, the honeymoon for Obama is ending, and it is ending right on time. While I have heard Republican apologists claim that Obama promised to have everything fixed one month after he took office, the fact is that he has consistenly claimed that it would take years to get out of the mess that it took years to get into. But by the end of the summer (or thereabouts) Obama will have to "own" the economy, and I think that's about right.

The reason that Bush is blamed for the economic mess is that it occurred on his watch. That's the way political leadership works in this country. The bailout of the financial industry cost two or more times as much as the stimulus bill. It was a hard, but necessary decision for the Bush administration to take. Then Bush et. al. led the auto industry bailout during his last months, to "turn it over to Obama". Those are facts. So the statement that Obama "inherited" the economic mess from Bush is right. He started from ground zero, which means his initiatives are gonna take longer than if they were continuations of prior existing policies.

[Jacob1983]

I never said anything about Obama fixing all of America's problems during his first month as president. I do think it's lame, lazy, and convenient of Obama to blame Bush for everything that has gone bad under Obama's watch. I just think that people need to move on from the Bush presidency. He was a sucky president and he ed up America but ing about it isn't going to change what happened. Move on. Obama is the president now. It's on him. Besides, Obama shouldn't at all about blaming Bush for everything. If Obama didn't want the responsiblity and critcism that come with being the president then he shouldn't have ran for president in the first place.

[LnGrrrR]

I never said anything about Obama fixing all of America's problems during his first month as president. I do think it's lame, lazy, and convenient of Obama to blame Bush for everything that has gone bad under Obama's watch. I just think that people need to move on from the Bush presidency. He was a sucky president and he ed up America but ing about it isn't going to change what happened. Move on. Obama is the president now. It's on him. Besides, Obama shouldn't at all about blaming Bush for everything. If Obama didn't want the responsiblity and critcism that come with being the president then he shouldn't have ran for president in the first place.

It's nice to hear a conservative say that Bush has full responsibility for 9/11! Good on you Jacob!

[jack sommerset]

It's nice to hear a conservative say that Bush has full responsibility for 9/11! Good on you Jacob!

Responsible for 9/11. That is straight up weird. Please don't bore me with ur conspiracy theory.

Bush was a good President. Jacob, you don't need to say Bush was a sucky President to get these s to listen to any criticism of Obama. Obama is a ty human being and a terrible President. It's hard for these s to admit this because 1) the are idiots 2) they are hardcore democrats 3) they hate Bush. Forget Obama has zero expierence. He is President for 3 1/2 more years. Look at what this dildo has done so far in office. It's di able.

[LnGrrrR]

Jack, you have very poor reading comprehension. Let me make it more clear.

I never said anything about Bush fixing all of America's problems during his first month as president. I do think it's lame, lazy, and convenient of Bush to blame Clinton for 9/11/terrorism that has gone bad under Bush's watch. I just think that people need to move on from the Clinton presidency. He was a sucky president and he ed up America but ing about it isn't going to change what happened. Move on. Bush is the president now. It's on him. Besides, Bush shouldn't at all about blaming Bush for everything. If Bush didn't want the responsiblity and critcism that come with being the president then he shouldn't have ran for president in the first place.

There, I made it easier for you.

[ChumpDumper]

. It's 61% now.

That's a shame.

[Jacob1983]

I think that Bush wasn't the best president ever but he wasn't the worst one either. He had a lot of bad things happen and a lot of bad luck when he was president. I think Bush shares some of the blame for 9/11. I would put some of it on Clinton too. I'm not one of those nutjobs that thinks that Bush and his cronies were behind the 9/11 attacks. Obama needs to get his act together. People are already starting to see that he's overrated and is more hype than hope. And I don't give a crap if he's only been a president since mid-January. Obama promised change and a million other things. Where's the change, Barry? And you know it's bad when Ahmadinejad compares you to Bush. I wonder how Obama felt about that. Obama compared McCain to Bush numerous times during the campaign last year and now he's the one being compared to evil Hitler Bush.

[ChumpDumper]

And you know it's bad when Ahmadinejad compares you to Bush.

Because you respect Ahmadinejad's views so much.

[Winehole23]

So should we, apparently.

[Winehole23]

Hope he didn't hurt Obama's feelings.

[jack sommerset]

Keeps slipping. National average of polls is 53 percent. Rasmussen Reports 48 percent approve. He will be at Bush marks this time next year. Yikes!

[Wild Cobra]

Keeps slipping. National average of polls is 53 percent. Rasmussen Reports 48 percent approve. He will be at Bush marks this time next year. Yikes!

I will laugh my ass off so hard if his disapproval match president Bush's, especially since he's the media's Golden Child!

[DarrinS]

I guess the honeymoon is over.

[DarrinS]

http://people-press.org/report/532/obamas-ratings-slide

[Marcus Bryant]

The American Idol presidency.

[jack sommerset]

The American Idol presidency.

Obama is the Taylor Hick of Idol. Everyone voted for him because they thought he was different,wanted a change and he was a nice guy. He sucked and disapeared.

[ChumpDumper]

Oh noes!

[Marcus Bryant]

This is a country persuaded by style rather than substance in its politics. It started with JFK, showed up again with Reagan, then Clinton, and then Obama. We end up with dreadfully dull presidents only when their opponent is someone even more dreadfully dull.

Our politics is the fascism of action, style, and the now. Every election is an over the top, end of the world, drama, followed by four years of dithering and partisan circle jerks. Not that I don't mind the dithering, for at least our liberty isn't further eroded to satisfy some scheme designed by ideological jackasses. Of course, that merely preserves the prior schemes designed by ideological jackasses which have resulted in the mess known as the federal government.

[Jacob1983]

Obama sucking so much ass is making me miss Bush as president.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Obama sucking so much ass is making me miss Bush as president.

it's 7 months in... maybe he'll start an unecessary war to perk you up?

[Marcus Bryant]

Well, he hasn't abandoned the Afghan War.

[SonOfAGun]

In the beginning I was fine with Obama winning over McDumbDumb. The thought of McCain being president would get a chuckle out of me. As fast as America was sliding into the abyss, I was glad McCain was not running the show.

Now that I think about it, the President of the United States, as much damage as the mf'er would do, should at least ultimately care about his country. He should in the end want America to recover and succeed. Obama obviously does not. It's all about Obama to Obama. It's all about AGENDA, long term negative effects on the only people who keep this country working be damned. McCain at least put his life on the line for this country.

[Spursmania]

58% is still pretty damn good. I think he will continue to be popular because he has a pretty likable persona. But, once people wise up to the effects of his policies, ...

Yeah, but some of his policies are beginning to become less and lees popular.

http://www.examiner.com/x-2547-Watch...l-numbers-drop
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25189.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690358175013837.html

[Spursmania]

In the beginning I was fine with Obama winning over McDumbDumb. The thought of McCain being president would get a chuckle out of me. As fast as America was sliding into the abyss, I was glad McCain was not running the show.

Now that I think about it, the President of the United States, as much damage as the mf'er would do, should at least ultimately care about his country. He should in the end want America to recover and succeed. Obama obviously does not. It's all about Obama to Obama. It's all about AGENDA, long term negative effects on the only people who keep this country working be damned. McCain at least put his life on the line for this country.

SOG, you took the words right out of my mouth, seriously...

[George Gervin's Afro]

SOG, you took the words right out of my mouth, seriously...

Why would Obama not want the country to succeed? What would he get out of that?