Fox poll says Obama disapproval rising; bow was OK
Fox News is trumpeting the results of its latest poll, showing that President Obama’s job approval rating has fallen to its all-time low of 46 percent, matching his disapproval rating.
A few days ago, Fox was also trying to make a big deal about Obama’s bow to the emperor of Japan. The poll suggests that seed fell on barren ground.
The question:
When the president of the United States is traveling overseas, do you think it is appropriate for him to bow to a foreign leader if that is the country’s custom or is it never appropriate for the president to bow to another leader?
The response:
Yes, bow when it is the proper custom: 67 percent
No, it is never appropriate: 26 percent
Democrats: Yes, 84 percent; Never, 9 percent
Republicans, Yes, 53 percent; Never 40 percent
Independents: Yes, 62 percent; Never, 30 percent
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Matilda
November 20th, 2009
3:03 pm
Exercising good manners and respecting the customs of the land you are visiting fall under the umbrella of “Treat others as you would have them treat you.” How many posters here today squawking about the bow also are incensed when foreigners come here, as visitors or immigrants, and fail to learn and respect “our way” of doing things? (Yankees: when I brake gently and nod to you, so that you may enter your desired lane in traffic, a courtesy wave of thanks is our custom. You’re welcome.)
One more revelation: Just because I bow or cede to you does NOT mean you own me, I am your b—-, or that you have any power over me beyond what I have ceded in the moment. I do not imagine for one nanosecond that our President’s bow means anything more than a polite greeting and gesture of goodwill for the forthcoming conversation. Those of you who imagine more of it REALLY need to get over yourselves!!
Bushwacker
November 20th, 2009
3:04 pm
Hey Audrey in Georgia I was at the my Dr’s office yesterday, he said the only way to lower costs is to open up competition across state lines and the DEMS REFUSE TO DO THAT, that should tell you something!!
He also said anyone ho thinks the costs will go down are in lal al land!!!!
Who should I believe “Audrey in Georgia the brainwashed” or my DR????
stands for decibels
November 20th, 2009
3:05 pm
The “nonuts” (aka liberals) don’t care what Obama does.
I know, I know–”Common Sense” is birther trash, and a really dumb troll, but I want to address this for a bit.
On what planet do liberals not care what Obama does? JC on a rusty trailer hitch, go over to an actual liberal blog some day (not Jay, for crying out loud) – your Orange Satan, your Demonic Underwear, even FluffPo. The sniping and griping is cacophonous.
Me? I’m pretty happy with the job so far. I pretty much got what was actually advertised (as opposed to what was fed to me from The Stupids); I paid attention to what the man was saying back during his first Dem debates, and throughout the general election.
And I watch The Meter to see how he’s doing as well.
And if his party loses the 16-seat House average in 2010 after he pushes real hard to accomplish the tougher goals (HCR being the big garish one, but there are others like killing DADT and maybe instituting a more sensible immigration policy), eh. He’ll likely be re-elected.
Things are really pretty good. The economy sucks of course, but I don’t think for a moment it would’ve been better under McCain/Palin.
stands for decibels
November 20th, 2009
3:06 pm
Oops, forgot link to the Obameter…
Kept:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/rulings/promise-kept/
Broken:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/rulings/promise-broken/
getalife
November 20th, 2009
3:06 pm
Bushie,
Because he was a mental health doctor silly.
Bosch
November 20th, 2009
3:06 pm
jewcowboy,
It always cracks me up when people make fun of others – calling them morons and what not – I’m not sure that Big D has done that, but I know a particular poster who doesn’t post here anymore, or at least not by the name he used to go as – and they couldn’t figure out the “comment” button. My position was, if you’re gonna call someone a moron, ya’ might wanna first learn to master that “comment’ button.
But, of course, it wasn’t their fault, it was a server thing. LOL!!
GetItRight
November 20th, 2009
3:08 pm
Bosch,
I didn’t need to look at their records to see if they paid.
They were over there openly telling the nurse at the triage, and the insurance liason that they DID NOT intend to pay for their service. That they couldn’t and wouldn’t. They had no ID to show.
I didn’t need to delve deeper into it, but the rather loud banter they kept going on about how they better not get a bill in the mail… Well, that kinda gave it away.
And they smelled like crap, looked like crap, and the kids didn’t have shoes. You tell me if these people cared about paying for a SERVICE? And lets be honest… Non-English speaker… refuse to show ID, or understand how to show an id… Or maybe it was the other cook that brought in his co-worker, to translate, so that his line helper could get sewn up from a knife cut in the kitchen.. If your legal, you have nothing to hide!
Maybe I should go to the restaurant tonight and tell them I’m broke and won’t be paying for my meal after I order it. I wonder how that will go over?
What about the bank that does my mortgages?! Just tell them I’m done paying, and think I should have a free house.. Yeah, thats the ticket!
Maybe I’m just better at seeing obvious crap, rather the made up world most people want to live in.
World's Hottest Foxy Lady
November 20th, 2009
3:08 pm
mikey, abNormal, Jimmy Cracker,
all y’all hate the President Barack H. Obama, hate America, and hate other Americans. you can tell by what you writes, the name-calling, and the dissIn. NONE OF YA’LL EVER SAYS ANYTHING THAT IS INTELLIGENCE.
if you call people out of name you are a hater.
ya’ll are just haters because you lost the election just like losers do!!!
So:SUCK IT, LOSERS!!!
Bushwacker
November 20th, 2009
3:08 pm
You made our case Matilda , no one respects our way of doing the things when they come here so why in the hell should we respect them.
And those of you do not know there is mpore than meets the eye going on here are in for a rude awakening.
Why does he shun our allies like Britian and Isreal and make nnice with the dictators of the world???
Bosch
November 20th, 2009
3:08 pm
sfd @ 3:05 – polite golf clap.
Audrey in Georgia
November 20th, 2009
3:10 pm
Big D, hit spell check first or use your brain and proof read your work before submitting your
comments. Thank you very much!
Del
November 20th, 2009
3:10 pm
It doesn’t matter as Obama’s been bowing out ever since he took office. The endless campaign designed to mask inability to govern is falling apart. The far-left dem’s will begin hearing Taps warming up for this presidents administration in November of next year.
Bosch
November 20th, 2009
3:11 pm
GetItRight,
I’m still gobsmacked at your supernatural ability to tell these things without talking to or even knowing someone. Based simply on smell. Wow, what incredible senses you must have. I’m impressed.
Big D
November 20th, 2009
3:11 pm
SFD, Question to Nancy: Where in the Constitution does it approve of the Federal Government demanding and providing for health care. Answer from Nancy: “Are you kidding, Are you kidding” Now that’s a real briliant constitutional scholar. SFD, what is the first oath that a member of congress and the president take? If you would like I will buy you a copy of the Federalist just in case you want to rise above ignorance.
Obamayourmomma
November 20th, 2009
3:12 pm
All you republican haters on this site, enjoy it now because in 2010 the “we get back control” tour starts for the right. In 2012 we send the manchild walking into the night. Then, you can all blame the redneck, racist white people for the loss. The truth is the guy was never a leader before we lost our minds and voted for him and the man is still not a leader and most likely never will be. Pelosi and Reid run this country with their hand up Obama’s butt like a puppet. By the way, there is NO protocol for one head of state bowing to the another head of state. Did you see the Japanese President bow down to the damn floor to Obama? NO, you did not because even he knew it meant weakness. Like I said, enjoy your time in the sun. Ignorance knows no boundaries on the left and this site proves it.
TnGelding
November 20th, 2009
3:15 pm
A poll a day keeps Bookman in dismay. Anyone that tries to do anything is going to be unpopular as fragmented as our society is.
getalife
November 20th, 2009
3:15 pm
Big D,
I guess your car insurance is unconstitutional too right?
jewcowboy
November 20th, 2009
3:15 pm
World’s Hottest Foxy Lady,
“you can tell by what you writes, the name-calling, and the dissIn. NONE OF YA’LL EVER SAYS ANYTHING THAT IS INTELLIGENCE”
Perhaps you should rethink calling out anyone’s intelligence when your post contains the phrase” “you can tell by what you writes, the name-calling, and the dissIn. NONE OF YA’LL EVER SAYS ANYTHING THAT IS INTELLIGENCE”.
Just a thought.
Big D
November 20th, 2009
3:16 pm
Audrey, Sorry, but that’s about as tacky as saying your probably fat and ugly as an answer to a statement I din’t like.
GetItRight
November 20th, 2009
3:16 pm
Foxy,
Are you 12? I can tell you don’t have a job, honey.. You write/type just like you’d speak in the hood.
Are you one of those people who’ve never cared about politics until “The Man” came to power? I bet your the kind that didn’t pay any attention to what went on, but felt that it was really awesome to put a “Change” or “Hope” sticker on your car… Infact, the oddest thing is.. during all the elections in the past, I’ve always seen both sides of the parties, and their garbage stickers and ads.. Rarely do you find them in the hood. Now, it’s uncool to be black, and not have one of those stickers on their beaters. The same way it was common practice to find those dopy “W” stickers on cars.
Racist or not, black people rarely care about voting and elections. Look at our turn out in ATL. It was sub-par at best. No one cared at all.. They banked on the voters of 2008 to come out and vote again in droves. ACORN didn’t care about the ATL vote. Not even 25% of voters showed.
So Foxy.. grab your coloring book, girl; and go have some fun this weekend. Your still a winner, even if you can’t stay within the lines.
Bosch
November 20th, 2009
3:19 pm
Pssst. Folks. Foxy Lady is a parody – like Redneck.
Carry on.
getalife
November 20th, 2009
3:20 pm
Funny too.
GetItRight
November 20th, 2009
3:21 pm
Bosch,
It’s amazing really.. I smell free-loaders from MILES away. It’s terrible sometimes, especially during these rough times!!
BTW, how dense are you? I hear some woman claim she can’t afford the service, and has no insurance because she doesn’t want to pay the monthly bill, and gets upset when they want to send her a bill… Doesn’t any of that imply she’s a free-loader? She said she WILL NOT PAY. I didn’t have to take notes… She went on and on, and on. And the Hispanic that cut himself? He couldn’t do anything but smile and nod.
Your telling me, we have immigrants that get tests now in spanish to be naturalized?? Wow.
Audrey in Georgia
November 20th, 2009
3:21 pm
Bushw…, believe me, health care costs will become more affordable for everyone in this
country when the health care reform bill passes. I know all of you are shaking in your
boots now, but you will be alright.
jewcowboy
November 20th, 2009
3:22 pm
Bosch,
“But, of course, it wasn’t their fault, it was a server thing. LOL!!”
What is weird with the double post, is that when I am on my Blackberry, I’ll occasionally hit submit twice, because I cannot tell if it went through, but I always get an error message telling me I’ve submitted the same comment.
But it’s always easier to blame IT than to admit user error
jewcowboy
November 20th, 2009
3:25 pm
GetItRight,
“He couldn’t do anything but smile and nod.
Your telling me, we have immigrants that get tests now in spanish to be naturalized?? Wow.”
As crazy as this may sound, there are many people that are naturalized citizens of the US that do not speak English.
Obamayourmomma
November 20th, 2009
3:26 pm
Audrey, you have lost your flipping mind if you think that is going to happen. What the hell do you think is going to happen to taxes besides everything else going up? Maybe you are a low income earner that will not get a tax hike but, most of us on this site against this plan are not. Has anyone ever told you what Canadaians pay in taxes every year. Look into it and ask yourself if you are ok with more money out of yours or your spouses check. If you are then at least you are honest. Stupid, but honest.
Bosch
November 20th, 2009
3:26 pm
GetItRight,
I have no reason not to believe you, so I won’t come back with a smart ass retort about what you heard. I do know that if you story is true, that clinic should be cited for violating several HIPPA laws.
As to the other issue: unless you are some kind of supernatural creature who can read minds, you have no idea if a person is illegal or legal simply by sight, or smell.
“Your telling me, we have immigrants that get tests now in spanish to be naturalized??”
I’m telling you what? Did we switch gears and you are now changing the subject?
Matilda
November 20th, 2009
3:27 pm
Bushwhacko at 3:08. WRONG. I did not make your case, which appears to be that it’s okay to be rude just because someone was rude to you. (Correct me if I’m wrong.) MY point is that the golden rule is a worthy guideline — FOR ME — whether anyone else follows it or not. Further, people who treat others with respect are more likely to be respected, IMO. The idea that our President should swagger around with no regard for the customs or feelings of others is…. well, SOOOOOO last administration.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
November 20th, 2009
3:27 pm
I bow to really hot chicks like Sarah but not to any dudes.
That’s just pathetic.
ew
GetItRight
November 20th, 2009
3:29 pm
Audrey… Would like better care, or cheaper care? Both won’t happen, so please don’t be vacuous.
Matilda
November 20th, 2009
3:30 pm
“Where in the Constitution does it approve of the Federal Government demanding and providing for health care?”
In the first paragraph:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
GetItRight
November 20th, 2009
3:31 pm
jewcowboy,
Your in a class that is ENGLISH. The test, is in ENGLISH.
So the guy could maybe read english, which means chances are he could write it.. right?
jewcowboy
November 20th, 2009
3:31 pm
“I bow to really hot chicks like Sarah but not to any dudes.”
I love how we are suppose to condemn sexist remarks pertaining to Ms. Palin when they are hurtful towards her, but should accept them when they are in support of her.
jewcowboy
November 20th, 2009
3:33 pm
GetItRight,
“So the guy could maybe read english, which means chances are he could write it.. right?”
Let me put it this way, I took 4 years of Japanese, and could speak it and read it, but writing it…not a chance. Of course, I am also thankful for keyboards since my handwriting is so atrocious.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
November 20th, 2009
3:34 pm
Nah, there’s no fraud here-
House resolution asks Attorney General to appoint special counsel to investigate ACORN… Developing…
Of course Obozo is legitimate, yeah, sure thing.
jewcowboy
November 20th, 2009
3:35 pm
“That’s just pathetic.”
And this would be reason #1,349 why you are not the President of the United States of America.
stands for decibels
November 20th, 2009
3:35 pm
my Dr’s office yesterday, he said the only way to lower costs is to open up competition
I hear some woman claim she can’t afford the service,
Behold, Mighty Mister Sample-Size-of-One.
Bosch
November 20th, 2009
3:35 pm
Matilda,
Everytime I read that – my brain instantly starts in with that song from School House Rock!
Yeap, that earworm still going……….thanks…………….
GetItRight
November 20th, 2009
3:36 pm
matilda,
Going with your train of thought here…. if your including free health care in the “welfare” clause.. What about free college degrees for anyone? What about…. Free housing? We need a house to be healthy and prosperous, right?
What about food? We all need that? Who can perform well with no intake? Cars? We should get cars too for free? Need them to get to work, and get things done after work, right??
Your argument doesn’t hold water.. Anything can be included in that, and it doesnt say healthcare is a right. It’s not.
stands for decibels
November 20th, 2009
3:36 pm
… Developing…
This just in–Andy still hangs out over at Matty Drudge’s c. 1996 html nightmare.
Del
November 20th, 2009
3:39 pm
jewcowboy,
At least up until 4 years ago testing for citizenship in a language other than English was only allowed for the very elderly or or a person with some infirmity that prevented them from gaining a working knowledge of English.
Bosch
November 20th, 2009
3:40 pm
OMG, not the ol’ “if we get free health care than what’s to stop the guvmit from giving us free groceries, cars, TVs, and houses” argument.
Watch out everybody!!! Don’t fall down on that slipperty slope!!
It depends
November 20th, 2009
3:40 pm
It does not matter what you or I think concerning this matter. What matters is just what did the bow mean to the Japanese? Just what does it mean when a citizen of Japan bows to the emperor of Japan? Does it mean that he/she is acknowledging the “divinity of the emperor” (Tennô which is usually translated into the English emperor literally means “heavenly sovereign”), that he is a direct decedent of the Japanese Kami, and the highest authority in the Shinto religion? Sometimes yes. So, just what did the Japanese think that Obama meant by his bow?
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
November 20th, 2009
3:40 pm
Busted-
If you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW. The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly, brutally and quite deliciously exposed after a hacker broke into the computers at the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (aka Hadley CRU) and released 61 megabites of confidential files onto the internet. (Hat tip: Watts Up With That)- UKTimes
It’s all a scam.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/19/breaking-news-story-hadley-cru-has-apparently-been-hacked-hundreds-of-files-released/#more-12937
getalife
November 20th, 2009
3:41 pm
Andy bows down to drudge.
Mrs. Godzilla
November 20th, 2009
3:42 pm
Our President…..
got off the plane and went to the girls’ school…..
some may have issues with his stand on issues, but this is a fine decent
man and I am so proud he is our President.
stands for decibels
November 20th, 2009
3:42 pm
Andy bows down to drudge.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Matilda
November 20th, 2009
3:44 pm
GetitRight, get a grip. Your interpretation is stressing you out, and stress is a killer, you know. The government, which is actually you and me by proxy, has established guidelines and systems by which people in this country (most if not all) have access to clean water — to the extent that we take it forgranted. As a result, we have a healthier, more productive general welfare than countries where people drink feces-contaminated mud. Pay attention now, Sparky: This is NOT the same thing as having a federal agent come to your house and force an enema hose into your anus, followed by three gallons of [much needed] cleansing water. See? Tweaking systems so fewer people are left out of lifesaving goods and services can be beneficial to us ALL! It doesn’t mean the end of goodness as you define it. Bless your heart.
Bosch
November 20th, 2009
3:44 pm
And just so all of you know or care – I’m very upset about UGA.
stands for decibels
November 20th, 2009
3:45 pm
got off the plane and went to the girls’ school…..
some may have issues with his stand on issues, but this is a fine decent
man and I am so proud he is our President.
Ever read the Freepers’ reaction to the horrifying news that Sasha had the audacity to wear a T-shirt with a big peace sign on it, few months back?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/9/751767/-Obama-daughter-wears-t-shirt,-Freepers-call-her-ghetto-trash
Audrey in Georgia
November 20th, 2009
3:46 pm
Ditto Matilda! Big D, I think I have hurt your feelings. Get over it! Here is a quick English lesson for you. Your is the possession of you. Example: your opinion, your way of life,
your attitude. You’re is the contraction of the two words you and are combined. Example:
you’re nice (you are nice), you’re not nice (you are not nice), and you’re happy (you are
happy.) I hope this English lesson helps everyone going forward.
Ragnar Danneskjöld
November 20th, 2009
3:46 pm
A bow at the waist is appropriate only if your purse and shoes match.
Mrs. Godzilla
November 20th, 2009
3:47 pm
… hits drudge this afternoon just in time to hit Fox News tonight and the right wing talking heads all weekend….
kind of a “tinkers to evers to chance” but with a political turd.
and nobody polishes a political turd better that drudge and the man
with his own collection so shamwows……Andy.
stands for decibels
November 20th, 2009
3:49 pm
kind of a “tinkers to evers to chance” but with a political turd.
oh, that’s a classic, that is.
Obamayourmomma
November 20th, 2009
3:50 pm
Matilda, you are a perfect example of government ran schools. You no more understand the constitution then you do a medicine bottle that reads squeeze and turn clockwise. Your understanding of what government is suppose to do and what you want it to do is mind blowing. You mentally bring a knife to a gun fight woman.
Independent Thinker
November 20th, 2009
3:51 pm
As someone who teaches courses on the college level on international relations and customs…he made a big mistake by shaking hands and bowing at the same time…the Chinese students in my class thought he acted like a buffoon, a totally naive person, like a duck out of water.
The fact the approval rating is dropping is not shocking….the fact it hasn’t fallen further faster is what is shocking to me.
stands for decibels
November 20th, 2009
3:52 pm
you are a perfect example of government ran schools.
government ran?
Redneck Convert? you funnin’ us again?
heading upstairs for a quickie…
Common Sense
November 20th, 2009
3:54 pm
To getalife:
………. and you “nonuts” forget I am proud of it !
To jewcowboy:
Maybe so ……….. he’s well on his way …………. those Obama car stickers are getting harder and harder to spot.
MadMadWorld
November 20th, 2009
3:54 pm
getalife
“I guess your car insurance is unconstitutional too right?”
Not to be overly picky here, but you don’t have to have car insurance unless you drive a car on public roads. It’s not really an accurate comparison.
Independent Thinker
November 20th, 2009
3:55 pm
Audrey, my concern is not the affordability of health care, but the timeliness and effectiveness.
For example: Audrey, we have good news and bad news….you have ovarian cancer and need surgery…it won’t cost you much, so that’s good. It can be scheduled in 6 months…the bad news is at the current spread rate you have 4 months to live.
Obamayourmomma
November 20th, 2009
3:58 pm
Thinker, I hope you are happy. You just went way over Audrey’s head on your thinking and now she has to call you a racist redneck for saying she is going to get cancer.
sad brotha
November 20th, 2009
3:58 pm
Obama promised anything and everything to get elected… used car salesman techniques… now that the wheels of the car are falling off and the promises can’t be completely kept… the customers are PISSED!
ugaaccountant
November 20th, 2009
3:59 pm
Why isn’t the column labeled “every poll says Obama disapproval rising”?
getalife
November 20th, 2009
4:01 pm
mad,
True and it is corporate welfare for the insurance companies.
They love it so it can’t be good.
Asok Bueryvz
November 20th, 2009
4:06 pm
In small villages in my country, Turkmenistan, high ranking Turkmenbashi frequently offer intestinal gas from their cupped hand as a show of honor and hospitality to visiting dignitaries.
The custom comes form long ago to say that after the eating festival you will have solid digestions. We look forward to greeting all 1st families.
Mrs. Godzilla
November 20th, 2009
4:10 pm
stands
thanks i was afraid i would screw up the sports reference…..
@@
November 20th, 2009
4:10 pm
Bosch:
So?
So what? It’s O.K. for a leftist to make assumptions based on his accute sense or “gaydar” as he called it, but you rail against a conservative who can offer more evidence for his claim.
Bosch to GetItRight,
And did you interview all the patients there to see if they were illegal or indigent,
Bosch to GetItRight
GetItRight,
I’m still gobsmacked at your supernatural ability to tell these things without talking to or even knowing someone. Based simply on smell. Wow, what incredible senses you must have. I’m impressed.
Bosch to GetItRight
As to the other issue: unless you are some kind of supernatural creature who can read minds, you have no idea if a person is illegal or legal simply by sight, or smell.
Your refusal to acknowledge wrongdoing on the part of leftists is astounding. But then you’re not here to discuss issues. You’re here to discuss other people, which is exactly why I take hits at you when you apply the old double standard principle.
Enjoy the music thread everyone.
RD
November 20th, 2009
4:11 pm
Of course his approval rating is dropping. We’ve elected an liberal idiot that is taking this country down a dangerous path. Elections have consequences and all of us will pay for the stupidity of those who voted for this socialist.
Normal
November 20th, 2009
4:13 pm
Marriage music upstairs…
Obamayourmomma
November 20th, 2009
4:14 pm
@@, great points. To bad they will not understand what you just printed. They only know labels and race baiting.
getalife
November 20th, 2009
4:14 pm
You know it is insane to want the gop back in power.
Do you really expect a different result?
Marge
November 20th, 2009
4:15 pm
The poll (which I took) did not ask my political affiliation so I am curious as to how you arrived at those numbers.
Obamayourmomma
November 20th, 2009
4:24 pm
getalife, after this administration has left town anything will be better then what we will go through. Including Sarah Palin or Hillary Clinton. Well, maybe Palin.
Jake
November 20th, 2009
4:49 pm
His ratings are slipping because the koolaid is starting to wear off. If you were anti-war, the increased body bags returning from Afghanistan is not the change you hoped for. If you’re a 20 something ‘invincible’, being forced to pay for health insurance you don’t want isn’t the change you hoped for. If you’re one of the 16% of unemployed Amnericans due to the total failure of both stimulus packages, this isn’t the change you hoped for.
Casual Observer
November 20th, 2009
4:49 pm
Dis/Approval ratings, What is that? What was W’s approval rating his last YEARS in office? What was Clintons approval ratings? We have checks and balances in place to make sure that not even the President has so much power. In 1-2 yrs the disapproval will show when Congress gets re-balanced in favor of the GOP. Then when everyone sees that with a Dem in the WH and a GOP controlled Congress even then nothing much will get done. I am convinced that our Modern Day politicians on both sides are in cahoots. Honestly when was the last time we had a Great Statesmen or a real Leader?
md
November 20th, 2009
5:07 pm
There is hope, but it is slight.
The last time this country had a balanced budget was right after Clinton failed to pass his version of healthcare. Congress was cleaned out and replaced with the gop, which unlike the Bush years demanded a balanced budget. If you will recall, Clinton had to submit 5 budget proposals before congress approved one and the budget was balanced within the next 4 years.
If this monster bill goes through, you can kiss that balanced budget goodbye forever, and the downfall of America will be complete. Before long, a strong economy would barely be able to pay the interest, much less the bills.
Tom
November 20th, 2009
5:58 pm
Jay, your poll nicely illuminates the depth of the average rancid Repug mind. Thanks for yet another never-ending reminder re “The Little People” of our land.
TnGelding
November 20th, 2009
10:37 pm
Wake me when he reaches his predecessor’s lofty final ratings.
Simon of Peraea
November 20th, 2009
11:11 pm
Final Word: jesus was a copycat messiah, hannity and rush prove the “mental shadow” of themselves time after time, and every strong arm republican is most likely a spoiled brat with closet issues and an overprotective mother. I wish my daddy could give me all his cast off companies so i could run ‘em into the ground for practice…. Bush junior screwed this country and closed minded morons will never accept it.. deal with it..
Simon of Peraea
November 20th, 2009
11:42 pm
md… you’re a moron. corporate greed ruined this country. my CEO received a $2 million bonus (2nd Q) this year on top of his $8 million salary while laying off in excess of 100 employees at our grand corporate headquarters and other sites just to protect the bottom line. How many “average workers” should have kept their jobs? How many families had to stress over the fact their head of household was let go for no reason? Bush’s base is still alive and kickin’ because of the good ole’ southern boy mentality in this grand republican state. Short sighted, small minded politics are still alive in the south and will never die, due to greed of cowardly executive limp d*ck idiots and the reps they pay off.
redneckbluedog
November 25th, 2009
11:24 am
Since I will be traveling tomorrow, I would like to wish every one a happy thanksgiving, and remember to say a prayer for Jesus, the US military, and President Barack Hussein Obama, commander and chief of the US military….
Mickey
November 27th, 2009
1:16 pm
Who gives a rats arse what the heck any FOX poll says about anything. You sure can get the poll numbers you want when you go around a tea party asking those idiots the right questions.
Charlie
November 28th, 2009
11:59 am
I think it is absolutely absurb for people to hold Obama accountable for the state of this country. He has been given a huge responsibility to fix mess that’s been brewing for years. It is also appropriate for world leaders to bow when the custom of that country requires it. If the US had a custom for other world leaders to bow to Obama, would the Republicans be upset if someone didn’t do it. People let’s get real. Let’s focus on real issues and not this type of foolishness!!