Nope, according to a poll taken this week by CNN, that is Barack Obama's approval rating. For a year plus, Obama has been stuck in a plummeting death spiral - at least as far as political approval goes. But, thanks to that funny little tip we give called Bipartisanship, Obama finds himself on the rebound - and the Republicans have a bit of problem on their hands..
First, there is one important thing we need to learn from this poll: Barack Obama still and likely will always have the benefit of the doubt. Even if he spends nearly 2 years in lockstep with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, all it takes is one piece of legislation to right his political ship. He IS special in voters eyes. Need proof? The Democrats approval ratings are 42%, and Republicans notched even lower at 40%... Barack Obama is above it all.....
Therein lies the problem for Republicans...... What do you do? You just followed the people's lead, went to the table with the President, and carved out the first halfway bi-partisan legislation in almost 2 decades - and he got all the credit. Do you go back to the old plan of blocking and waiting it out, to the possible detriment of your country? Or, do you continue the new path, and almost ensure that your party loses the presidency in 2012? Tread lightly, my friends.....
Yes, it was a beautiful thing to see Barack Obama locked arm in arm almost with Glenn McConnell - while Reid and Pelosi didn't even bother to show up for the signing (very classy, guys). But now McConnell and the Republicans know who will be the major benefactor of bipartisanship in 2 years. Actually, we all will benefit - but that's not how DC works. Will the lovefest continue? We doubt it, but hey, we can wish, can't we? There are worse things than having a Democrat as President. We think....
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2 comments:
Give him time Mike, give him time. The one thing Obama has shown is that is can screw up the simplist of things. Also if one remembers, Carter appeared invincible in 1978-79 and he was leading any Republicans that was polled against him. We rememeber how that turned out don't we?
And while he has pulled off some surprising victories, he is doing so and the expense of his core base--the liberal left. While 2012 is a long way off, somehow I have a idea that 2011 could be an interesting year to sit back and observe the political play in DC. It might even be better than "The West Wing"....teg
we take that road to get to Jean's parents house.
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