Slip slidin away......

[bytor2112]

President Obama's poll numbers have fallen faster than any President in recent history...maybe ever. Zogby reports his poll number's have fallen to 42%. This doesn't surprise me nor does it make me happy. I am solidly opposed to President Obama and the agenda of the left in general, but, I was hoping for a period of time that was less polarizing than during the Bush years or Clinton years. Sadly that is not the case....it's politics as usual in D.C.

I believe that like all past Presidents that Obama truly wants what is best for his country. He needs to focus like a laser beam on the economy. We are far from being out of the woods. He still has a chance to right his listing ship......but he better hurry.

Mr. President......Americans are suffering from unemployment and a growth stifling tax policy. End the IRS! Change the tax system to a FAIR tax! Cut the Corporate tax rate! Break out of the chains of the Democratic party's destructive tax and spend ideology. Repeal the "stimulus" bill and let's get people back to work.

I suspect that he won't listen...and 42% will soon be 39% and so on and so on. But...if he did, I would be happy and so would the majority of Americans.

[Dr T]

I love that song by Paul Simon

[Loudmouth_Mormon]

I heard him say "I don't want to own a bunch of banks."

Then I heard him say "I don't want to run a car company."

I waited for a while, but then yes indeed, I finally heard a clip of him saying "I don't want to run a health insurance company."

I dunno - how many things must a president end up doing that he doesn't want to, before we start questioning either his truthfulness, or his ability?

LM

[Maxel]

He's just doing it all for the American people, LM. We're too stupid to take care of ourselves, so the generous intellectual eite must take care of us so we don't ruin ourselves.

You're not drinking enough kool-aid, LM.

[talisyn]

I seem to recall a certain president that had almost 90% approval ratings and in a few short months, possibly 1 year, they went to historic lows. Which brings up a whole other issue. I've never been asked my opinion. No one I know has been asked to rate the president. Have any of you? How do we know the poll groups even ask people? You can make statistics say anything, just look at how various members of congress can take the very same statistics and come to completely diametrically opposite conclusions . Ohh I used the word diametric. What does that mean anyways?

[beefche]

Originally Posted by talisyn

t Ohh I used the word diametric. What does that mean anyways?

Isn't that a religion by L Ron Hubbard?

[bytor2112]

Originally Posted by talisyn

I seem to recall a certain president that had almost 90% approval ratings and in a few short months, possibly 1 year, they went to historic lows. Which brings up a whole other issue. I've never been asked my opinion. No one I know has been asked to rate the president. Have any of you? How do we know the poll groups even ask people? You can make statistics say anything, just look at how various members of congress can take the very same statistics and come to completely diametrically opposite conclusions . Ohh I used the word diametric. What does that mean anyways?

A few short months??? He was about 56% going into the 2004 elections. But I digress and I fear you have missed the point of the thread. The New York Times wrote that Obama has fallen faster......anyways.....the poll was done by John Zogby, a Democrat pollster.

[anatess]

Originally Posted by talisyn

I seem to recall a certain president that had almost 90% approval ratings and in a few short months, possibly 1 year, they went to historic lows. Which brings up a whole other issue. I've never been asked my opinion. No one I know has been asked to rate the president. Have any of you? How do we know the poll groups even ask people? You can make statistics say anything, just look at how various members of congress can take the very same statistics and come to completely diametrically opposite conclusions . Ohh I used the word diametric. What does that mean anyways?

I'm taking statistics class right now and sure enough, you can infer on a population quite reliably from a very small random sample. So, for a voter population of what - 100 million or so? - you can actually take a random sampling of say 10,000 or less. That's a 10th of a percent chance for each voter. Quite small odds indeed.

[Palerider]

I don't have time to read the polls...I am to busy running around in my angry mob costume.....

[anatess]

Originally Posted by Palerider

I don't have time to read the polls...I am to busy running around in my angry mob costume.....

Hopefully, you're taking it off to get washed Pale! You've been wearing it a while, it would stink without benefit of laundry!