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Obama's Approval Rating Drops to Lowest Ever, According to Gallup

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bush* economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded



Republican Party Approval Rating at End-of-Bush-Era Low -- Daily Intel

Tea Party’s Approval Rating Drops To New Low – New Gallup Poll | The New Civil Rights Movement

Got it, Bush with those kind of economic results would be a disaster but Obama with those economic results isn't a problem. Thanks for showing true liberalism
 
Got it, Bush with those kind of economic results would be a disaster but Obama with those economic results isn't a problem. Thanks for showing true liberalism

Got it, Obama with those kind of economic results would be a disaster but bush* with worse economic results isn't a problem. Thanks for showing true wingnuttery
 
Lets put this into perspective.

More approve of Obama than the following..

Congress (17%)
Boehner (30%)
Republican handling of the debt ceiling (21%)
Tea Party (20%)

Now the parts where Obama gets beaten are among others

Who do you blame for the deficit ... Bush (44%)
Who is to blame for whole debt drama ... Republicans (47%)
Not favouring the Tea Party (40%)
Tea Party influence in GOP too much (43%)
Not a supporter of the Tea Party (73%)

From Documents: The Full Results From The New York Times and CBS News Poll - Document - NYTimes.com

So GOP and Tea Party people.... how does it feel to be more unpopular than Obama?
 
What does thia topic have to do with Republican Party Approval Rating at End-of-Bush-Era?

Not one damn thing.

It does show that Liberals will lie or Obfuscate every chance they get.

And last the quote below is 5 hours old and contradicts this poll you linked.
Where's the contradtiction? Rasmussen has Obama's job approval rating at 43%.
 
Got it, Bush with those kind of economic results would be a disaster but Obama with those economic results isn't a problem. Thanks for showing true liberalism
Well one of those two created this mess and one didn't. The one who didn't create this mess is the one currently in office.
 
Got it, Bush with those kind of economic results would be a disaster but Obama with those economic results isn't a problem. Thanks for showing true liberalism

Dude even right leaning well respected economists have nothing good to say:

When I asked Dale Jorgenson, the eminent expert on productivity (and a Republican), what had been the positive aspects of President George W. Bush’s economic policy, Mr. Jorgenson said, “I don’t see any redeeming features, unfortunately.” After Republicans opposed the stimulus package this year, The Financial Times, not exactly a liberal organ, called the party’s ideology harebrained. When Olympia Snowe was recently explaining why she might be the only Republican senator to vote for health reform, she suggested it was because her party had moved so far to the right.

Economic Scene - Bruce Bartlett’s Argument to Improve His Republican Party - NYTimes.com
 
Lets put this into perspective.

More approve of Obama than the following..

Congress (17%)
Boehner (30%)
Republican handling of the debt ceiling (21%)
Tea Party (20%)

Now the parts where Obama gets beaten are among others

Who do you blame for the deficit ... Bush (44%)
Who is to blame for whole debt drama ... Republicans (47%)
Not favouring the Tea Party (40%)
Tea Party influence in GOP too much (43%)
Not a supporter of the Tea Party (73%)

From Documents: The Full Results From The New York Times and CBS News Poll - Document - NYTimes.com

So GOP and Tea Party people.... how does it feel to be more unpopular than Obama?

Do you really believe Congressional approval ratings mean anything? Are you happy with your Rep? That is all that matters as Congressional elections are always local, not national. anything to defend the indefensible. See you in November 2012. This will be on the ballot not the Tea Party or Bush. My Rep will be re-elected as will the Republican majority. 23 Democrat Senators are up for re-election and 10 Republicans. Going to be a long night for liberals.
 
Dude even right leaning well respected economists have nothing good to say:

When I asked Dale Jorgenson, the eminent expert on productivity (and a Republican), what had been the positive aspects of President George W. Bush’s economic policy, Mr. Jorgenson said, “I don’t see any redeeming features, unfortunately.” After Republicans opposed the stimulus package this year, The Financial Times, not exactly a liberal organ, called the party’s ideology harebrained. When Olympia Snowe was recently explaining why she might be the only Republican senator to vote for health reform, she suggested it was because her party had moved so far to the right.

Economic Scene - Bruce Bartlett’s Argument to Improve His Republican Party - NYTimes.com

Does it really matter what GW Bush's economic policies were, he is out of office. Obama had total control of the Congress and a blank check. He has shown his incompetence and generated the following results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.
 
Does it really matter what GW Bush's economic policies were,.

Yes it does matter because we have deal with the effects the impacts of these policies today in the here and now.
 
Do you really believe Congressional approval ratings mean anything? Are you happy with your Rep? That is all that matters as Congressional elections are always local, not national. anything to defend the indefensible. See you in November 2012. This will be on the ballot not the Tea Party or Bush. My Rep will be re-elected as will the Republican majority. 23 Democrat Senators are up for re-election and 10 Republicans. Going to be a long night for liberals.

Do you think approval ratings a year plus away from an election matter? Either they do or they dont... which is it?

And of course your rep will be re elected (most likely), since most seats are "safe" seats for either party..
 
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Plus this, Obama's Approval Rating Drops to Lowest Ever, According to Gallup

So what?

Without knowing SPECIFICALLY what the reasons are for the low rating, that opinion poll is worthless.

I dont approve of what Obama has done in some areas but that doesn't mean I'm just going to vote GOP because of it eiher.

A disapproval for Obama is not an automatic approval for the GOP
 
Yes it does matter because we have deal with the effects the impacts of these policies today in the here and now.

Sorry, that doesn't fly any more after 2 1/2 years in office and a blank check the first two years. Complete implementation of his policies that have failed. Keep blaming Bush, see you in Nov. 2012. There is no justification for re-electing Obama and over 54% of the people today agree
 
So what?

Without knowing SPECIFICALLY what the reasons are for the low rating, that opinion poll is worthless.

I dont approve of what Obama has done in some areas but that doesn't mean I'm just going to vote GOP because of it eiher.

A disapproval for Obama is not an automatic approval for the GOP

The results speak for themselves and results matter, not rhetoric or a big smile

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.
 
Sorry, that doesn't fly any more after 2 1/2 years in office and a blank check the first two years. Complete implementation of his policies that have failed. Keep blaming Bush, see you in Nov. 2012. There is no justification for re-electing Obama and over 54% of the people today agree

Maybe not in your wacko world but in reality even well respected right leaning economists squarely place many of our troubles today on the Bush doctrine.

So who am I going to give more credence too? Well respected right leaning economists or some boob on the internet that cuts and pastes the post over and over again?

or how about this guy:

But perhaps the most persistent — and thought-provoking — conservative critic of the party has been Bruce Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett has worked for Jack Kemp and Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He has been a fellow at the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation. He wants the estate tax to be reduced, and he thinks that President Obama should not have taken on health reform or climate change this year.
Above all, however, he thinks that the Republican Party no longer has a credible economic policy. It continues to advocate tax cuts even though the recent Bush tax cuts led to only mediocre economic growth and huge deficits. (Numbers from the Congressional Budget Office show that Mr. Bush’s policies are responsible for far more of the projected deficits than Mr. Obama’s.)
Economic Scene - Bruce Bartlett’s Argument to Improve His Republican Party - NYTimes.com
 
Do you really believe Congressional approval ratings mean anything? Are you happy with your Rep? That is all that matters as Congressional elections are always local, not national. anything to defend the indefensible. See you in November 2012. This will be on the ballot not the Tea Party or Bush. My Rep will be re-elected as will the Republican majority. 23 Democrat Senators are up for re-election and 10 Republicans. Going to be a long night for liberals.

Nothing you said responds to the points mentioned

Lets put this into perspective.

More approve of Obama than the following..

Congress (17%)
Boehner (30%)
Republican handling of the debt ceiling (21%)
Tea Party (20%)

Now the parts where Obama gets beaten are among others

Who do you blame for the deficit ... Bush (44%)
Who is to blame for whole debt drama ... Republicans (47%)
Not favouring the Tea Party (40%)
Tea Party influence in GOP too much (43%)
Not a supporter of the Tea Party (73%)

From Documents: The Full Results From The New York Times and CBS News Poll - Document - NYTimes.com

So GOP and Tea Party people.... how does it feel to be more unpopular than Obama?
 
Does it really matter what GW Bush's economic policies were, he is out of office. Obama had total control of the Congress and a blank check. He has shown his incompetence and generated the following results

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.

The rightwingnuts don't want to talk about bush* and the republicans because they know they lose if they do

Lets put this into perspective.

More approve of Obama than the following..

Congress (17%)
Boehner (30%)
Republican handling of the debt ceiling (21%)
Tea Party (20%)

Now the parts where Obama gets beaten are among others

Who do you blame for the deficit ... Bush (44%)
Who is to blame for whole debt drama ... Republicans (47%)
Not favouring the Tea Party (40%)
Tea Party influence in GOP too much (43%)
Not a supporter of the Tea Party (73%)

From Documents: The Full Results From The New York Times and CBS News Poll - Document - NYTimes.com

So GOP and Tea Party people.... how does it feel to be more unpopular than Obama?
 
Sorry, that doesn't fly any more after 2 1/2 years in office and a blank check the first two years. Complete implementation of his policies that have failed. Keep blaming Bush, see you in Nov. 2012. There is no justification for re-electing Obama and over 54% of the people today agree

The rightwingnuts don't want to talk about how americans despise the republicans and their teabagging candidates for president

Lets put this into perspective.

More approve of Obama than the following..

Congress (17%)
Boehner (30%)
Republican handling of the debt ceiling (21%)
Tea Party (20%)

Now the parts where Obama gets beaten are among others

Who do you blame for the deficit ... Bush (44%)
Who is to blame for whole debt drama ... Republicans (47%)
Not favouring the Tea Party (40%)
Tea Party influence in GOP too much (43%)
Not a supporter of the Tea Party (73%)

From Documents: The Full Results From The New York Times and CBS News Poll - Document - NYTimes.com

So GOP and Tea Party people.... how does it feel to be more unpopular than Obama?
 
The results speak for themselves and results matter, not rhetoric or a big smile

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.

The results are in, and the american voters reject the GOP and their teabaggery

Lets put this into perspective.

More approve of Obama than the following..

Congress (17%)
Boehner (30%)
Republican handling of the debt ceiling (21%)
Tea Party (20%)

Now the parts where Obama gets beaten are among others

Who do you blame for the deficit ... Bush (44%)
Who is to blame for whole debt drama ... Republicans (47%)
Not favouring the Tea Party (40%)
Tea Party influence in GOP too much (43%)
Not a supporter of the Tea Party (73%)

From Documents: The Full Results From The New York Times and CBS News Poll - Document - NYTimes.com

So GOP and Tea Party people.... how does it feel to be more unpopular than Obama?
 
Maybe not in your wacko world but in reality even well respected right leaning economists squarely place many of our troubles today on the Bush doctrine.

So who am I going to give more credence too? Well respected right leaning economists or some boob on the internet that cuts and pastes the post over and over again?

or how about this guy:

But perhaps the most persistent — and thought-provoking — conservative critic of the party has been Bruce Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett has worked for Jack Kemp and Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He has been a fellow at the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation. He wants the estate tax to be reduced, and he thinks that President Obama should not have taken on health reform or climate change this year.
Above all, however, he thinks that the Republican Party no longer has a credible economic policy. It continues to advocate tax cuts even though the recent Bush tax cuts led to only mediocre economic growth and huge deficits. (Numbers from the Congressional Budget Office show that Mr. Bush’s policies are responsible for far more of the projected deficits than Mr. Obama’s.)
Economic Scene - Bruce Bartlett’s Argument to Improve His Republican Party - NYTimes.com
Here's another Conservative chiming in ...


So a new cynicism greets the president on his bus tour through the heartland. Still, even at this late date it is fair to ask: In purely economic terms, how much of this crisis is really Obama's problem, and how much better might he have done to fix it? The answer is: probably not that much.

"A long, long period of halting and slow growth was baked in the cake when he took office," said Harvard University economist Kenneth Rogoff, a former adviser to Obama's 2008 GOP opponent, John McCain, and the co-author of an acclaimed 2009 book on the nature of economic crises, This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly. "It's very difficult after such a huge credit bubble and financial collapse to recover all that much faster than we've been doing. It wouldn't have mattered if McCain had won. We would have been in a similar situation."


More...

 
Maybe not in your wacko world but in reality even well respected right leaning economists squarely place many of our troubles today on the Bush doctrine.

So who am I going to give more credence too? Well respected right leaning economists or some boob on the internet that cuts and pastes the post over and over again?

or how about this guy:

But perhaps the most persistent — and thought-provoking — conservative critic of the party has been Bruce Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett has worked for Jack Kemp and Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He has been a fellow at the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation. He wants the estate tax to be reduced, and he thinks that President Obama should not have taken on health reform or climate change this year.
Above all, however, he thinks that the Republican Party no longer has a credible economic policy. It continues to advocate tax cuts even though the recent Bush tax cuts led to only mediocre economic growth and huge deficits. (Numbers from the Congressional Budget Office show that Mr. Bush’s policies are responsible for far more of the projected deficits than Mr. Obama’s.)
Economic Scene - Bruce Bartlett’s Argument to Improve His Republican Party - NYTimes.com

Let me know when you want to get back to the present. The length you and other liberals will go to blame someone else for the failures of Obama. Bush didn't pass and sign the failed stimulus bill. Bush didn't shut down drilling in the Gulf. Bush didn't pass obamacare or sign it. Bush didn't spend 3.7 trillion dollars a year. Bush didn't see a downgrade of our credit. Seems like you and others want to ignore the present to divert to the past. That is getting old and apparently only 39% now agree with you.
 
Let me know when you want to get back to the present. The length you and other liberals will go to blame someone else for the failures of Obama. Bush didn't pass and sign the failed stimulus bill. Bush didn't shut down drilling in the Gulf. Bush didn't pass obamacare or sign it. Bush didn't spend 3.7 trillion dollars a year. Bush didn't see a downgrade of our credit. Seems like you and others want to ignore the present to divert to the past. That is getting old and apparently only 39% now agree with you.

I am in the present the economy is not shrinking like it was.
 
I am in the present the economy is not shrinking like it was.

Nor is it growing like it should have spending over a trillion dollars and seeing 4 trillion added to the debt. Apparently spending that much money and generating these kind of results works for a liberal who has such low standards

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.
 
Nor is it growing like it should have spending over a trillion dollars and seeing 4 trillion added to the debt. Apparently spending that much money and generating these kind of results works for a liberal who has such low standards

Well maybe because we are still dealing with the effects of what happened when Bush was President and a ideological roadblock in Congress. Like so many riht leaning well respected economists have pointed out.

I know Hannity disagrees though.

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.

Why don't ya just put that in your tag line man.
 
Would love to but what purpose does it serve today? We have Obama in office over 2 1/2 years with total control of Congress two of those years along with a blank check and the following results today. He was hired to fix the problem and failed miserably thus his 39% approval rating. Bush isn't on the ballot nor are the Bush policies. The only thing you do bringing up Bush diverts from the Obama record and I don't blame you

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.
What's done is done. Since these warnings were all over the place, President Bush must have known about this, so I would say he was an empty suit and had a failure of leadership by not handling the situation. Do you think it was a failure of leadership on his part or not?
 
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