Today's Gallup Tracking poll...

[jenmito]

50% approval (+3), 45% disapproval (-2): http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx :D
Even Rasmussen has Obama up to 48%. I guess people ain't buyin' the "Obama's Katrina" attempt.

[jenmito]

1. Why no comment from the unrec'er? I guess some supposed Dems. want Obama to fail.

:eyes:

[AtomicKitten]

2. Well, I wholeheartedly recommend this post.

:hi:

[jenmito]

4. Thanks, AK!

You're no hater! :hi:

[YOY]

3. "Obama's Katrina"

I haven't seen Obama celebrating stupid shit while this is going on. I actually see his feet on the ground in dealing with it.

If he is smart (and he's is) he will continue to do so.

[jenmito]

5. They try to make ANYTHING that goes wrong "Obama's Katrina"

even though there's no comparison at ALL.

[YOY]

7. Deep down they know...they had a stupid fuck-up in the WH.

It won't stop them from using every dirty trick they have to make inaccurate comparisons.

[BrklynLiberal]

9. Ironically, they still yearn for the days of pres shit-for-brains....

Is that pathetic, or what?

[YOY]

19. Because wanting better would be going back to Eisenhower standards.

Can't do that. FAR TOO LIBERAL!!!

[BrklynLiberal]

8. mmm Wasn't Health Care supposed to be Obama's "Waterloo". I think maybe they should

stop all this bullshit. It seems to backfire every time they do it.

[jenmito]

12. Yup...

but it doesn't stop them from repeating false talking points about Obama day after day.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

10. Isn't that the danger for Republicans?

That if they persist in tagging this as "Obama's Katrina" and the Obama Administration responds well to the crisis, aren't they just inviting some rather embarrassing comparisons?

[YOY]

16. "Hell no you can't!"...it will be "Obama's Waterloo."

Oh yeah...they already have...and the egg on their face just gets thicker.


As any good War Gamer knows...Waterloo can be won.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. The repukes are still trying to make things happen by telling lies...

Reality may be catching up with them..

[ClarkUSA]

11. Despite incessant backbiting & unrecs from the usual critics, Pres. Obama's trendline looks good.

:)

[jenmito]

13. Yup. He doesn't have time for the haters.

:)

[Dawgs]

14. As long as the economy does well...

Katrina comparison won't mean anything.

[jenmito]

17. As long as he's doing all he can...

Katrina comparisons won't mean anything.

[jillan]

15. As he said on Sat nite - His approval rating remains high in the country of his birth.

:)

[jenmito]

18. That's right...

and it also remains high in Kenya. :)

[Robbins]

20. Obama

They keep saything this or that will be the end of Obama and they keep being wrong.And they should
not want to call this Obama's katrina because It makes Republicans look bad.

[totodeinhere]

21. Those are good numbers. But of course as I'm sure you know, the numbers that really matter...

will be his fall of 2012 numbers. Polls go up and down and I wouldn't get too excited about it right now whether he is going up or down at this point.

[jenmito]

22. The reason his approval rating matters now is because the more popular he is,

the more Congress will be willing to pass whatever he WANTS them to pass/take up.

[totodeinhere]

23. You do have a point there. But his popularity won't help much if he continues to backtrack...

on such issues as DADT and immigration reform.

[jenmito]

24. I don't think he's backtracking...

I think he's working to get those things done without putting any more Dems. in danger of not getting re-elected (even though repealing DADT is very popular and would only HELP Dems. in Congress if they'd pass it sooner rather than later).

[ClarkUSA]

25. Furthermore, data that shows when a President's approval ratings go below 50 percent, they...

... "have seen their parties lose an average of 41 House seats in midterm elections."

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/conflicting-signs-for-midterm-elections/

[jenmito]

26. That's right...

I heard that reported last week. Thanks for the article. :hi:

[Warren Stupidity]

27. Funny thing about 'Obama's Katrina'

is that it contains the admission that Bush et al totally fucked up the response to the disaster in New Orleans.