Attention President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and SML Reid

Keep up the good work (emphases added):

Less than a year after Inauguration Day, support for the Democratic Party continues to slump, amid a difficult economy and a wave of public discontent, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

The findings underscored how dramatically the political landscape has changed during the Obama administration’s first year. In January, despite the recession and financial crisis, voters expressed optimism about the future, the new president enjoyed soaring approval ratings, and congressional leaders promised to swiftly pass his ambitious agenda.

I remember that.

Fortunately, so do a lot of people:

In December’s survey, for the first time, less than half of Americans approved of the job President Barack Obama was doing, marking a steeper first-year fall for this president than his recent predecessors.

I’ve been cautious about the polls – partly because it’s almost three years ’til the next election, but mostly because the bellwether for bad first-year polling is still Reagan in ’81. I was waiting to see if Obama would undercut even that dubious record.

It seems he has.

I’m feeling much better, thanks.

2 thoughts on “Attention President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and SML Reid

  1. Mitch: “Less than a year after Inauguration Day, support for the Democratic Party continues to slump, amid a difficult economy and a wave of public discontent, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.”

    Which reminds Angryclown, have you maniacs invested all your assets in gold yet?

    Pray on it.

  2. Good idea, AC. I would, if I had any assets left.

    Sadly, I took the advice of prominent investment advisors in 2003 who recommended I purchase real estate and stocks, a diversified portfolio with guaranteed growth and excellent rate of return. A few years ago I could have shown you a million dollars of real estate; today I can show you a million dollars of real estate debt.

    I’m not despondent, though. As soon as Obama reaches the next chapter in FDR’s handbook on How To Prolong A Depression, he’ll make private ownership of gold illegal. So by avoiding gold, I’m actually being pro-active here.

    Instead, in the spirit of the season, I’m stocking up on costly and essential supplies: cornmeal and gunpowder, ham hocks and guitar strings.

    Might lay in some whiskey, too, while I’m at it. And a few Bibles. I have a feeling they’re going to appreciate in value after The Collapse of Civilization.

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