Obama's approval rating falling faster than your 401k

[Wagner]

Poll: Obama approval drops 7 points over last 100 days - CNN.com
Obama's Approval Rating Drops to 50 Percent, Poll Shows - Political News - FOXNews.com

Obama is now down to about a 50% approval rating.....
So that said, when with the admin learn that Czars and socialism are bad moves?

Bush had a 56% approval rating at his 6-month term...for those that love to compare Obama to Bush.

[Viperfreak2]

What did Bush think about his approval ratings over the complete 8 years?

When George W. Bush was campaigning for president in 2000, he promised Americans he would be “a uniter, not a divider.” He would reform Washington D.C., he said, and govern as a ‘compassionate conservative.’ He would bring back moral values to the White House, and end the partisanship that marked the Clinton era.
Eight years later, Bush has one of the lowest approval ratings in history. According to a recent CBS poll, the 43rd president of the United States will leave office with only 22% support. Even Richard M. Nixon could count on more support in the final days of his presidency.
73% of Americans say they disapprove of the way Bush has handled his job as president over the last eight years.
Bush’s approval ratings stand in stark contrast with those of Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan, two other presidents who finished two terms; both left office with an approval rating of 68%. George H.W. Bush and even Jimmy Carter performed remarkably better with 54% and 44% respectively.
The lowest approval rating ever measured when leaving office was 32% for Harry Truman.
The comparison with Truman is one Bush and his main supporters like to make; they see Bush in similar terms. Truman may have left office with little support, but history has redeemed him.
Bush is most unpopular among Democrats; only 6% of Democrats approve of him. Independents too think little of their president; only 18% believe he did a good job. This explains why Bush’s approval ratings are so low: he can only count on the support of a majority of Republicans. Everyone else hates his guts.
Having said that, even Republicans do not think too highly of him; when only 57% of your own voters think you did a good job, it’s pretty safe to expect your approval ratings to be extremely low.

By the way, your 401K "Dropping" analogy sux. On January 1 my 401K was down 15%, TODAY it is UP 20%.

[chile1]

Originally Posted by Viperfreak2

What did Bush think about his approval ratings over the complete 8 years?

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This is inheriting a great economy and ruining it in 8 yrs. I would venture to say that if Obama had inherited a great economy his approval rating would be 80/90% after 100 days in office.......

[Wagner]

Originally Posted by chile1

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This is inheriting a great economy and ruining it in 8 yrs. I would venture to say that if Obama had inherited a great economy his approval rating would be 80/90% after 100 days in office.......

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by chile1

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This is inheriting a great economy and ruining it in 8 yrs. I would venture to say that if Obama had inherited a great economy his approval rating would be 80/90% after 100 days in office.......

Oh b.s.

The economy prospered under Clinton not because of Clinton but because of the internet boom. how the hell did Clinton have anything to do with that other than Gore's claim of inventing it?

Bush didn't inherit a thriving economy, he inherited a bubble that had just burst and was on it's way to the cellar, add in 9/11 and the war on terror and you've got a mess on your hands.

I would have loved to have seen Slick Willy or Obama deal with those things as a comparison. Without a doubt, Bush didn't handle it optimally, but neither Clinton nor Obama, nor probably anyone else for that matter, had the experience to thwart the mess we're in now.

The honeymoon is over, Obama had better stop trying to spend our way out of this and get some better advice on how to fix the economy, or we're all in for an even bigger mess.

[Wagner]

Originally Posted by Viperfreak2

What did Bush think about his approval ratings over the complete 8 years?

When George W. Bush was campaigning for president in 2000, he promised Americans he would be “a uniter, not a divider.” He would reform Washington D.C., he said, and govern as a ‘compassionate conservative.’ He would bring back moral values to the White House, and end the partisanship that marked the Clinton era.
Eight years later, Bush has one of the lowest approval ratings in history. According to a recent CBS poll, the 43rd president of the United States will leave office with only 22% support. Even Richard M. Nixon could count on more support in the final days of his presidency.
73% of Americans say they disapprove of the way Bush has handled his job as president over the last eight years.
Bush’s approval ratings stand in stark contrast with those of Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan, two other presidents who finished two terms; both left office with an approval rating of 68%. George H.W. Bush and even Jimmy Carter performed remarkably better with 54% and 44% respectively.
The lowest approval rating ever measured when leaving office was 32% for Harry Truman.
The comparison with Truman is one Bush and his main supporters like to make; they see Bush in similar terms. Truman may have left office with little support, but history has redeemed him.
Bush is most unpopular among Democrats; only 6% of Democrats approve of him. Independents too think little of their president; only 18% believe he did a good job. This explains why Bush’s approval ratings are so low: he can only count on the support of a majority of Republicans. Everyone else hates his guts.
Having said that, even Republicans do not think too highly of him; when only 57% of your own voters think you did a good job, it’s pretty safe to expect your approval ratings to be extremely low.

By the way, your 401K "Dropping" analogy sux. On January 1 my 401K was down 15%, TODAY it is UP 20%.

Eight years, two wars and the largest terrorist attack in the nations history later....... As opposed to sitting in office 7 months and having..nothing..happen...

So it is up 20% from the 50% drop it took, so it is down 30%

[cbirk]

Originally Posted by Wagner

Eight years, two wars and the largest terrorist attack in the nations history later....... As opposed to sitting in office 7 months and having..nothing..happen...

So it is up 20% from the 50% drop it took, so it is down 30%

Actually. The math here doesn't work.
If you 401K drops 50% and that increases 20%, it is down 40%.
Example, Initial Balance of $100. Drop 50% gets you to $50. Increase 20% only gets you to $60.

[Wagner]

Originally Posted by cbirk

Actually. The math here doesn't work.
If you 401K drops 50% and that increases 20%, it is down 40%.
Example, Initial Balance of $100. Drop 50% gets you to $50. Increase 20% only gets you to $60.

You're focusing on the wrong point That is all anecdotal BS

[cbirk]

Originally Posted by Wagner

You're focusing on the wrong point That is all anecdotal BS

I'm focusing on the only part that I can stomach. People may be waking up but far too slowly. We are already sunk. I just don't understand how people didn't see this coming.
-Obamacare
-Cap and Trade
-Auto ownership
-National banking
-Cash for clunkers
These career politicians only care about increasing power. Deep down, I'll bet they are happy about the recession as it gives them an excuse.

[tonycajjo]

big spending is, not will, kill this country. how many stimulus packages have come out and not one have i been able to take advantage of... sorry i didn't default on my loans, or buy something i couldn't afford. with the way the economy is and has been it promotes spending and not SAVING!

and this cash for clunkers thing tipped me over. what part of buying a "clunker" for 4500$ makes sense? let the dealers fail... in any given town you can find 4,5,6 dealers all near each other. it's absurd and not needed. this program is only going to get more people into a loan they cannot afford. at the very least make the program avaiable only for american made autos where the majority of the car/parts are made in the country.