56% of Americans approve of Obama...Choke on it Wingers

Hey wingers....why don't you pay for a poll asking about how many
people approve of "Mission Accomplished" Bush and "Shoot You In The
Face" Cheney?

Laugh...laugh...laugh..

TMT

Gains for Obama, not his Afghan plans
By LIZ SIDOTI, AP National Political Writer Liz Sidoti, Ap National
Political Writer


WASHINGTON 6 Budget deficits are in the stratosphere. Unemployment has
hit 10 percent. The health care overhaul is incomplete.

Still, Americans appear to like President Barack Obama and the way
he's doing his job.

The latest Associated Press-Gfk poll shows the president's popularity
holding steady, with 56 percent of those polled approving of the way
he's taking care of the country's business. His marks for handling the
8-year-old war in Afghanistan have jumped by double digits, with more
than half now approving, since he capped a three-month strategy review
by announcing a big troop increase.

But despite his prime-time TV speech explaining how he reached his
decision to boost U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 100,000, and begin
bringing them home in July 2011, there was no change in the public's
resistance to escalation. Just 42 percent favor sending more troops
while 56 percent oppose it, essentially unchanged from November.

The findings suggest limits to Obama's persuasive skills 7 and
underscore what's seemingly become the public's default position in
his first year in office: People like him, but they're squeamish about
his policy.

"These were tough decisions this guy had to make," said Steve Pollaro,
67, a bus driver from Torrance, Calif., praising Obama for showing
leadership. But Pollaro, a registered Republican who calls himself a
recent Democratic convert, is lukewarm at best on the new strategy
itself. He opposes a public timeline for beginning a withdrawal and
reluctantly backs the troop increase 7 on grounds that Obama knows
more than he does.

Others, like Democrat Scott Hanson, 30, a state employee from Duluth,
Minn., give Obama a thumbs-up for leading on Afghanistan but are
absolutely against the escalation. Said Hanson, "I just don't feel
that threatened, so I don't think we really need 30,000 more troops."

And there still are a large number of people who feel just the
opposite. Take independent Larry Sass, 62, a UPS store manager from
East Hartford, Conn., who says, "It's good he sent the troops, but he
took too long to do it and I wish he would show more backbone."

Overall, most people 7 and most of Obama's fellow Democrats 7 don't
think Afghanistan is a conflict worth fighting. But Obama is pressing
ahead despite such polling. He told CBS' "60 Minutes" that he ordered
more troops "because I think it's the right thing to do. And that's my
job. If I was worried about what polled well, there are a whole bunch
of things we wouldn't have done this year."

The poll respondents' conflicting viewpoints reflect the complexity of
the issues surrounding Afghanistan and underscore the challenge the
novice commander in chief faces as he seeks to persuade a skeptical
Congress to continue paying for war and an impatient public to stick
with him heading into his first midterm congressional election year.

In some good news for Obama, more people said the country is heading
in the right direction, 46 percent compared with just 38 percent last
month. And the increase is evident among Republicans, Democrats and
independents.

Nonetheless, half the country still says the nation is on the wrong
track, and 42 percent don't approve of how Obama is governing. Those
results could prove problematic for a White House looking to advance
an ambitious agenda next year and to Democrats seeking to retain
control of the House and Senate. Congress' marks remain low, with only
one-third of the country approving of how it's doing and two-thirds
disapproving.

Although the national debate over health care has been heated, there
was little to no change from November in the public's attitudes on the
proposals being discussed 7 44 percent oppose them while 36 percent
support them. And only half the country approves of Obama's handling
of the issue.

The greatest shifts over the past month came on Afghanistan.

Since November, the president has completed a lengthy review of his
Afghanistan policy and announced he will send 30,000 more troops into
the war, at a cost of $30 billion for the first year alone. He mapped
out the strategy and explained his decision in a prime-time speech at
the U.S. Military Academy. He said a drawdown would begin in 18
months, but he set no target date for ending the war.

Obama's approval rating on Afghanistan stands at 52 percent 7 up a
whopping 10 percentage points from November 7 while the percentage of
those who disapprove dropped to 40 percent from 48 percent. Obama has
improved his standing among members of both major political parties:
70 percent of Democrats and 39 percent of Republicans now approve of
his handling of Afghanistan, increases of 9 and 19 points,
respectively, from last month.

Even so, only 39 percent of Americans overall favor the Afghanistan
war, while 57 percent oppose it 7 roughly unchanged over the past six
months.

The AP-GfK Poll was conducted Dec. 10-14 by GfK Roper Public Affairs
and Media and involved landline and cell phone interviews of 1,001
adults nationwide. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus
3.1 percentage points.

___

Associated Press writers Christine Simmons and Natasha Metzler, AP
Director of Polling Trevor Tompson and News Survey Specialist Dennis
Junius contributed to this report.

___

On the Net:

http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com

On Dec 17, 9:24FFDam, Too_Many_Tools <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote=
:
Hey wingers....why don't you pay for a poll asking about how many
people approve of "Mission Accomplished" Bush and "Shoot You In The
Face" Cheney?

Laugh...laugh...laugh..

TMTSnipped


Hmm, Lets see, How do we put this???


This approval ratiung (That none of us believe) Is sure different from
the under 45% he had last week? Anyhow Evgen if it is true , does that
make him any less of a Socalist, a Creep that has no real improvement
plans for the USA only a trip down the road to Socalist programs and
make us into a cheap version of eastern Europe,m Hows that 'HOPE and
CHANGE" thing working so far, 1 year and all he's managed to do it
FEDERALIZE the bannk,s the Car Industry and screw up on all his world
tours? Hows that Btter relationship with the Islamic Coiuntries
coming? They all see him as more of a a joke that we do?

When will he do anything PRODUCTIVE? How about a Poll on that?


RON

PS: Least when Bush was in, when he said he'd do something good or bad
he did it with better intent and sucess?

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:43:59 -0800, RONSERESURPLUS
<ronseresurplus@gmail.com> wrote:

PS: Least when Bush was in, when he said he'd do something good or bad
he did it with better intent and sucess?

Can you translate that into English for the chemically balanced?

--
Regards, Curly
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vote Republican, Suffering Builds Character
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

And what's Obama's "approval" OUTSIDE core urban Blue Nation? Simple
math suggests that - with a few states in the northeast and Kalifornia
ultraliberal and almost sure to be near-totally favoring Obama - he
must be overwhelmingly hated everywhere else for it to average out to
56%.
Bet Obama is near-unanimously hated by whites everywhere but
Kalifornia and the urban northeast. That's safer math than Vegas
oddsmakers use.

http://www.Internet-Gun-Show.com - your source for hard-to-find stuff!

Obama will be bringing the troops home to a high tax economic boom as
long as he gets the Fed to understand inflation is choked off with tax
hikes on the rich.


Bret Cahill


Hey wingers....why don't you pay for a poll asking about how many
people approve of "Mission Accomplished" Bush and "Shoot You In The
Face" Cheney?

Laugh...laugh...laugh..

TMT

Gains for Obama, not his Afghan plans
By LIZ SIDOTI, AP National Political Writer Liz Sidoti, Ap National
Political Writer

WASHINGTON 6 Budget deficits are in the stratosphere. Unemployment has
hit 10 percent. The health care overhaul is incomplete.

Still, Americans appear to like President Barack Obama and the way
he's doing his job.

The latest Associated Press-Gfk poll shows the president's popularity
holding steady, with 56 percent of those polled approving of the way
he's taking care of the country's business. His marks for handling the
8-year-old war in Afghanistan have jumped by double digits, with more
than half now approving, since he capped a three-month strategy review
by announcing a big troop increase.

But despite his prime-time TV speech explaining how he reached his
decision to boost U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 100,000, and begin
bringing them home in July 2011, there was no change in the public's
resistance to escalation. Just 42 percent favor sending more troops
while 56 percent oppose it, essentially unchanged from November.

The findings suggest limits to Obama's persuasive skills 7 and
underscore what's seemingly become the public's default position in
his first year in office: People like him, but they're squeamish about
his policy.

"These were tough decisions this guy had to make," said Steve Pollaro,
67, a bus driver from Torrance, Calif., praising Obama for showing
leadership. But Pollaro, a registered Republican who calls himself a
recent Democratic convert, is lukewarm at best on the new strategy
itself. He opposes a public timeline for beginning a withdrawal and
reluctantly backs the troop increase 7 on grounds that Obama knows
more than he does.

Others, like Democrat Scott Hanson, 30, a state employee from Duluth,
Minn., give Obama a thumbs-up for leading on Afghanistan but are
absolutely against the escalation. Said Hanson, "I just don't feel
that threatened, so I don't think we really need 30,000 more troops."

And there still are a large number of people who feel just the
opposite. Take independent Larry Sass, 62, a UPS store manager from
East Hartford, Conn., who says, "It's good he sent the troops, but he
took too long to do it and I wish he would show more backbone."

Overall, most people 7 and most of Obama's fellow Democrats 7 don't
think Afghanistan is a conflict worth fighting. But Obama is pressing
ahead despite such polling. He told CBS' "60 Minutes" that he ordered
more troops "because I think it's the right thing to do. And that's my
job. If I was worried about what polled well, there are a whole bunch
of things we wouldn't have done this year."

The poll respondents' conflicting viewpoints reflect the complexity of
the issues surrounding Afghanistan and underscore the challenge the
novice commander in chief faces as he seeks to persuade a skeptical
Congress to continue paying for war and an impatient public to stick
with him heading into his first midterm congressional election year.

In some good news for Obama, more people said the country is heading
in the right direction, 46 percent compared with just 38 percent last
month. And the increase is evident among Republicans, Democrats and
independents.

Nonetheless, half the country still says the nation is on the wrong
track, and 42 percent don't approve of how Obama is governing. Those
results could prove problematic for a White House looking to advance
an ambitious agenda next year and to Democrats seeking to retain
control of the House and Senate. Congress' marks remain low, with only
one-third of the country approving of how it's doing and two-thirds
disapproving.

Although the national debate over health care has been heated, there
was little to no change from November in the public's attitudes on the
proposals being discussed 7 44 percent oppose them while 36 percent
support them. And only half the country approves of Obama's handling
of the issue.

The greatest shifts over the past month came on Afghanistan.

Since November, the president has completed a lengthy review of his
Afghanistan policy and announced he will send 30,000 more troops into
the war, at a cost of $30 billion for the first year alone. He mapped
out the strategy and explained his decision in a prime-time speech at
the U.S. Military Academy. He said a drawdown would begin in 18
months, but he set no target date for ending the war.

Obama's approval rating on Afghanistan stands at 52 percent 7 up a
whopping 10 percentage points from November 7 while the percentage of
those who disapprove dropped to 40 percent from 48 percent. Obama has
improved his standing among members of both major political parties:
70 percent of Democrats and 39 percent of Republicans now approve of
his handling of Afghanistan, increases of 9 and 19 points,
respectively, from last month.

Even so, only 39 percent of Americans overall favor the Afghanistan
war, while 57 percent oppose it 7 roughly unchanged over the past six
months.

The AP-GfK Poll was conducted Dec. 10-14 by GfK Roper Public Affairs
and Media and involved landline and cell phone interviews of 1,001
adults nationwide. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus
3.1 percentage points.

___

Associated Press writers Christine Simmons and Natasha Metzler, AP
Director of Polling Trevor Tompson and News Survey Specialist Dennis
Junius contributed to this report.

___

On the Net:

http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com

On 12/17/2009 11:29 AM, Bret Cahill wrote:
Obama will be bringing the troops home to a high tax economic boom as
long as he gets the Fed to understand inflation is choked off with tax
hikes on the rich.


Tax hikes will stop recovery.... Who will be doing the investing, teh
rich who had their money taxed away?

Troops won't be coming home, just as Obama didn't close GITMO and
instead Obama *MOVED* GITMO to Illinois.


--


*Obama THE LIAR*
Failure to use public financing when he was running for the Presidency.
Failure to keep Lobbyist out of his Administration.
Failure to close GITMO, just moving it to Illinois.
Failure to hire people Qualified to do their job.
Failure to stop the economic slide into the abyss.
Failure to stop Iran from producing nuclear fissile material
Failure to stop N. Korea from threatening it's neighbors.
Failure to stop ear marks.
Failure to bring *all* the troops home.
Failure to end the Patriot act.
Failure to create an effective energy plan.
Failure to drill for American Oil.
Failure to make coal cleaner.
Failure to lower taxes for 95%
Failure to Cut tax, instead he's raising a carbon tax/VAT tax.
Failure to Cut tax, instead he's raising a Health care tax and fees.
Failure to get a dog from the pound.
Failure to create Bipartisanship in the USA
Failure to negotiate with terrorists/pirates rather than killing them.
Failure to read "line by line" any spending bills before signed
Failure to get the Olympics for Chicago
Failure to get Valerie Jarred big graft for her Chicago Slums
Failure to Talk to his Generals in the War Zone.
Failure to act decisively on the war in Afghanistan.
Failure to create GREEN JOBS.
Failure to keep the promise of no more than 8% unemployment, it's 10%
Failure to protect and preserve the U.S. constitution.
Failure to keep the terrorists out, and keep the USA safe.
Failure to be transparent, Obama said health care would be on C-SPAN.
Failure to make the rest of the world love us.
Failure to...

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:47:05 -0800 (PST), ornamentalmind <ornamentalmind@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Dec 17, 9:25 am, Beam Me Up Scotty <Then-Destroy-Everyth...@Talk-n-
dog.com> wrote:
On 12/17/2009 11:29 AM, Bret Cahill wrote:

> Obama will be bringing the troops home to a high tax economic boom as
> long as he gets the Fed to understand inflation is choked off with tax
> hikes on the rich.

Tax hikes will stop recovery.... Who will be doing the investing, teh
rich who had their money taxed away?

Troops won't be coming home, just as Obama didn't close GITMO and
instead Obama *MOVED* GITMO to Illinois.

--

           *Obama THE LIAR*
Failure to use public financing when he was running for the Presidency.
Failure to keep Lobbyist out of his Administration.
Failure to close GITMO, just moving it to Illinois.
Failure to hire people Qualified to do their job.
Failure to stop the economic slide into the abyss.
Failure to stop Iran from producing nuclear fissile material
Failure to stop N. Korea from threatening it's neighbors.
Failure to stop ear marks.
Failure to bring *all* the troops home.
Failure to end the Patriot act.
Failure to create an effective energy plan.
Failure to drill for American Oil.
Failure to make coal cleaner.
Failure to lower taxes for 95%
Failure to Cut tax, instead he's raising a carbon tax/VAT tax.
Failure to Cut tax, instead he's raising a Health care tax and fees.
Failure to get a dog from the pound.
Failure to create Bipartisanship in the USA
Failure to negotiate with terrorists/pirates rather than killing them.
Failure to read "line by line" any spending bills before signed
Failure to get the Olympics for Chicago
Failure to get Valerie Jarred big graft for her Chicago Slums
Failure to Talk to his Generals in the War Zone.
Failure to act decisively on the war in Afghanistan.
Failure to create GREEN JOBS.
Failure to keep the promise of no more than 8% unemployment, it's 10%
Failure to protect and preserve the U.S. constitution.
Failure to keep the terrorists out, and keep the USA safe.
Failure to be transparent, Obama said health care would be on C-SPAN.
Failure to make the rest of the world love us.
Failure to...


More on BO:

http://www.fastpitchnetworking.com/press/Author%20Tells%20Why%20Obama%20s%20Continued%20Popularity%20has%20Plunged%20Faster%20than%20Bush%20s.html

And, as idealistic and ‘left wing’ as I may be perceived as being, I
will not support him or those currently in the same ‘party’.

Among "blacks", his approval is 91%. Talk about racialism!
Welcome to Africa.

Anyone that voted for this guy, has been conned.

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:47:05 -0800 (PST), ornamentalmind <ornamentalmin=
d@yahoo.com> wrote:
0
On Dec 17, 9:25 am, Beam Me Up Scotty <Then-Destroy-Everyth...@Talk-n-=

dog.com> wrote:
On 12/17/2009 11:29 AM, Bret Cahill wrote:

Obama will be bringing the troops home to a high tax economic boom a=
s
long as he gets the Fed to understand inflation is choked off with t=
ax
hikes on the rich.

Tax hikes will stop recovery.... Who will be doing the investing, teh=

rich who had their money taxed away?

Troops won't be coming home, just as Obama didn't close GITMO and
instead Obama *MOVED* GITMO to Illinois.

--

*Obama THE LIAR*
Failure to use public financing when he was running for the Presidenc=
y.
Failure to keep Lobbyist out of his Administration.
Failure to close GITMO, just moving it to Illinois.
Failure to hire people Qualified to do their job.
Failure to stop the economic slide into the abyss.
Failure to stop Iran from producing nuclear fissile material
Failure to stop N. Korea from threatening it's neighbors.
Failure to stop ear marks.
Failure to bring *all* the troops home.
Failure to end the Patriot act.
Failure to create an effective energy plan.
Failure to drill for American Oil.
Failure to make coal cleaner.
Failure to lower taxes for 95%
Failure to Cut tax, instead he's raising a carbon tax/VAT tax.
Failure to Cut tax, instead he's raising a Health care tax and fees.
Failure to get a dog from the pound.
Failure to create Bipartisanship in the USA
Failure to negotiate with terrorists/pirates rather than killing them=
E
Failure to read "line by line" any spending bills before signed
Failure to get the Olympics for Chicago
Failure to get Valerie Jarred big graft for her Chicago Slums
Failure to Talk to his Generals in the War Zone.
Failure to act decisively on the war in Afghanistan.
Failure to create GREEN JOBS.
Failure to keep the promise of no more than 8% unemployment, it's 10%=

Failure to protect and preserve the U.S. constitution.
Failure to keep the terrorists out, and keep the USA safe.
Failure to be transparent, Obama said health care would be on C-SPAN.=

Failure to make the rest of the world love us.
Failure to...


More on BO:

http://www.fastpitchnetworking.com/press/Author%20Tells%20Why%20Obama%=
20s%20Continued%20Popularity%20has%20Plunged%20Faster%20than%20Bush%20s.h=
tml

And, as idealistic and 1left wing2 as I may be perceived as being,=
I
will not support him or those currently in the same 1party2.

They are Progressives that have taken over the Democrat Party.


Hillary and Obama and Nancy and Barnie and many more are Progressives
that have been slowly and quietly taking control. If you aren't a
Progressive then you won't get to the top of the Democrat Party.....
Check it out.

The Tea Party isn't Republican or Conservative but there may be many in
it, the Tea Party Group are against this run away Government. The money
is how government takes more control and more power for its self.

The Tea Party is like the ANTI PROGRESSIVES party.