Tag: Obama Presidency
Dogged Days, Part 2
For Barack Obama, this summer’s been one long slog.
Between Congress, woes and scandals, he should’ve moved to Prague.
But there’s nothing like a terrier
To make the White House merrier,
And there’s nothing Americans love more than a presidential dog.
Obama Approval Rating Sags Each Summer
46%
President Obama’s job approval rating, which has shown a pattern of decline during the summer months during his presidency, according to Gallup. From June through August, his approval rating dips each month.
The Dogged Days
With baseball and barbecues, it’s supposed to be funner,
But for Barack Obama, this season’s a bummer.
When it’s hot as coals,
He declines in the polls.
Maybe he should just take off the entire summer.
Reid Hopes GOP Obstructionism Isn’t Race-Based
It’s been obvious that they’re doing everything they can to make him fail. And I hope, I hope — and I say this seriously — I hope that’s based on substance and not the fact that he’s African-American.
— Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted the The Hill, on GOP obstruction of President Obama’s agenda.
Southerners Still View Obama as ‘Exotic’
I’m not naming any names, but one senator got up from a Southern state and said, ‘Well, you’ve got to understand that to my people down here, Obama seems like’ — he thought for a second and he said — ‘like he’s exotic.’
— Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), quoted by the Des Moines Register, describing how one senator suggested his constituents still couldn’t identify with President Obama.
Obama’s Commitment to Middle Class Met with Skepticism
46%
Of Americans believe the president when he says he wants to refocus the remainder of his term on helping the middle class, while 50% do not believe him, a new Monmouth poll finds.
Obama Suffers Unusual Drop in Approval Rating
20
Number of approval rating points President Obama has lost between mid-January 2009 and mid-July 2013. “The traditional pattern for a two-term president has been to lose 18.1 points between his first weeks in office and the summer of his second term,” notes Amy Walter at the Cook Political Report.
Obama Weighing a ‘Zero Option’ for Afghanistan
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Number of U.S. troops President Obama is considering leaving in Afghanistan after 2014 because of the administration’s frustration with Afghan President Karzai.
Not a Dick?
With the NSA surveillance scandal loomin’,
Obama’s experiencing some personality confusion.
Despite the Patriot Act,
The prez says, in fact,
“I am not Dick Cheney — I’m a human!”
