Obama Gets Strong Support in Poll

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Most people don't care because all they are thinking is "Gimme, Gimme Gimme!!!" They think Obama is going to be giving them all kinds of free stuff that only the rich are going to have to pay for. Free health care. Free College. Free this and free that. Green jobs and Biden said would pay $50 and hour.

They won't start to care until all the policies kick in. The current bailouts and such will cause inflation before long. If the Cap and Trade nonsense goes through and the anti-coal initiative go through, expect power costs to shoot up. Expect food prices to rise and probably gas to go up. Once everything starts getting so much more expensive and the tax rebate welfare checks don't cover anything it will change. When people try to get medical care under the government system and are put on long waiting lists or are denied care, it will change.

But right now, people are just like so many Venezuelans or Weimar Republic Germans: The great man is in power and he's going to give them everything.

In a message dated 3/4/2009 2:24:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

Do these fools not see what Wall Street is doing? The smartest and richest people in the world are on Wall Street, and they are reorganizing their portfolios to weather the oncoming storm. Meanwhile, your average Joe is clueless as to what's happening and still pleased as punch with who they've elected.Administrator Need a job? Find employment help in your area.

[Guest guest]

Do these fools not see what Wall Street is doing? The smartest and richest

people in the world are on Wall Street, and they are reorganizing their

portfolios to weather the oncoming storm. Meanwhile, your average Joe is

clueless as to what's happening and still pleased as punch with who they've

elected.

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Obama Gets Strong Support in Poll

President enjoys widespread backing from a frightened American public for his

ambitious, front-loaded agenda, poll finds, but there are signs of risks if his

plans don't show progress.

The Wall Street Journal

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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama enjoys widespread backing from a frightened

American public for his ambitious, front-loaded agenda, a new poll indicates.

He is more popular than ever, Americans are hopeful about his leadership, and

opposition Republicans are getting drubbed in public opinion, the new Wall

Street Journal/NBC News poll suggests.

But there are also early warning signs showing risks if his plans don't show

progress. The president's support, while deep at 60%, looks increasingly

partisan as Republicans move away from him. Americans have more confidence in

the president himself than in some of his initiatives, such as the economic

stimulus package, and have some hesitation about his plans to raise taxes to

expand health coverage.

" The American people trust him and like him, " Rahm Emanuel, the White House

chief of staff, said in an interview. " That's how you make change possible,

because it's not threatening but accessible. "

To that end, the president emphasizes the aspects of his program that are

easiest to support. On energy, he focuses on the upsides of alternative energy

and the need for efficiency, glossing over the impact of punishing polluters. On

health care, he focuses on the need to reduce the cost of care, with the need to

help the uninsured always mentioned second.

House Minority Leader Boehner (R., Ohio) predicted that Mr. Obama will have

trouble moving his agenda. " Everyone knows that the president remains popular,

but let's be honest: The solutions Democrats are pushing are not, " he said in a

statement.

The poll found a sharp jump in the proportion of Americans who say the nation is

" generally headed in the right direction " since Mr. Obama's January

inauguration, a period when economic indicators and financial markets have

suggested the opposite. The survey shows that 41% of Americans say the country

is headed in the right direction, up dramatically from 26% in mid-January,

before Mr. Obama took office, and up from 12% before the election.

The number who say the country is on the " wrong track " is still higher at 44%,

but given the economic conditions, pollsters expected it to be much higher.