The meltdown continues — but then what?
President Obama ranks 10th out of 12 in the rankings of US Presidents in popular approval since WWII, according to the Gallup poll. Rasmussen says this:
26% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15. This is the second straight day at -15, the lowest Approval Index rating yet measured…
Seventy-four percent (74%) of African-Americans Strongly Approve along with just 19% of white voters…Among all voters, just 34% now give the President good or excellent marks on his handling of the economy while 47% say he is doing a poor job in that arena…Sixty-three percent (63%) of voters believe that political correctness kept the military from preventing the Fort Hood shootings…
46% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance. Fifty-four percent (54%) disapprove. The President earns approval from 97% of African-American voters and disapproval from 61% of white voters. Republicans now enjoy a seven-point lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Our view is that Obama is among the very worst Presidents in US history, certainly the worst of our lifetime, and that includes Jimmy Carter (and George W. Bush, if you like). We take no particular joy in this, for several reasons.
First, Obama’s dallying with dictators and his distasteful, weird obeisance before leaders of foreign lands creates a dangerous situation for the country.
Second, his profligate spending and dollar destruction (with the acquiescence of people who should know better) puts a burden on our children and grandchildren that is immoral in the extreme as well as threatening to an economic recovery.
Third, the country is deeply polarized right now. The potential counter-reaction to Obama’s radicalism could bring to power an unpleasant right-wing government, repressive in its own ways. If the Obama administration potentiates a great economic or security tragedy, it is not inconceivable that the US repeats the undemocratic mistakes of the nations past
Finally, a cloud, and a silver lining. The racial divide in the poll’s results are understandable, but they also represent a potential opportunity. The opportunity is that, over time, all Americans may come to see that any man who governs like Jimmy Carter is a problem, no matter how he looks or what his background is. That would be a great day for America, and something to be truly thankful for.