Poll Shows Obama Slipping on Key Issues

Approval Ratings Drop for Obama on Health Care, Other Issues - washingtonpost.com

By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen

Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, July 20, 2009

Heading into a critical period in the debate over health-care reform, public approval of President Obama's stewardship on the issue has dropped below the 50 percent threshold for the first time, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll....

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Here's another article on Obama's approval ratings from Reuters.

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Didn't Daschle learn anything from Leona Helmsley?

When she famously said, "only the little people pay taxes," guess what? WRONG! Even though he hustled to write his overdue checks, it was a little too late. Obama admitted, "I fucked screwed up."

Obama's nominee to be Health and Human Services secretary thought he would be able to get past his tax problems, but the national political climate changed.

The withdrawal of Tom Daschle's nomination Tuesday as secretary of Health and Human Services reflected public outrage White House recognition that his tax problems were igniting anger over an apparent double standard: that Washington insiders could be careless about their taxes while ordinary Americans had to sacrifice.

Blah, Blah, Blah...click the title link for the full (and actual) LA Times article.

Worldly Woman - Hillary looking more & more like Secretary of State

All major news outlets are reporting that Senator Hillary Clinton is likely to be named the next Secretary of State. It seems, if she wants the job, it's hers! Way to go Hillary, and way to go President-elect Obama!

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