AP-GfK poll: Obama approval hits 60 percent !

What does Bush have to do with Obama? Isn't it time to stop deflecting Obama's failures back to Bush and start holding Obama accountible? He's been president more than two years. I'm not one that marches in lockstep with either political party. I believe both Bush and Obama will ulimately rank right up there (or down if you will) with Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter, the guy who couldn't get re-elected because he did not sugar coat things and told U.S. citizens the hard truth as it was? Why would Bush, who kept telling the U.S. public that the economy was going strong while pumping money into it to keep it afloat as it took a dive under his deregulations, be "up there" with Jimmy Carter?

How is being liked more because you are black racist? If anyone is racist, it's the people that voted the comment down. I like him more because he is black, I don't trust any white dude in office, that's for sure.

"But due to bias, and bigotry a mormon will not be elected President anytime soon."

Being Mormon isn't the issue. RomneyCare in Massachusetts is the issue. It's been a disaster. There are more uninsured people in Massachusetts now than when it was implemented. Insurance costs have risen 50% in the three years since it's implemention. There is an "out" formula based on lack of ability to afford. Don't blame the insurance companies for rising prices. The insurance companies saw it wouldn't work and left the state. All the insurance companies are not-for-profts. They're struggling. Medicaid payments aren't getting made to hospitals. The hospitals are now suing the state. The average wait for a doctor's appointment in Massachusetts is fifty-five days unless it's an emergency.

I haven't seen his press conference today. I wish he would admit he made a mistake instead of blaming the following governor for making changes. The only positive Romney can claim about his universal plan is it was tried at the state level where these things belong, not as a federal mandate. But he needs to admit it was a mistake.

" the damage done after thirty years of debunked economic theory gone afoul "

Nope. Forty-five years of LBJ's failed Great Society. The financial and human costs are killing the country.

Not quite, your entitled to your opinion but the facts laid out bear what I say, Ronald Reagan increased the debt more than any President since FDR as a percentage of the GDP. George W Bush Tripled the debt. All the result of tax cuts that were claimed to spur the economy. The only spur was defense spending under both unfettered without debate over increases and weapons systems the Pentagon did not even want. Since the inception of tax cuts going all the way back to JFK resulted in greater deficits. Job growth reached its apex under the Dot Com Boom under Clinton who really was just lucky enough to ride a wave of economic growth directly related to the growth of the internet and busiiness done over the internet

Reagan's policies raised raised tax revenues. Unfortunately a Democrat Congress couldn't controll their spending. Reagan traded off the deficit to build a military to make the USSR back down. But the deficit was minute compared to now. George W Bush allowed for ridiculous deficit in his later years once again in conjuction with a Democratic controlled Congress. Obama piled on the debt on top of Bush once again led by a Democratic Congress. Do you see a trend?

The war on poverty has been an expensive failure. It's created entitlement that just keeps rising in cost every year. Did you know there are built in annual increases regardless of the economy on a lot of these programs. When the increase is cut to 5% from 10% the Democrats scream the Republicans cut the funding, when all that occurred was a a decrease in the increase.

-------" RomneyCare in Massachusetts is the issue. It's been a disaster. There are more uninsured people in Massachusetts now than when it was implemented. Insurance costs have risen 50% in the three years since it's implemention."------------

Gee, that is not what Romney had to say about it----and not what CNN confirmed by independent verification of what he had to say.

-----" . But he needs to admit it was a mistake."-----

Health care, or being a Republican?

Warren you are either senile, stupid or just plain retarded. My brother instituted the Reagan Tax cuts. At the time he was and to this day still is one of the foremost tax attorney's in the world, he consults governments on tax revenue and mineral resource tax laws. You understand MY brother instituted the Reagan Tax cuts at the dept of Internal revenue as a chief consultant. So now you have shown either how biased you are or just plain stupid When Reagan took office the highest rate over 400 grand was 50% Before Kennedy it was 70%, Reagan took it down to 38% Further reduced to 33%. George H.W. Bush raised taxes just as he knew he must after calling Ronald Reagans economic policy voodo economics which it was. Why Bush lost to Clinton, and Clinton benifited from those tax imcreases. Bias skews the truth in your eyes because you don't like the truth and the repucussions it caused. You are either very rich and selfish which if you just admit, you get my respect for telling the truth, or your not so rich and very stupid. For which there is no excuse PS: My brother warned Ronald Reagan and Donald Regan that massive debt would ensue and was blown off as being told he didn't know what the was talking about. My brother was right. trying to argue with someone who has firsthand knowledge of a situation like this is futile. Your wrong.

Even the Catholic's agree....The rethugnicans are trying to kill the poor

http://ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic/breaking-news-catholic-academics-...

Date U.S. National Debt Year-over-Year Change GDP ND as % of GDP 8/29/2008 $9,645,725,555,640.02 $638,072,183,377.54 9/28/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48 $500,679,473,047.25 $13,807,500,000,000.00 9/29/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23 $574,264,237,491.73 $13,178,400,000,000.00 9/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50 $553,656,965,393.18 $12,421,900,000,000.00 9/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32 $595,821,633,586.70 $11,685,900,000,000.00 9/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62 $554,995,097,146.46 $10,960,800,000,000.00 9/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16 $420,772,553,397.10 $10,469,600,000,000.00 9/28/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 $133,285,202,313.20 $10,128,000,000,000.00 9/29/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 $17,907,308,271.43 $9,817,000,000,000.00 9/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 $130,077,892,717.81 $9,268,400,000,000.00 9/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62 $113,046,997,500.28 $8,747,000,000,000.00 9/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34 $188,335,072,261.61 $8,304,300,000,000.00 9/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73 $250,828,038,426.34 $7,816,900,000,000.00 9/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39 $281,232,990,696.07 $7,397,700,000,000.00 9/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32 $281,261,026,873.94 $7,072,200,000,000.00 9/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 $346,868,227,617.72 $6,657,400,000,000.00 9/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66 $399,317,303,824.63 $6,337,700,000,000.00 9/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03 $431,989,899,919.78 $5,995,900,000,000.00 9/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25 $375,882,491,589.93 $5,803,100,000,000.00 9/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32 $255,093,248,146.16 $5,484,400,000,000.00 9/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16 $252,060,821,088.16 $5,103,800,000,000.00 9/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00 $224,974,274,294.58 $4,739,500,000,000.00 9/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42 $302,199,616,658.42 $4,462,800,000,000.00 9/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00 $250,837,000,000.00 $4,220,300,000,000.00 9/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
Warren if your capable of reading the proof is right if front of you, as tax cuts took effect deficits rose. These are the government figures and these figures do not lie. You do but they don't. Tax cuts do not generate greater evenue through economic growth, because economic growth through tax cuts are short lived. But you know everything. Your a prime example of someone who cannot learn when the facts face them straight in the face.

Debt Change year GDP
$195,056,000,000.00 $3,933,200,000,000.00 9/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00 $235,176,000,000.00 $3,536,700,000,000.00 9/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 $144,179,000,000.00 $3,255,000,000,000.00 9/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00 $90,154,000,000.00 $3,128,400,000,000.00 9/30/1980 $907,701,000,000.00 $81,182,000,000.00 $2,789,500,000,000.00 9/30/1979 $826,519,000,000.00 $54,975,000,000.00 $2,563,300,000,000.00 9/30/1978 $771,544,000,000.00 $72,704,000,000.00 $2,294,700,000,000.00 9/30/1977 $698,840,000,000.00 $78,407,000,000.00 $2,030,900,000,000.00 6/30/1976 $620,433,000,000.00 $87,244,000,000.00 $1,825,300,000,000.00 6/30/1975 $533,189,000,000.00 $58,129,184,268.45 $1,638,300,000,000.00 6/30/1974 $475,059,815,731.55 $16,918,210,419.46 $1,500,000,000,000.00 6/30/1973 $458,141,605,312.09 $30,881,144,371.59 $1,382,700,000,000.00 6/30/1972 $427,260,460,940.50 $29,130,716,484.96 $1,238,300,000,000.00 6/30/1971 $398,129,744,455.54 $27,211,037,505.61 $1,127,100,000,000.00 6/30/1970 $370,918,706,949.93 $17,198,453,108.52 $1,038,500,000,000.00 6/30/1969 $353,720,253,841.41 $6,141,847,415.53 $984,600,000,000.00 6/30/1968 $347,578,406,425.88 $21,357,468,631.34 $910,000,000,000.00 6/30/1967 $326,220,937,794.54 $6,313,849,999.06 $832,600,000,000.00 6/30/1966 $319,907,087,795.48 $2,633,188,811.84 $787,800,000,000.00 6/30/1965 $317,273,898,983.64 $5,560,999,726.34 $719,100,000,000.00 6/30/1964 $311,712,899,257.30 $5,853,266,260.89 $663,600,000,000.00 6/30/1963 $305,859,632,996.41 $7,658,810,275.54 $617,700,000,000.00 6/30/1962 $298,200,822,720.87 $9,229,884,110.82 $585,600,000,000.00 6/30/1961 $288,970,938,610.05 $2,640,177,761.68 $544,700,000,000.00 6/30/1960 $286,330,760,848.37 $1,624,853,770.15 $526,400,000,000.00 6/30/1959 $284,705,907,078.22 $8,362,689,332.41 $506,600,000,000.00 6/30/1958 $276,343,217,745.81 $5,816,045,849.38 $467,200,000,000.00 6/30/1957 $270,527,171,896.43 -$2,223,641,752.89 $461,100,000,000.00 6/30/1956 $272,750,813,649.32 -$1,623,409,153.30 $437,500,000,000.00 6/30/1955 $274,374,222,802.62 $3,114,623,694.16 $414,800,000,000.00

The massive debt was created by Bush and Obama. When Regan lowered the tax rates a lot of deductions were eliminated. It's not the tax rates that matter. It's the tax rvenue generated that matters. The revenues were generated under Regan. It's too bad we had a Democrat Congress bent on spending all the revenue.

I'll decline to insult you. I'm classier than that. Insults and vulgarities are for those who lack command of the English language and can't articulate their thoughts.

Thank you for doing much of the work for me. The data you provided is much of what I need to prove Democrats are the problem. I'll be back.

Bush/Cheney didn't get him----Obama did.

Bush/Cheney weren't even looking in the right place----in spite of all their "enhanced" interrogation.

My German Shepherd is smarter than Republicans. She knows how to get a rabbit out of a hole, catch it and kill it.

I think that about sums it up pretty good Wetdog!

The CIA and the Navy Seals got bin Laden. Obama just happened to be sitting in the driver's seat when it happened. The only thing I'll give Obama credit for is sending in the Seals so there was verification bin Laden was killed.

So, WHY did the Navy Seals(of whom President Obama is Commander in Chief of, which is why he JUST happened to be in the driver's seat) take out OBL ----I know, very hard for you to manage getting your mouth around Commander in Chief, but THAT is what he is.

Well, for one thing----he looked in the right place. For another thing, he seems MUCH more skilled at putting together a team that can put together and correctly assess basic intelligence information. Bush/Cheney couldn't even find WMD with 12 years of previous air, sea and land searching. THEY looked more ridiculous than country rubes at a county fair shell game trying to find the pea. They even had armed aircraft overflights of the "shell game". HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE?

When Dixie was still a puppy, less than a year old----I had a Ford Areo Star van, the kind with the sliding windows on the side. Dixie's place was the seat behind mine by the sliding window.

One day I stopped at McDonalds, I went inside to get something to eat, and when I came back out there were 2 guys, maybe 18 or 19 standing by the open window of the van.
One guy had a box of french fries in one hand and was teasing Dixie with a french fry. He'd hold out the french fry and when Dixie started to take it, he'd pull it back out of reach. He thought it was hilariously funny. Just as I was walking up to the van, he held out the french fry again-----and before you could blink, Dixie grabbed the whole box out of his other hand and jumped in the back seat, away from the window.

The guy stood there with a completely dumbfounded look on his face. I got in the van, and he said to me, " HEY, your dog took my french fries!!!"

I said, "Yeah, but you still have your hand." and drove off. I looked in the rear view mirror as I drove off, and he was still standing there holding out the one french fry he still had.

I think it is time to stop getting teased with the french fry and go for the box.

That's a cute story, now which one of those two in the avatar is Dixie?

That is Dixie on the right. Enka[the Weimaraner] died young, she is no longer with me. I also have Riga[German Shepherd].

Ask anybody around the truck stop exit at Troutdale or downtown Gresham about Dixie and Riga. They have more friends than a library has books.

Very cool my brother!

Yes the president is the commander in chief. But don't think for a second Obama had anything to do with crafting the plan. The man is not a military genius. All he did was select one of the options. He chose the right one.

The mistake they've made since is all the public discussion. Obama should have announced to military captured and killed Obama PERIOD. They shouldn't have been talking about all the data they captured. It shouldn't be public information. It's possible the military could have found more key people without knowing they're being pursued.

I won't resort to insults. Insults are for people who lack command of the language and can't articulate themselves properly.

I'm glad Osama was captured. But little changes in the world of terrorism. Don't forget one of the key leads to capturing Osama came as a result of waterboarding in 2007. I realize liberals are having a tough time dealing with this. Leon Panetta admitted waterboarding contributed.

I'm guessing the heat is on Panetta to deny it. He admitted it a few days after the ambush. I saw it on a video interview.

Yes, where did that guy from all of a sudden?

You have a good one too Misti!

Sleep tight... don't let the racists bite.

Good Night Misti... Best Wishes... =)

can you identify the specific racist comments? Or are you just talking out of your ass?

I'm not married, prefer wine, don't know what a bologna sandwich is, and I don't smoke.

here's a chick that feels she MUST have the last word and then tries to assure us you are going to "go back on the ignored list"...as if you cared?!

for someone who doesn't want to talk to you...she sure said a lot...and not much...all at the same time.

If your going to be a racist at least spell negro correctly!

I will not hold this statement against you…

If that is a picture of you in your avatar… you appear to be mentally handicap and/or intoxicated.

Be safe. Don’t drink and type.

Turn natural gas into gasoline? really?

As far as the rest of your post..... I think they need to switch your med's to something a little stronger.

hate to agree with you. somehow i feeldirty.

anyway, anyone who argues that "Obama the negro" has openly revealed that his color IS part of what bothers him. at that point...only a fool engages someone like that in discussions. Move on, there are bigger fish to gut.

Newt's got way too much baggage!

Maybe. I don't think his infidelity would kill his chances, Lord knows liberals were perfectly willing to overlook the indiscressions of a certain Edwards character, like they did Clinton...and Marrion Barry, and Barney Frank, and...the list goes on.

But there's a question about some corruption that would have to be looked into. Gingrich would make an excellent cabinet-level appointee, however, we need someone with his experience and knowledge, just maybe not as president.

Gosh, I hope you last longer than a few months Warren!

It will be interesting to see if people actually read Warrens crap!!!!!

Thank your god that you republikkkans are so strong on job creation. I'd say that Our President could sink as low as Bush and still bitchslap you corporate whores so hard, you'll all think you're Ronald Reagan on Jelly Bean Day.

Good catch Kenny!

Unemployment is at 9%. It's up from last month. Is this a good number? The dollar is slumping. McDonalds provided 25% of the new jobs. Is this good news? Obama continued Bush's bloating of the budget and deficit. Any economic rebound has been essentially jobless. But the economic growth rate has been under 2%. This is not the growth of a rebound. That would be 5-7%. As we head into Obama's third year it's now his economy.
In 2012 it will still be about "the economy, stupid" just like in 1992.

I can understand your support of Obama. He's done good things for the gay community. But gay issues are not going to drive the general voting populace. The single biggest issue for Joe Average voter is "Is my wallet healthy?"

Economically he's sunk lower than Bush. Even if you want to claim Obama "salvaged the economy" which I don't believe, the unemployment rate took a turn for the worse this past month. It's Obama's third year in office. It's now his economy. If he's not up to the task it will be time for him to go in 2012.

Gee I thought the republiocons in congress were gonna fix the jobs front. "Jobs, jobs, jobs." Remember the "job creators" couldn't create any jobs because they were unsure if their personal taxes were gonna increase by 4.6%. Bunch of cry babies.
Where's the jobs boehner?

Yeah, it's almost as bad as it got under reagan.

New Yorks 26th district, a long standing republicon stronghold in an otherwise blue state, is holding a special election to replace the craigslist congressman who sent shirtless pics of himself to someone on c-list,and the democrat is pulling ahead in the polls thanks to Paul Ruins m
Medicare killing budget. Hoist on their own petard.

Do you remember Biden saying last year that Obama's plan would create 250,000 to 500,000 jobs a month?

Oh Snap!

Obama's hope is the Republicans don't chose a quality candidate. If a quality candidate comes forward and makes the election about the economy, Obama is toast unless the economy heats up. 1.8% growth is considered stagnation. Economies typically rebound at a rate of 5-7%. I know you're not a loon. I enjoy the exchanges. We just disagree most of the time. That's reasonable.

It takes a Senate and a president along with the House to get it done. You will have to wait until the inaugurations of 2013 for positive change.

Biden doesn't have any credibility. He's Quayle stupid.

Obama thought he had a mandate. He also had a Democrat House and Senate. He should have been able to perform his miracles in those two years. The people took a look in 2010 and said "No Thank you." Unfortunately there weren't enough competitive Senate seats to win a majority.

You're probably right, with those do nothing reptilicans in the house we will have to wait til the dems hold all three again. Hopefully after the beating they will be handed the cons will forgo the party of NO games and cooperate to make this country safe for the middle class once again.

If the Democrats hold all three positions of power I'll use the "head up the ass" jpg as my avatar if people are willing to bet against me on the avatar of my choice if the Republicans win the Senate and hold the House. The presidency is still up in the air based on a quality candidate not stepping forward yet.

I voted for him and I am thoroughly proud of the fact that he lead us to the death of Osama!

I do actually, its my brother and he is one racist son of a bitch, the only problem he is browner than your average bear (we grew up with a healthy tanning regimen, and we've got native in there too so we aint what you would call "the master race") and he has the worst ideas about how one should run a government. But I love him cause hes my brother and he's fabulous. Now I cant get the image out of my head of a gay pride march with uniforms banners and perfect marching, that would be hot.

Actually TL he said if Osama Bin Laden was in Pakistan and Parkistan was either unable or unwilling the take him out he would. McCain said at the time that Obama was naive, because he thought America couldn't go into Pakistan to get him. Well the President was right and he kept his promise. Of course, the GOP are upset because they didn't want to get Bin Laden as they have used him to scare people since 2001. Now the GOP can no longer use Bin Laden to pound their chests and say that they are the only ones that can keep Americans safe.

So they have to come up with other ways to discredit the President. Tonight they are claiming the President disrepected the White House by inviting the raper Common to a Poetry Evening. The GOP is calling Common a thug when earlier Fox said Common set a good example for children. The President is twisting them into pretzels and I love it. I hope he keeps making them crazy right through 2012, because they are now revealing their true colors by openly showing they only care about helping Wall Street and the Oligarch.

Are you kidding? Did he really say that?

100% correct. People keep forgetting that never in political history (especially during the time of war and a major recession) has the minority worked so hard to undermind a President. In 2008, the GOP would not recognize that elections matter and in fact said NO to everything. Then in 2010 they believe the country gave them a mandate, NOT!

The President has actually accomplished more in 2-1/2 years then Bush did in all of his 8 years. Also, people have very short memories. The bank bailout was under Bush not Obama. Obama bailed out the auto industry which is a success. GM is hiring and improving their plants in the US not overseas. There is a long list of all the laws signed by the President that was posted on this site a while ago. But he never gets credit for anything.

Now the GOP are now trying to undo all those laws. They want dirty water, dirty air, and the unemployed to stay unemployed while they serve their big contributors believing that this is the way to regain power. They are in for a rude awakening.

Did you see on MSNBC that the new teabag congressmen are whining to Obama to stop the Democrats from telling everyone that they voted to kill medicare and medicaid. I laughed my head off listening to them. They can sure dish it out but they can't take it. They are a bunch of ignorant idiots that do not know how the government works.

Ya, but remember you get more flies with honey. I really think a lot of people underestimate this President. They think that his willingness to work with the other side makes him weak, when in fact I think with his smile he is pulling the wool over their eyes. Also, when you can smile as people call you every name in the book it makes you the better person.

I agree wholeheartedly. If you watched the debates at all and then proceeded to vote for him and then spew hate and criticism using this arguement, you show the world just what a dumb ass you really are. I applaud you for posting this and making the argument, but I still figure you will have detractors who don't get it at all.

I don't think he will tell the Democrat to stop picking on the Repugs. Hopefully he just won't respond. We have to hope that the GOP in the state legislators don't completely ruin the country before 2012.

The GOP in the Senate blocked another one of the President's appointees. This time it's the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Justice. With everything that is happening in states overstepping their authority, the GOP are trying to prevent the DOJ from doing their job. I am so sick of the jerks on the hill blocking everything and holding the country hostage because of their little temper tantrums.

Please, please we need to get these people out of office before it's too late.