Reasons to re-elect Obama:

[Ritty77]

[twinder]

Ha! Good one.

[leisuresuitlarry]

That's pretty good! I know one more really great reason to put that clown back in the White House. _____________________________________________________ Yep, wouldn't you say that's reason enough right there?

[Ritty77]

I seriously can't think of one single reason. Maybe someone less extreme than me can help.

[Ritty77]

Here's a video of Jon Stewart ripping Obama for his re-election announcement and bogus "transparency award." Funny, too.

[twinder]

Must really suck to have your supporters turn on you.

[philunderwood]

www.newsmax.com/Headline/obama-abcpoll-ericcantor-johnboehner/2011/04/19/id/393359?s=al&promo_code=C1CB-1

Poll: Economic Crisis Batters Obama, Could Doom Re-election
Tuesday, 19 Apr 2011 11:43 AM

By David Alliot

More ways to share... Mixx Stumbled LinkedIn Vine Buzzflash Reddit Delicious Newstrust Technocrati Share: More . . . A A | Email Us | Print | Forward Article 0diggsdiggThe darkening economic cloud has sent President Barack Obama’s job performance ratings plummeting to just 47 percent — just 1 point higher than his lowest ever mark — according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.


And his economic approval ratings are his worst since September, when he stood at 41 percent approval and 57 percent overall disapproval.

In the event that the White House didn’t receive the message, Wall Street drove the point home on Monday when benchmark rater Standard & Poor’s cut its long-term outlook on U.S. debt to a dismal negative rating, signaling a financial crisis if the Obama administration does not bring down the national debt.

Today’s poll shows that Americans agree with the S & P verdict. In a tie with his overall worst economic approval rating, 57 percent said they disapprove of how Obama is handling the economy, with 46 percent saying they strongly disapprove. Only 23 percent strongly approved.

On the heels of the gloomy economic news, GOP leaders renewed calls for more drastic cuts in federal spending saying raising the roof on debt should be contingent on those cuts.

Eric Cantor
Republican Rep. Eric Cantor, majority leader of the House, said Republicans would not sign off on any debt-limit increase without serious reforms, according to The Hill.

“For decades, Washington has blindly increased the debt-ceiling limit while doing little to stop spending money that it doesn’t have, a dangerous pattern that must end,” Cantor said. “As S&P made clear, getting spending and our deficit under control can no longer be put off for another day.”

In a statement, Rep. Paul Ryan — whose own plan promised to slash $6 trillion over a 10-year period — said that Obama’s current spending spree “threatens not only the lives of future generations, but also the economic security of American families today.”

For his part, Obama’s plan calls for raising income taxes and a repeal of the “Bush tax cuts” he originally agreed to continue on Dec. 7.

Obama’s poll numbers could doom his 2012 prospects: A Newsmax poll placed Donald Trump far ahead in a matchup with Obama — 68 percent would vote for Trump, 13 percent for Obama, and 13 percent for another candidate.

The independent vote, which Obama relied on heavily in his 2008 bid, remains dubious for 2012 after showing overwhelmingly in Republicans’ court last year. The Washington Post-ABC poll pits independents squarely against Obama — 55 percent disapproved of the job he is doing.



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[twinder]

Trump 68% vs. Obama 13% WOW!!!!!!!

[Ritty77]

Goes to show you that anyone is better than a second term for Schlomama.

The GOP needs to be in no hurry. All they'll be doing is beating up on each other. May as well wait and keep that to a minimum, then move in for the real battle. We need to just tell the truth and point out the lies of the Left. People are receptive to that now more than ever.

[philunderwood]

www.qando.net/?cat=18

Officials can call it what they want, most Americans think we’re still in a recession/depression

April 29th, 2011 | Author: Bruce McQuain

And like it or not, the Obama administration’s future probably depends on turning that around somehow:

The April 20-23 Gallup survey of 1,013 U.S. adults found that only 27 percent said the economy is growing. Twenty-nine percent said the economy is in a depression and 26 percent said it is in a recession, with another 16 percent saying it is "slowing down," Gallup said.

With growth slowing to 1.8% in the first quarter, those on the pessimistic side seem to have a point.

Severe winter weather, a dip in defense spending and higher energy prices all slowed the growth of gross domestic product in the January-through-March quarter.

Of course our economic experts – who’ve been so dead on all through the financial difficulties – say this is only a temporary blip and recovery should restart anytime. But:

Leaders of the Federal Reserve, for example, said Wednesday that they expect the economy to grow 3.1 to 3.3 percent in 2011; in January their estimate was 3.4 to 3.9 percent.

Keep an eye on energy prices (which have an effect on everything we produce/buy) as a means of testing that claim. If they stay up, which appears likely, then growth isn’t going to speed up that much. Remember the economy needs to grow at about 2.5% annual clip to begin to expand the job markets. Right now that isn’t happening. And energy prices could be the drag that keeps it from happening.

Oh, and key demographic in the poll?

Fifty-seven percent of independent voters — a crucial segment of the electorate for Obama’s re-election bid — said the economy is in a recession or depression and 24 percent said it is growing.

Big job ahead to change those numbers around. And not much time.

~McQ