Despite the massive media campaign to make BO the most significant human being ever to walk on our earth, it may be a good idea to check his numbers.
It may surprise the "yes we can screamers" that Pres BO is doing no better than some recent presidents:
"George W. Bush scored 62 percent (despite Florida!);
Jimmy Carter 63 percent;
and Ronald Reagan 67 percent in the Gallup poll.
Among recent Presidents, the lowest-rated at this stage was Bill Clinton at 55 percent." (Power Line)
What do we call this?
We call it a presidential honeymoon.
In other words, most US citizens give their new president a chance to get their administration in place.
What happens after that?
Reality happens. Decisions are made. Foreign policy crisis happen. And so on!
This is why we agree with John of Power Line, a distinguished attorney and one of the nation's best bloggers:
"Three months into his first term, Ronald Reagan was popular because Americans saw that he had a bold and confident vision for America's future.
He remained popular for eight years and was re-elected in a landslide because his free-market and strong defense policies were resoundingly successful.
The same fate, I fear, is not in store for Barack Obama.
Or for America."
My money is that Obama will look a lot more like Carter than Reagan.
Keep an eye on inflation, stagnation and a foreign policy that promotes weakness.
P.S. Let me make a very slight correction to John's analysis. It's true that Reagan was popular over an 8 year period. However, he did have very low approval ratings in 1982-83 when he faced a horrible economic period.
