Obama By the Numbers
"For the first time," the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds, "more people disapprove of Mr. Obama's job performance than approve."
And 57% of voters would prefer to elect a new person to Congress than re-elect their local representatives, the highest share in 18 years....
The results show "a really ugly mood and an unhappy electorate," said Democratic pollster Peter Hart, who conducts the Journal/NBC poll with GOP pollster Bill McInturff.
American voters, moody and fickle. I suppose that's one explanation. May I suggest another? After almost 18 months of observing President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Reid--18 months of utterly unprecedented spending, of the most dramatic expansion of the deficit in our history, of the passage, on a pure party-line vote, and despite the unambiguous opposition of a majority of Americans, of the biggest expansion of the welfare state since the Great Society--after 18 months of observing this, American voters aren't suffering from mood swings or displaying a fit of pique. They have weighed the evidence of their eyes and reached a straightforward and perfectly reasonable conclusion:
Throw the bums out.
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Jun '10
Re: Obama By the Numbers
Peter: Your post reminded me of one of my favorite quotes from The Meaning of Conservatism, by the great English conservative Roger Scruton:
“[T]his is the strongest argument in favour of democracy, and the reason for retaining democratic procedures at the heart of politics: namely, that they enable us to get rid of our rulers.” [at page 50]
How true! Now let's do it.
Re: Obama By the Numbers
That quotation, Ted, is a thing of beauty.
Jun '10
Re: Obama By the Numbers
Peter: Roger Scruton is superb and should have larger American audience. He writes beautifully and really cares about Western civilization, our culture, and our future. He also wrote a wonderful memoir, Gentle Regrets, which is both touching and profound. He's incapable of writing a bad sentence.
You should book him on Uncommon Knowledge.