AP Poll: Americans high on Obama, direction of US

[Hot Mega]

By RON FOURNIER and TREVOR TOMPSON, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 15 mins ago
WASHINGTON – For the first time in years, more Americans than not say the country is headed in the right direction, a sign that Barack Obama has used the first 100 days of his presidency to lift the public's mood and inspire hopes for a brighter future.

Intensely worried about their personal finances and medical expenses, Americans nonetheless appear realistic about the time Obama might need to turn things around, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. It shows most Americans consider their new president to be a strong, ethical and empathetic leader who is working to change Washington.

Nobody knows how long the honeymoon will last, but Obama has clearly transformed the yes-we-can spirit of his candidacy into a tool of governance. His ability to inspire confidence — Obama's second book is titled "The Audacity of Hope" — has thus far buffered the president against the harsh political realities of two wars, a global economic meltdown and countless domestic challenges.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090423/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama100_days_ap_poll

 

[CunningStunts]

Unfortunately, IMHO this shows how little most Americans understand about economics and the government's role... Spending money we don't have to assist a short-term "recovery" will do nothing sustainable for the US economy in the long run except running up the debt our children will have to pay.

 

[Hot Mega]

Unfortunately, IMHO this shows how little most Americans understand about economics and the government's role... Spending money we don't have to assist a short-term "recovery" will do nothing sustainable for the US economy in the long run except running up the debt our children will have to pay.

For nearly 70 years people have been saying "our children" will be paying for debt. Putting it in perspective, my father's generation was the "our children" that according your statement who would have been condemned to repaying our national debt.

Does Ronald Reagan get credited more for leading the country in prosperous times or running up the national debt?

Reagan poured tons of money into the military industrial complex and it translated into jobs and a robust economy. By the end of Clinton's presidency the debt and it's proportion to GDP saw it's most significant decline since rising steadily in the '80s.

What's different from Reagan's approach and Obama's approach other than the priority of what the money is being spent/invested on?

 

[Torre82]

Children = The most used/abused excuse in politics. More *education* for the children, less *debt* for the children.

Honestly, fuck the kids. If we cant take care of ourselves, the children arent cared for, either. A hopeful outlook is never a bad thing, no matter how little they know about the workings of this machine. It doesnt take a *mechanic* to know the car is having trouble the same way even the diehard GWB fans saw the obvious and deserted him en masse next time around. A black liberal doesnt win by a landslide without some major buttfuck excuse of a leader stagnates for 2 terms in a war we can't win.

 

[Nester6]

For nearly 70 years people have been saying "our children" will be paying for debt. Putting it in perspective, my father's generation was the "our children" that according your statement who would have been condemned to repaying our national debt.

Does Ronald Reagan get credited more for leading the country in prosperous times or running up the national debt?

Reagan poured tons of money into the military industrial complex and it translated into jobs and a robust economy. By the end of Clinton's presidency the debt and it's proportion to GDP saw it's most significant decline since rising steadily in the '80s.

What's different from Reagan's approach and Obama's approach other than the priority of what the money is being spent/invested on?

Reagan invested the money in making the country strong, as his policy did not waste money as much. Your point is excellent Hot Mega!

 

[CunningStunts]

Nice deflections guys... would it make a difference to say "paying more money later" instead of "children"??

An certainly Obama isn't the first to advocate a spend now, pay later Federal ethos, but this administration is spending and printing money at an alarming rate. Watch for Carter-era inflation in about a year....

 

[Red Spyder]

Yup, "high" all right, that about sums it up

 

[Baill Inneraora]

Reagan invested the money in making the country strong, as his policy did not waste money as much. Your point is excellent Hot Mega!

Don't remember thee $500 toilet seats? By what possible measure can you say there was less waste back then than now?

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

That poll is total BS. I was just on AOL yesterday at the point when some 250K respondends, of which over 60 percent said they were concerned about Obama and where he was taking America. The MSM is so twisted and disturbed that they think we really are as retarded as the think we are. How anybody could think we are on the right track is a mystery. We are far from it!

 

[PJroast]

I supported Obama in the election because McCain was just a poor choice. However, I'm unsure about where the country will be going. He has done some good things, but not too much. Also, we are in a huge debt, making it difficult to setup new programs or developments that are needed.

That poll is also a bit screwy; the only people that are still crazy for Obama are democrats. Everyone else is either indifferent or unsupportive.

 

[Crazy4theBrat]

When I was charging up all my credit cards I thought life was really going in the right direction too. I had a lot of fun.

Then the bills started coming in the mail... :eek:

 

[Baill Inneraora]

That poll is total BS. I was just on AOL yesterday at the point when some 250K respondends, of which over 60 percent said they were concerned about Obama and where he was taking America. The MSM is so twisted and disturbed that they think we really are as retarded as the think we are. How anybody could think we are on the right track is a mystery. We are far from it!

To paraphrase Churchill, It is not the end, nor probably even the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning. Many people feel we are starting to turn the corner.

It is not a BS poll. Just because you don’t like the results, doesn’t mean its BS. Similar findings can be found here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/us/politics/07poll.html?_r=1&hp

Also: On line polls are not very reliable, particularly when it’s a site that is more likely to skew the results.

If you conducted a poll of here on freeones, you find that 100% of the people like porn, but the sampling is not representative of the whole country.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

To paraphrase Churchill, It is not the end, nor probably even the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning. Many people feel we are starting to turn the corner.

It is not a BS poll. Just because you don’t like the results, doesn’t mean its BS. Similar findings can be found here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/us/politics/07poll.html?_r=1&hp

Also: On line polls are not very reliable, particularly when it’s a site that is more likely to skew the results.

If you conducted a poll of here on freeones, you find that 100% of the people like porn, but the sampling is not representative of the whole country.

NY Times is as reliable as a piece of toilet paper. They have an agenda too.

 

[Crazy4theBrat]

For nearly 70 years people have been saying "our children" will be paying for debt. Putting it in perspective, my father's generation was the "our children" that according your statement who would have been condemned to repaying our national debt.

Does Ronald Reagan get credited more for leading the country in prosperous times or running up the national debt?

Reagan poured tons of money into the military industrial complex and it translated into jobs and a robust economy. By the end of Clinton's presidency the debt and it's proportion to GDP saw it's most significant decline since rising steadily in the '80s.

What's different from Reagan's approach and Obama's approach other than the priority of what the money is being spent/invested on?

The biggest thing Reagan did to improve the economy was to reduce taxes and reduce the size of government. Clinton enjoyed a good economy because Reagan had defeated the biggest enemy our country had, so he was able to get by with making huge cuts in military spending.

The economy flourished because of what Reagan did. As he once said "I knew my economic policies were working when the democrats quit calling them "Reaganomics".

 

[ChefChiTown]

Nice deflections guys... would it make a difference to say "paying more money later" instead of "children"??

It would make a huge difference. Not necessarily in the finances, but with the public perception and acceptance of huge proposals.

Just think of it this way...

Which one sounds better and more acceptable?

- He's dead
- He passed away
- He's no longer with us
- He's in a better place
- He didn't make it
- etc.

Even though they all mean the same exact thing, some sound better and more acceptable than others. Politicians are salesmen and try to choose their words carefully, as to make their decisions seem more appealing.

 

[Red Spyder]

Don't remember thee $500 toilet seats? By what possible measure can you say there was less waste back then than now?

Yeah, but remember the movie Independence Day, yes, I know just a movie, but who says they're really paying $500 for a toilet seat? I'm guessing that's a way to pad their expense account to funnel some money into black ops or something. I don't know, I"m not an accountant.

 

[Facetious]

"AP Poll" :1orglaugh

If "Americans" are so high what are they smokin ?




"w" pronounces "nuclear" with 3 syllables and we're constantly reminded.
The following (current) President rejects an invitation to visit Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial while on his first visit to France as President of the United States of America and it's reported at 22:00 Friday, never to be reported again !

Didn't anybody inform the Obama admin. that it's customary for the American President to offer his respect for the fallen soldier, while visiting France for the first time as President of the U.S. of A. ?
Should they have had to in the first place ? :crash:

Obama is both an embarrassment and a disappointment here, in the early going.

 

[Skyraider22]

Yup, "high" all right, that about sums it up

How true we are high but not on his direction:1orglaugh

 

[Hot Mega]

The biggest thing Reagan did to improve the economy was to reduce taxes and reduce the size of government. Clinton enjoyed a good economy because Reagan had defeated the biggest enemy our country had, so he was able to get by with making huge cuts in military spending.

I seriously have trouble believing you posted this with a straight face:1orglaugh. Half of what you said was contradictory the other half is laughable. I suppose this is what happens when you let ideologues indoctrinate you with this stuff and you don't balance it against common sense.

Let's start here though, you said Reagan reduced the size of government. So government spending didn't explode under Reagan now?? What does "size" of government mean in this context if not what it spends???

The Russian collapse was all because of Reagan saying "tear down this wall" huh? It had nothing to do with their loss of control over their satellite countries (much of which was aided by George Soros' funding of anti-Soviet propaganda in those countries)? Oh, I remember...it was because he outspent them. I suppose outspending the Soviets would have been pretty easy when we're paying for $500 hammers and $1000 toilet seats.

I can guarantee that was just the most obvious cases and if Clinton came in and cut waste, fraud and abuse from one of the biggest expenditures in the budget, I would say he was doing exactly what we paid him to do and deserves credit for it. Not the guy who was paying for that stuff.

I supported Obama in the election because McCain was just a poor choice.

That poll is also a bit screwy; the only people that are still crazy for Obama are democrats. Everyone else is either indifferent or unsupportive.

So it's safe to say your support for Obama was soft to begin with so it's not surprising after only 95 days whatever support for him you had is gone.

I suppose the poll is "a bit screwy" becausssse Fox told you or did you make that up all by yourself? I get it, polls only matter to Fox when it their polls.:spin::wiggle:

 

[PJroast]

So it's safe to say your support for Obama was soft to begin with so it's not surprising after only 95 days whatever support for him you had is gone.

I suppose the poll is "a bit screwy" becausssse Fox told you or did you make that up all by yourself? I get it, polls only matter to Fox when it their polls.:spin::wiggle:[/QUOTE]

I deplore FOX news, I'm merely speaking from personal experiences.