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blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100050412/the-stunning-decline-of-barack-obama-10-key-reasons-why-the-obama-presidency-is-in-meltdown/

The last few weeks have been a nightmare for President Obama, in a summer of discontent in the United States which has deeply unsettled the ruling liberal elites, so much so that even the Left has begun to turn against the White House. While the anti-establishment Tea Party movement has gained significant ground and is now a rising and powerful political force to be reckoned with, many of the president’s own supporters as well as independents are rapidly losing faith in Barack Obama, with open warfare breaking out between the White House and the left-wing of the Democratic Party. While conservatism in America grows stronger by the day, the forces of liberalism are growing increasingly weaker and divided.

[qupte]The RealClearPolitics average of polls now has President Obama at over 50 per cent disapproval, a remarkably high figure for a president just 18 months into his first term. Strikingly, the latest USA Today/Gallup survey has the President on just 41 per cent approval, with 53 per cent disapproving.

Here's the fun part!

Can it get any worse for President Obama? Undoubtedly yes. Here are 10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in serious trouble, and why its prospects are unlikely to improve between now and the November mid-terms.

1. The Obama presidency is out of touch with the American people

In a previous post I noted how the Obama presidency increasingly resembles a modern-day Ancien Régime, extravagant, decaying and out of touch with ordinary Americans. The First Lady’s ill-conceived trip to Spain at a time of widespread economic hardship was symbolic of a White House that barely gives a second thought to public opinion on many issues, and frequently projects a distinctly elitist image. The “let them eat cake” approach didn’t play well over two centuries ago, and it won’t succeed today.

2. Most Americans don’t have confidence in the president’s leadership

This deficit of trust in Obama’s leadership is central to his decline. According to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, “nearly six in ten voters say they lack faith in the president to make the right decisions for the country”, and two thirds “say they are disillusioned with or angry about the way the federal government is working.” The poll showed that a staggering 58 per cent of Americans say they do not have confidence in the president’s decision-making, with just 42 per cent saying they do.

3. Obama fails to inspire

In contrast to the soaring rhetoric of his 2006 Convention speech in Chicago which succeeded in impressing millions of television viewers at the time, America is no longer inspired by Barack Obama’s flat, monotonous and often dull presidential speeches and statements delivered via teleprompter. From his extraordinarily uninspiring Afghanistan speech at West Point to his flat State of the Union address, President Obama has failed to touch the heart of America. Even Jimmy Carter was more moving.

4. The United States is drowning in debt

The Congressional Budget Office Long-Term Budget Outlook offers a frightening picture of the scale of America’s national debt. Under its alternative fiscal scenario, the CBO projects that US debt could rise to 87 percent of GDP by 2020, 109 percent by 2025, and 185 percent in 2035. While much of Europe, led by Britain and Germany, are aggressively cutting their deficits, the Obama administration is actively growing America’s debt, and has no plan in place to avert a looming Greek-style financial crisis.

5. Obama’s Big Government message is falling flat

The relentless emphasis on bailouts and stimulus spending has done little to spur economic growth or create jobs, but has greatly advanced the power of the federal government in America. This is not an approach that is proving popular with the American public, and even most European governments have long ditched this tax and spend approach to saving their own economies.

6. Obama’s support for socialised health care is a huge political mistake

In an extraordinary act of political Harakiri, President Obama leant his full support to the hugely controversial, unpopular and divisive health care reform bill, with a monstrous price tag of $940 billion, whose repeal is now supported by 55 per cent of likely US voters. As I wrote at the time of its passing, the legislation is “a great leap forward by the United States towards a European-style vision of universal health care, which will only lead to soaring costs, higher taxes, and a surge in red tape for small businesses. This reckless legislation dramatically expands the power of the state over the lives of individuals, and could not be further from the vision of America’s founding fathers.”

7. Obama’s handling of the Gulf oil spill has been weak-kneed and indecisive

While much of the spilled oil in the Gulf has now been thankfully cleared up, the political damage for the White House will be long-lasting. Instead of showing real leadership on the matter by acing decisively and drawing upon offers of international support, the Obama administration settled on a more convenient strategy of relentlessly bashing an Anglo-American company while largely sitting on its hands. Significantly, a poll of Louisiana voters gave George W. Bush higher marks for his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with 62 percent disapproving of Obama’s performance on the Gulf oil spill.

8. US foreign policy is an embarrassing mess under the Obama administration

It is hard to think of a single foreign policy success for the Obama administration, but there have been plenty of missteps which have weakened American global power as well as the standing of the United States. The surrender to Moscow on Third Site missile defence, the failure to aggressively stand up to Iran’s nuclear programme, the decision to side with ousted Marxists in Honduras, the slap in the face for Great Britain over the Falklands, have all contributed to the image of a US administration completely out of its depth in international affairs. The Obama administration’s high risk strategy of appeasing America’s enemies while kicking traditional US allies has only succeeded in weakening the United States while strengthening her adversaries.

9. President Obama is muddled and confused on national security

From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the War on Terror, President Obama’s leadership has often been muddled and confused. On Afghanistan he rightly sent tens of thousands of additional troops to the battlefield. At the same time however he bizarrely announced a timetable for the withdrawal of US forces beginning in July 2011, handing the initiative to the Taliban. On Iraq he has announced an end to combat operations and the withdrawal of all but 50,000 troops despite a recent upsurge in terrorist violence and political instability, and without the Iraqi military and police ready to take over. In addition he has ditched the concept of a War on Terror, replacing it with an Overseas Contingency Operation, hardly the right message to send in the midst of a long-war against Al-Qaeda.

10. Obama doesn’t believe in American greatness

Barack Obama has made it clear that he doesn’t believe in American exceptionalism, and has made apologising for his country into an art form. In a speech to the United Nations last September he stated that “no one nation can or should try to dominate another nation. No world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will succeed. No balance of power among nations will hold.” It is difficult to see how a US president who holds these views and does not even accept America’s greatness in history can actually lead the world’s only superpower with force and conviction.

There is a distinctly Titanic-like feel to the Obama presidency and it’s not hard to see why. The most left-wing president in modern American history has tried to force a highly interventionist, government-driven agenda that runs counter to the principles of free enterprise, individual freedom, and limited government that have made the United States the greatest power in the world, and the freest nation on earth.

This, combined with weak leadership both at home and abroad against the backdrop of tremendous economic uncertainty in an increasingly dangerous world, has contributed to a spectacular political collapse for a president once thought to be invincible. America at its core remains a deeply conservative nation, which cherishes its traditions and founding principles. President Obama is increasingly out of step with the American people, by advancing policies that undermine the United States as a global power, while undercutting America’s deep-seated love for freedom.



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Here's the correct link to that article:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100050412/the-stunning-decline-of-barack-obama-10-key-reasons-why-the-obama-presidency-is-in-meltdown/

Quite a top 10 there! biggrin

What has clearly come through between January 2008 and August 2010 is that Candidate Oratory does not translate to Political Leadership and Communication.  Furthermore, a POTUS cannot be stuck in their partisan ideology to such an extent that they cannot build bridge to reach common ground with the opposition party, especially when they are minority... and if they do, should that minority ever rise to majority during their term, they are not likely to get cooperation in return for the ideology they have so merrily embraced.

Pres.Obama has made severe mistakes in both communication and inter-party relationship - both aspects of leadership -- so much so that people's view of him have changed for good. Can he recover from that impression? Can he do so for his party between now and two months? I doubt that greatly.

I hope the DNP has the good sense to see that the better candidate for 2012 is Hillary.



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Clearly His Specialness has fallen from grace. Couldn't happen to a more deserving fraud. He has made chumps of the Dems who split the party, and sacrificed the female vote in order to steal the nomination for him. He has made a joke of the media that sacrificed all credibility for him. And, what about those Obamakids? Chanting and fainting over Obama like he was Rev. Moon. Too bad their cult leader used them and took advantage of their immaturity and insecurity. Now, "Yes we can" has become WTF? Then, there's George Looney, Matt Demon, Asston Kutcher, and Harlot Johannson, just to name a few of the idiots in Hollywood who gave the big bucks to Star Obama. In their infinite coolness, they convinced themselves that they were buying a winner for this country. Not the sharpest knives in the drawer, are they? And, let's not leave out MoveOn - clearly not great political minds there. lol

Many people in this country were willing to take a chance on Obama, buying into his hype about Hope and Change. How ridiculous they all must feel - as well they should.

Hillary was spot on when she said Obama was promising "Change you can xerox." We PUMAs were spot on in rejecting Obama from day one, and in holding out, refusing to support him even after that rigged Dem convention. Now that the thrill is gone and Obama's ship is sinking, a whole lot of people owe us and Hillary an apology.

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I personally take offense to the UK's take on foreign policy. I think Hillary has done an exceptional job as SoS, and the UK Telegragh is just another Brit dumping on America

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Hillary has done an excellent job as SOS, but Obama is the one who's in charge of foreign policy. I get the feeling that world leaders (especially our longtime allies in Europe) like Hillary and respect her and trust her, but they're no longer so crazy about Pampers. He dissed them one time too many.

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I haven't posted in FOREVER and probably won't do much posting anyway but I couldn't let this one go by. The American people who voted that jackass into office are getting EXACTLY what they deserve. They wanted him - they've got him. They looked like idiots then and they look like idiots now. The only difference is they now see the idiot when they look in the mirror. Previously they thought they were genuis'.

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SugnSpicesMom wrote:

I haven't posted in FOREVER and probably won't do much posting anyway but I couldn't let this one go by. The American people who voted that jackass into office are getting EXACTLY what they deserve. They wanted him - they've got him. They looked like idiots then and they look like idiots now. The only difference is they now see the idiot when they look in the mirror. Previously they thought they were genuis'.


The voters chose their first "American Idol" president.  It is fitting he has gone the way of most winning American Idols.

BTW, anyone check RCP today regarding his approval rating?

His supporters that constantly say he is "hovering" around 50% approval got a rude shock...the HOVER has landed.

He is over 50% disapproval and dropping like the winner of last year's Idol...BTW, anyone remember who it was that won?  for that matter, even the year before?

Hype before substance will always breed....15 minutes of fame.  Yours is over Mr. President.

 



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VotedHillary wrote:

 

SugnSpicesMom wrote:

I haven't posted in FOREVER and probably won't do much posting anyway but I couldn't let this one go by. The American people who voted that jackass into office are getting EXACTLY what they deserve. They wanted him - they've got him. They looked like idiots then and they look like idiots now. The only difference is they now see the idiot when they look in the mirror. Previously they thought they were genuis'.


The voters chose their first "American Idol" president.  It is fitting he has gone the way of most winning American Idols.

BTW, anyone check RCP today regarding his approval rating?

His supporters that constantly say he is "hovering" around 50% approval got a rude shock...the HOVER has landed.

He is over 50% disapproval and dropping like the winner of last year's Idol...BTW, anyone remember who it was that won?  for that matter, even the year before?

Hype before substance will always breed....15 minutes of fame.  Yours is over Mr. President.

 

 



You're right, VH.  For the Obamanuts it's all Hype and no more Hope.lol

An article today in Politico shows his numbers:

Obama's 44 percent average approval in Gallup's daily tracking polls last week marks the weakest level of support he has registered since taking office.
His weekly average had been holding steady at 45 percent approval in recent weeks.
Additionally, the share of Americans who disapprove of the president's job performance reached 50 percent for the first time over the three-day stretch of Aug. 13-15.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41151.html#ixzz0wscwjWRV



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I've seen polls that have had him as low as 41 percent. I just wish he'd hurry up and dip below 40! This NYC mosque controversy might do the trick.

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