Obama analysis

By -
This chart is a few weeks out of date, but still interesting. Basically, the highest Obama approval ratings are in areas where he essentially extend Bush policies - namely Iraq (where he has followed the Bush timeline and kept the same leadership), and Afghanistan (where he implemented a "surge"). On the domestic issues, his approval is rapidly dropping.

I am interested to see how this one plays out. I would be very happy to see him loose support, as it would prevent the sweeping anti-capitalist changes he seeks to bring to this country, and somewhat impeded the Democratic control of the executive and the legislature.

[Picture+15.png]

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Top 10 Ways to Not Suck at Driving

By -
Image
There are a lot of shitty drivers out there. Actually, most people are shitty drivers. They don't really know anything about cars, about driving, about limits of adhesion, how to react when things go badly, or what snow does to your ability to drive. In fact, most people think that driving slowly, regardless of what lane you are in, whether you are merging onto a highway or holding up 50 cars behind you, means "being a good driver." Just because you have spent many years driving in the left lane at 65mph does not make you a good driver, in fact, just the opposite. A good driver means you know how to drive, not that you have gotten lucky or simply average for the past 10 years. Personally, I would love to see a class in high school devoted to driving. I think it could be fun and informative while greatly reducing the number of accidents (especially fatal ones) on the roads every year. Right now, the driving exam is basically a joke, it means that you know what the pedals...
Read more