Latest NYT/CBS Poll:

[Pisces]

After his alleged humiliation, the latest poll from the NYT/CBS sees the silver lining for Obama. He doesn't come out smelling like roses, but the GOP has tainted itself badly by its tactics in the eyes of Americans. Obama's handling comes out a wash, 46-47 approve-disapprove; Boehner does worse: 30 - 57. His 57 percent disapproval is up from 41 percent in April, with all the undecideds headed into the disapprove column. On who is trusted the most on the economy, Obama beats the GOP 47 - 33. And on the ocre question of whether this is a time to compromise or to stick to principles, compromise wins 85 - 12.

Ask yourself: between Obama and the GOP, who has landed on the right side of that equation? Meep, meep.


I guess it isn't the gloom and doom out there.

[Capn Sunshine]

1. Plesae, I must warn you, do not detarct from the Obama hate fest

You're not going to last long if you post true stuff that isn't bad. It detracts from the "I hate Obama" Vibe.

[polmaven]

7. I doubt that anything

could detract from that......sad, isn't it?

[roguevalley]

14. discussing our opinions of his trades and how he handled himself

isn't hate. its discussion. its junior high to couch any comment that doesn't meet your standards as hate speech. This is a discussion board and there are many kinds of opinions here. Yours is only one.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

11. Yep! ODS in full effect. Nothing here on DU and on the so-called "Professional Left" can detract

from that! :(

[redwitch]

2. That's good news.

:-)

[TwilightGardener]

3. Not bad. Don't tell the ones here who want him to forfeit his 50th birthday.

This would give them a sad.

[11 Bravo]

23. Don't you mean his "alleged birthday"? I heard some babbling drug addict on the radio ...

claim that we not only don't know WHERE he was born; we don't really know WHEN he was born. Lardbutt? Limpballs? Something like that.

[Mojorabbit]

4. I am glad the perception is good

That does not change my mind that this abomination of a deal is horrible for this country.

[KeyserSoze87]

5. Funny, I haven't heard anyone in the "liberal" media mentioning any of this.

[Pirate Smile]

17. If it was really bad they would.

[KeyserSoze87]

19. Exactly. The Media only reports polls that are against Obama.

[cilla4progress]

21. Not true -

Lawrence O'Donnell reported on this tonight.

[KeyserSoze87]

22. Yes, but Fox News certainly didn't. But then again, that's no surprise.

[Dawson Leery]

6. It could have been worse.

On the upside, it seems that the majority are highly unconvinced that the GOP will do any good for them.

[jenmito]

8. K&R.

[Imajika]

9. Boehner isn't running for President...

His poll numbers do not matter. No matter how many times we claim 2012 is choice, it will still be a referendum on President Obama. The economy needs to show some improvement over the next year or 2012 is going to be a very difficult election.

[treestar]

Whoever is will be saying the same sort of crap

[treestar]

Whoever is will be saying the same sort of crap

[treestar]

26. Whoever is will be saying the same sort of crap

[progressoid]

10. Not gloom and doom?

Sure, as long as polls are the only issue. But for most of us wages, jobs, health care, etc. are more important than politicians poll numbers.

[quaker bill]

13. Poll numbers report to actually measure public opinion

While people probably agree with you on the real issues, they still seem to prefer the President over other alternatives. They don't actually get to vote for wages and jobs.

[CakeGrrl]

12. kick and rec

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. But I heard that "Compromise" = "Caving". It must be true, I read it right here.

:rofl:

DU & the leftosphere have got to get over themselves. Fortunately, these echo chambers are not the real world.

[GOPBasher]

16. Good news, but it won't matter when we hit the double-dip recession.

We're getting our asses kicked in 2012, please face this fact.

[Kind of Blue]

18. KnR! n/t

[Life Long Dem]

20. I knew it.

The Republicans are taking a bigger hit.

[donna123]

24. this helps restore my faith in Americans

Thank goodness! People are seeing the truth, I hope, I hope, I hope. the GOP has already led this country downhill (Bush) and will continue to do so.

[treestar]

25. Good, hopefully that means everything boner says will be

considered wrong.

[Dad Infinitum]

27. So the GOP comes out smelling like diarrhea...

...but Obama is shimmering like a polished turd?