Funny how when Bush's numbers were posted here lots of posters said numbers didn't matter, that they were manipulated etc then some of those same posters are now posting this stuff.

HA HA HA

i am talking about any polls....they can't be 100% accurate unless all are polled. there is alot of room for error

what do the neighbors flags have to do with it

i have always said i don't trust polls. even back then and now

I think I can help you in your obvious confusion. You appear to be confusing "poll" with "pole". Your reference to Obama's "pole" is something that may interest you but is clearly not the direction the OP was mowing toward.I can see how that would excite you but I am afraid the OP was concerning "polls", not "poles" as you are. Hope that helps you out.

It was predictable that Obama's poll numbers would decrease some and further that they will decrease some more before they level out on some plane.

He has taken on a monumentally overwhelming task in leading this country. Wars, the economy, immigration and health care are just some of the serious issues on his agenda.

The excitement of the American people in Bush leaving office coupled with the hope of truly electing someone who would "fix" things led to higher approval ratings than were reasonably sustainable in the long term.

America, in part, is a instant gratificaton society.
If you do not fix things right away they often lose confidence that you are up to the job.

The issues before our President are large, serious and complex.
They are not going going to be solved or even improved with just a few weeks in office.

Sometimes I think that Americans are like sports fans.
They are in the stands cheering at the beginnning of the season and when a team is winning everything but if the team is in a rebuilding year or has to make adjustments they stop attending or even start booing.

Polls are about the best we have, when done fairly, to get an indication of how people view a certain person, policy or event.
Thier results can change over the same issue within a period of time or immediately due to an abnormal event.

At this stage in Obama's Presidency, I think approval rating polls are benign at best. There is a lot of hard work that needs to be done and time to pass before the American People can truly assess if Obama's policies will lead to a more secure and prosperous future for the American people.

These days I do not see anyone claiming that Bush's policies led to a more secure and prosperous future for Americans yet shortly after 9/11 he had, what I think is, the highest polled public approval ratings of any President.

There will be those who celebrate every point up or down in these polls to demonstrate that thier side is right. What one should consider instead is looking at the over all quality of life and the strength of their country as a measure of good or bad Presidential policy.

It could be that Obama's policies will fail.
It could be that anyones policies would fail in this treacherous environment.

It also could be that Obama's policies stabalize or improve over all conditions... or some succeed and some do not. More adjustments and work remains.

To me these lower ratings were predictable and are not an indication of the future.

RW

polls don't matter

ok, our money has devalued 96% in the past 96 years, what does that mean is going to happen in 4 more years? our dollar now is worth 4 cents compared to the dollar in 1913. thats a fact!!!! the whole reason is because we keep borrowing more money from the federal reserve. how much is it going to be worth in 4 years? especially when obama and bush are borrowing it like no one's business, like the world was ending soon.

I believe the reason is presidents have the highest polling right after inaugeration, and this is detecting a change since that time. In addition Obama arrived to the presidency at a time when the economy is horrible, therefore ppl are less likely to like govt and blame it on its most recognisable member, the president.

I'm not insinuating you didn't read this, but could please tell me where you did read this?

Yeah lets post a bunch of craziness. My own poll shows I know half you people half as much as I would like too and like half as much of you half as well as you deserve, and The other poll I conducted shows the 2% of people on here are going to continue to pick out the 2% of history and 2% of the facts to support the 2% of there opinions that are entirely based on 100% biased opinion and make these post so monotinous for the rest of us.

Too bad, so sad, buh bye.

perfect example of how polls aren't accurate anyway

This place is the same as the religion forum and again that a bunch or "Yes it is!!" "No It's Not!!!" "Yes It is" childish stuff, and on the dating forums we complain about why men and/or women are mean, cold hearted, stuck up, ect..., all they have is read the religious or political forums to find out why.

only time will tell.

i would hope his popularity is falling given he sucks

here is a source for you
http://www.zimbio.com/Federal+Reserve+Chairman/articles/11/Dollar+Ain+t+Worth+Plug+Nickel

here is a good source too
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001519.html

ron paul also keeps reitterating on it.




“Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value… zero.” -VOLTAIRE (1694-1778)

you're right, people keep forgetting that the president is just a face.

No it's not!!

Yes it is!!

here we go again.

but yet you keep coming back