Obama almost got one by me

[Writewing]

I think the mood of the country with financial struggle and job loss combined with Obama's mistakes have made the country far too cynical for him to be able to correct course on public opinion. He could have been great had he kept to his center platform but he ran to the Left and blew it.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Writewing

I think the mood of the country with financial struggle and job loss combined with Obama's mistakes have made the country far too cynical for him to be able to correct course on public opinion. He could have been great had he kept to his center platform but he ran to the Left and blew it.

For the moment. He still has time to turn things around (or for things to turn around with or without him). The electorate is notoriously fickle. At this point in their respective terms, Reagan's polls were in the dumps and Dubya's were sky high. How did that turn out?

[Writewing]

I dont see a Regan like turn around as things are so different with media, internet and 24/7 news cycle making for more anger than back then but time will tell.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Writewing

I dont see a Regan like turn around as things are so different with media, internet and 24/7 news cycle making for more anger than back then but time will tell.

You know how Reagan turned things around? He stood there at his first SOTU and convinced everyone that all our miseries were Carter's fault. His numbers soared and Ronnie Raygun never looked back.

Maybe there's a lesson there for Obama.

John

[finnbow]

Pass the malaise, please.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Writewing

I dont see a Regan like turn around as things are so different with media, internet and 24/7 news cycle making for more anger than back then but time will tell.

Hey Writewing - Based not just on this post but some in the recent past, I sense that you're settling in a bit. Cool. There was a bit much of that "throwing turds in the punch bowl" thing going on for a while. Things got a bit riled up and decidedly unpleasant. Settle in and enjoy the ride.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by Boreas

You know how Reagan turned things around? He stood there at his first SOTU and convinced everyone that all our miseries were Carter's fault. His numbers soared and Ronnie Raygun never looked back.

Maybe there's a lesson there for Obama.

John

Its a lesson that every prez for the next 4-6 terms will take a page from.

By while I may not have liked ronnie much, he sure did get a basket of goodies left on his door from the previous admin..

[merrylander]

The test will come with the first spending loaded bill they send him, if he vetos it then the public will believe. I suspect that if Congress tries to extend the tax cut that will be the one.