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| Storm clouds ahead for The Champ - The Telegraph |
| 2013-06-04 |
| Of the three major scandals currently engulfing the presidency -- the IRS targeting of conservative groups, the Obama administration's response to the Benghazi terrorist attack, and the Justice Department's seizure of phone records belonging to Associated Press journalists, the IRS issue is making the biggest impact with voters. According to Quinnipiac, 66 percent of Americans disapprove of the way in which the IRS is handling its job, and 76 percent support the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS scandal. The Benghazi issue is also doing considerable damage to the Obama administration's image, with 46 percent believing "the Obama administration deliberately misled the American people about the events surrounding the death of the American Ambassador to Libya." Voters are generally less familiar with the AP story. The Quinnipiac poll suggests trouble ahead for next year's Congressional mid-term elections, where the Republicans will be seeking to consolidate and expand their control of the House of Representatives, and possibly retake the Senate. Significantly, among Independent voters, who are likely to decide many of the crucial House and Senate races in November 2014, 57 percent disapprove of Barack Obama's job performance, and 56 percent do not believe that the president is "honest and trustworthy." By a 45 percent to 35 percent margin, Independents believe that Republicans in Congress are doing a better job than President Obama on handling the economy, the number one issue for the American electorate. Among all voters, Barack Obama and Congressional Republicans are tied at 43 percent. Overall, 68 percent of Americans are "somewhat dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" with the direction the United States is taking, hardly a vote of confidence in Mr. Obama's leadership. Expect even worse figures for the White House in the coming weeks, as the pressure intensifies on a scandal-hit presidency. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 The Taxman behaving quite/very Un-Taxly??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-06-04 22:57 |
| #10 Looks like an alleged "fouth scandal" involving the Bammer + Admin may be just about to break ... To wit, * VARIOUS > [e.g. Russia Today] OBAMA TOP APPOINTEES USED SECRET GOVERNMENT EMAIL ACCOUNTS - AP. There are also side allegations as per HIDDEN PERSONAL ANTI-IRS/TAX OVERSEAS BANK ACCOUNTS wid lots of $$$ in 'em, i.e. "Who's watching, taxing the IRS [Top BigWigs]" + Other in the Fed??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-06-04 22:53 |
| #9 Absolutely. Leftie militants reject God and divine perfection, so instead they seek to establish an earthly, man-made utopia. Oddly, they accept original sin - that humans are flawed, wicked creatures. Thus, the goal of any utopian order establishing perfection on earth is to eliminate those flawed, wicked impulses. Those who resist the power of the state are denying their own sinful nature, and may be - must be - crushed with particular brutality. The concept of a secular utopia started with that nitwit Rousseau. So at least we can always blame the French (apologies to JFM). |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2013-06-04 12:06 |
| #8 The link NS posted nails it Jim. Purely a communist Tactic, Technique, and Procedure (TTP). It has been since the beginning. Militants like Val Jarrett, FLOTUS, and the socialist Jewish cabal under Axelrod are calling the shots. The rule of law means nothing. Radical jihadists, labor unions, immigrants, and the entitlement crowd are simply enablers, foot soldiers. I'm more convinced of it now than ever. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-06-04 11:12 |
| #7 This worse. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2013-06-04 10:59 |
| #6 Intelligence is finite. There are just more people today. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-06-04 10:53 |
| #5 Besoeker. worse how? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-06-04 10:05 |
| #4 Sums up my feelings, most of the country are drooling mongoloid idiots that know more about Honey Boo-Boo and the latest Cheeze Puffs promotion than they do about economics or politics. Anyone that cannot see this for what it is....I cannot help them. I have gone into damage control mode, we buy food, a very few clothes and other than that pay down what is left of our debt. I have found that I have very little use for consumer goods or popular things these days. My 30's have left me with a whole house full of sh*t that I don't even want. I see two Americas now, one that takes, growing ever louder in their demands and one that produces, quietly suffering under the yoke of onerous regulations and taxes. Republicans and Democrats are the same to me, they want the same things in the end. Only their methods of achieving this end differ. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2013-06-04 09:36 |
| #3 I wish it were only "vastly stupid" Flusoper. I fear it is much worse. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-06-04 08:06 |
| #2 But...But...HE's the Messiah! Does anyone get the impression that a really VAST number of Americans are deeply Stupid? That they can't judge a man's character early on...? that what Obama ACTUALLY was as a man was OBVIOUS from the very beginning? But they got a "thrill up their leg" and voted for him TWICE? You people DESERVE Obama. And all this comes as a big SURPRISE to you?( how could this have happened?) Look at yourselves. Now go take a bath and change your underwear.. And you are worried about Biden? HOW did a man like Biden get that high in the food chain to begin with? Perhaps you have a system that produces men like Biden? No? Greedy, weak, lazy, selfish, stupid, and cowardly. Let's blame it on someone else. And Romney was the best we could do? Or John Edwards and Kerry? American values...what IS that smell? Its their fault and not ours? The entire DC edifice is somebody else's fault? America....the land of Hollywood and Walmart. Let's put on a uniform and fight for Old Glory. Got your shovel? |
| Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823 2013-06-04 07:21 |
| #1 How do we get rid of him early without ending up with worse? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-06-04 04:44 |