why does everyone drink the Obama kool-aid?

Bennie
Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:29:58 +0000

In the nine months between his inauguration and 9-11, Bush’s approval ratings had declined to less than 50%–more people disapproved than approved of the job he was doing. After the spike following the invasion of Afghanistan in early October, his ratings never stopped dropping.

Big G is probably right that Mickey Mouse could have captured those ratings after 9-11. It is difficult to see how Obama could possibly remind anyone of Bush. They came from backgrounds as different as night and day. Bush got the job despite his prior failures because he was a legacy chosen by the conservative king-makers. Obama came from nowhere completely on his own and against long odds. He won his support despite the party king-makers (Clinton machine) not because of them. Bush’s campaigns were run on fear, Obama’s on intellect and inspiration. Obama’s policies are certainly fair game for criticism, but there is little similarity between him and GB.