The Languish Obama Approval Poll

[Zoupa]

That is one cool cat.

[Viking]

That was painful to watch.

Gotta go with derpie there, it was painful to watch. I know there were alot of students watching but the pandering to them by obama was pretty shameless.

[Zoupa]

God forbid the man actually believes in something right?

It's all about pandering and the lust for power. Right.

[sbr]

It's only pandering if you don't agree with the issue he is advocating for.

[Valmy]

It's only pandering if you don't agree with the issue he is advocating for.

Huh?  Politicians have said tons of stuff I agree with when they were pandering.  What does that have to do with it?

[Viking]

It's only pandering if you don't agree with the issue he is advocating for.

I agree with him on the issue and I think it is pandering. Helping students of marginal means fund their education is good for everybody.

[CountDeMoney]

He's just reaching out to his demographic.  Sorta like Mittens stumping the Carmel Yacht Club.  No biggie.

[derspiess]

It's all about pandering and the lust for power. Right.

This pretty much sums up presidential politics.

[derspiess]

It's only pandering if you don't agree with the issue he is advocating for.

I agree with him on the issue and I think it is pandering. Helping students of marginal means fund their education is good for everybody.

That's not exactly the issue though.  And the funny thing is that Republicans are on board with freezing the student loan interest rate, as long as it's paid for by an offset somewhere else.

Odd that Obama neglects to offer any suggestions as to where the money will come from.

[jimmy olsen]

I hate this question, it's far too sweeping in nature. I approve of some things he does, disapprove of some others.

[garbon]

I hate this question, it's far too sweeping in nature. I approve of some things he does, disapprove of some others.

Approval ratings are pretty standard.

[Sheilbh]

I hate this question, it's far too sweeping in nature. I approve of some things he does, disapprove of some others.

Approval ratings are pretty standard.

And by their nature involve the weighing up of things you approve and disapprove of

[garbon]

I hate this question, it's far too sweeping in nature. I approve of some things he does, disapprove of some others.

Approval ratings are pretty standard.

And by their nature involve the weighing up of things you approve and disapprove of

Seems an odd thing to hate.

[derspiess]

I hate this question, it's far too sweeping in nature. I approve of some things he does, disapprove of some others.

Approval ratings are pretty standard.

And by their nature involve the weighing up of things you approve and disapprove of

And if you don't see any appreciable difference between the two, you simply answer "neither" (Jaronove).  The whole thing isn't really that complicated.

[Berkut]

But what if I approve of some things, and disapprove of other, but some of the things I approve of I only mildly approve of, but some of the things I don't approve of I really don't approve of, while still other things that I may approve or disapprove of strongly aren't really that important?

How do I balance my mild approval of his handling of Libya with my strong disapproval of his choice in ties?

And how does my approval of his historical actions fit into my opinion about his current actions? Should I weigh his decimation of dogs as youth more or less than his friendship with America hating religious fanatics?

The poll clearly needs a lot more options. Like 60 more.