Diaper Dave: GOP "scared to death" of President Obama's popularity

[EraOfResponsibility]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18369.html

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said Tuesday that his fellow Republican Senate colleagues are “scared to death” by President Barack Obama’s popularity.

“What’s been going on in a lot of these votes is that some folks are just scared to death quite frankly of the new president and his polling numbers and sort of holding under the table,” Vitter told radio host Laura Ingraham. An audio clip of the remark was later posted on the conservative blog Hot Air.

Vitter insisted that that “half” of the Senate Republicans are intimidated by Obama’s high approval rating, which according to the latest Gallup poll stands at 64 percent.

As evidence, he pointed at the 19 Republicans who voted to confirm Eric Holder as Attorney General. “Just look at that short list and that gives you the general sense of who I’m talking about,” he said.

Holder was confirmed Monday night by a 75-21 vote, with Republicans accounting for every no vote.

“Eric Holder had a primary role in the Marc Rich pardon,” Vitter said. “He just fails the first test for that job in particular which is political independence. He fails that test big time.”

The Louisiana Republican has voted against each of Obama’s appointments that was not confirmed by a voice vote.

[Why Syzygy]

1. They should be.

That's why MSM is lying about it and trying to tear it down. He's a threat.
President Obama's popularity needs to bite them in the butt big.


yanno.. but, Bush had a higher one after 911. He just allowed his criminality to show for the rest of the time.

[droidamus2]

5. But if you look...

If you look at the Bush approval/disapproval trend line it was falling prior to 9/11. So the only occurrence that ever gave Bush a significant rise in approval was allowing 3000+ American citizens to be killed on his watch. Doesn't seem right does it.

[Why Syzygy]

7. Of course not. nt

[MrSlayer]

2. Yes, so much that the corporate media is slashing his numbers.

Claiming he lost 20% in a week or whatever. We really should strike hard while the iron is hot.

[FrenchieCat]

3. I tried to get us to "act" on this Cable lie......

But very few took me up on it. :shrug:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8165540

[MrSlayer]

4. I saw it.

I also sent off an email. It was ignored apparently.

[Jennicut]

6. Good. Let them be. We handed a big defeat to their sorry asses.

[old mark]

8. They are in panic mode, which is why there is such a big push

to talk Obama down by everyone from Cheney to Rush to Lindsay whatever his name is. They are scared for their do-nothing jobs. They are scared of the next congressonal election. They are trying to fuck up everything Obama wants done for no reason at all, since they have no real program or philosophy but to say "no".

mark

[EraOfResponsibility]

9. yep n/m

[AspenRose]

10. Ooh ooh ooh! Scary black man in charge! Ooh ooh ooh!

Hey Vitter!



BOO

[bdamomma]

16. don't forget that the new RNC Chairman Steele did hand out

resignations today, throwing them out.

[Pryderi]

11. GOP didn't look scared during the Stimulus fight...

[spooky3]

12. are they all pooping their Pampers, like Dave?

[Hieronymus]

13. Vitter is such a sleaze bag, and his wife seems a good match. You know

she wasn't surprised by his whore-mongering.

[TexasObserver]

14. Vitter the Shitter is outraged!

[bdamomma]

15. wait until President Obama's Press Conference on Monday

the ratings will blow everyone away!!!!!!!!!!!