How Obama could move himself 3% closer to re-election in 2012:

[wtmusic]

Cancel invasive TSA screening, effective immediately. Do it in a presser or televised speech, where he can address Americans directly.

As insignificant as it is, no issue during his presidency has unified Americans more.

[the redcoat]

1. I'd rather not him make any more decisions based on how it'll make him "look"

God knows he's done enough of that already.

Don't get me wrong, I believe it would be the right thing to do to take another direction with TSA screening, I just don't like the idea that it would be a purely political move.

If he does it, it damn well be because of what a shitty policy it is, but I guess we would never know either way.

[Sparkly]

3. Couldn't agree more.

I'll leave it at that!

[Catherina]

9. Well said. You speak for me too. n/t

[BzaDem]

2. I think polls show the opposite.

This is not to say that the TSA screenings are good or that he shouldn't end them -- it's simply to say that it would not necessarily help him for re-election as you suggest.

[FrancisTreptoe]

4. He could win re-election if he..

Got to work closing gitmo, ended DADT and started constructing a plan to fix the national debt.

[FrancisTreptoe]

5. Sorry double post:(

[Motown_Johnny]

6. unless there is an attack before the election, then he has moved himself 30% further

from re-election

[sweetapogee]

7. the only thing

that will matter in Nov 2012 is the economy.

[craigmatic]

8. It's a repub tactic to piss people off at the government via the TSA. Then after we're attacked

again they'll blame Obama for not keeping us safe.