they've thrown the kitchen sink at the president...Obama's approval rating is still 50%-and climbing

[babylonsister]

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_01/027669.php

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This year, we can say with some certainty that there will be a sizable GOP field, but the fact remains that not one has begun campaigning in earnest. How come?

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Publicly, they're filled with bravado -- Obama misread the public, Obama's agenda has been rejected, Obama's outside the mainstream, yada yada yada. But behind closed doors, I have to wonder if some of these folks pause to appreciate the fact that they've thrown the kitchen sink at the president, and despite all kinds of problems, Obama's approval rating is still 50% -- and climbing.

Does that give some would-be presidential candidates pause? I'd be surprised if it didn't.

-Steve Benen

[Scurrilous]

1. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Davis_X_Machina]

2. Lot of pipes sticking out of walls....

....here at DU, where some of those thrown sinks used to be.

[fadedrose]

3. Getting picked on makes him an underdog,

and this country loves underdogs. Bush was so picked on and made fun of and he still got a second term. And when they lose, it's a case of "Oh how the mighty have fallen."

[JuniperLea]

4. It depends on how pathological they are...

Some truly do believe their own hype.

[Kolesar]

5. I think the public has "buyers remorse" after seeing who is entering office.

Congressman Issa was suspected of an arson. The case has never been solved.

[toddwv]

6. He'll get a 5 point SOTUA bump as well.

Let's face it, the economy is slowly pulling itself up. Probably won't be long before the Republican House decides that growing economy is a threat to their coup attempt in 2012 and will move from the inaction that constitutes their political theater to a fevered pace of legislation that is corporate friendly and designed to bring the economy to its knees once again.

[Pisces]

7. They can't beat the genuine article. Even dissenters on DU can not get the majority to

see their side, we see right through their false George Bush equivalency like the right vs left punditry.

Obama will prevail over naysayers because he just keeps governing and ignores the noise.

[RichGirl]

9. What you said.

Perfect.

[barbiegeek]

8. It's 2011, we haven't seen anything yet for the 2012 election

[JuniperLea]

10. They got nuthin...

The GOTP has a long list of losers, and that's it. Mittens lost already, and he's their best chance.