Dick Morris says it's over for Obama

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Obama sows seeds of demise

When the Obama administration crashes and burns, with approval ratings that fall through the floor, political scientists can trace its demise to its first hundred days. While Americans are careful not to consign a presidency they desperately need to succeed to the dustbin of history, the fact is that this president has moved — on issue after issue — in precisely the opposite direction of what the people want him to do.

Right now, Obama’s ratings must be pleasing to his eye. Voters like him and his wife immensely and approve of his activism in the face of the economic crisis. While polls show big doubts about what he is doing, the overwhelming sense is to let him have his way and pray that it works.

But beneath this superficial support, Obama’s specific policies run afoul of the very deeply felt convictions of American voters. For example, the most recent Rasmussen Poll asked voters if they wanted an economic system of complete free enterprise or preferred more government involvement in managing the economy. By 77-19, they voted against a government role, up seven points from last month.

And in the Fox News poll — the very same survey that gave Obama a 62 percent approval rating and reported that 68 percent of voters are “satisfied” with his first hundred days — voters, by 50-38, supported a smaller government that offered fewer services over a larger government that provided more.

By 42-8, the Fox News poll (conducted on April 22-23) found that voters felt Obama had expanded government rather than contracted it (42 percent said it was the same size) and, by 46-30, reported believing that big government was more of a danger to the nation than big business. (By 50-23, they said Obama felt big business was more dangerous.)

By 62-20, they said government spending, under Obama, was “out of control.”

So if voters differ so fundamentally with the president on the very essence of his program, why do they accord him high ratings? They are like the recently married bride who took her vows 100 days ago. It would be a disaster for her life if she decides that she really doesn’t like her husband. But she keeps noticing things about him that she can’t stand. It will be a while before she walks out the door or even comes to terms with her own doubts, but it is probably inevitable that she will.

For Americans to conclude that they disapprove of their president in the midst of an earth-shaking crisis is very difficult. But as Obama’s daily line moves from “I inherited this mess” to “There are faint signs of light,” the clock starts ticking. If there is no recovery for the next six months — and I don’t think there will be — Obama will inevitably become part of the problem, not part of the solution.

And then will come his heavy lifting. He has yet to raise taxes, regiment healthcare or provide amnesty for illegal immigrants. He hasn’t closed down the car companies he now runs and he has not yet forced a 50 percent hike in utility bills with his cap-and-trade legislation. These are all the goodies he has in store for us all.

Obama’s very activism these days arrogates to himself the blame for the success or failure of his policies. Their outcome will determine his outcome, and there is no way it will be positive.

Why?

• You can’t borrow as much as he will need to without raising interest rates that hurt the economy;

• The massive amount of spending will trigger runaway inflation once the economy starts to recover;

• His overhaul of the tax code (still in the planning phases) and his intervention in corporate management will create such business uncertainty that nobody will invest in anything until they see the lay of the land;

• His bank program is designed to help banks, but not to catalyze consumer lending. And his proposal for securitization of consumer loans won’t work and is just what got us into this situation.

So Mr. Obama should enjoy his poll numbers while he may.

http://thehill.com/#######-morris/obama-sows-...2009-04-28.html

[ready4ONE 5,400]

"And in the Fox News poll..." All you need to read to understand the position of this piece. I will believe Obama has crashed and burned when he crashes and burns thanks! Not when "Unfair and Imbalanced" Fox news concocts a poll...

[fozzie 41]

Even if he is successful in most areas of his presidency there will always be some that can point to the one or two areas where he will undoubtedly fail. Nobody is perfect but the country he inherited was a mess of historical proportions which nobody knows how to fix. Let him try, but if he fails he fails and you can gripe. However if he turns the country around and creates a utopia then I expect you down on your knees kissing his shoes.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Even if he is successful in most areas of his presidency there will always be some that can point to the one or two areas where he will undoubtedly fail. Nobody is perfect but the country he inherited was a mess of historical proportions which nobody knows how to fix. Let him try, but if he fails he fails and you can gripe. However if he turns the country around and creates a utopia then I expect you down on your knees kissing his shoes.

Governments squander wealth, they don't create it. When, and if, America prospers, it will be in spite of what Mr. Obama and Congress does, not because of his policies.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Do people really *really* have sky high expectations of mr obama?

Seriously?

Its a foregone conclusion that he won't please everyone, Clinton didn't either, or the vaunted Ronald Reagan.

Even if he turns out to be a Tony Blair, he'll still be hard pressed to be worse than George bush, or a worse bet than John McCain and Sarah Palin. Did anyone really think that those morons could have done better?

Might as well have put The Joker in charge.

[almaty 19]

####### morris is a #######

[one...two...tree 2,762]

"Morris brought himself down to the lowest imaginable level, revealing his true, sleazy colors to the nation. It seemed a spectacular case of poetic justice--political ####### undone by actual one--and comeuppance for a figure already widely reviled as an evil genius for his disregard for party affiliation...."

from Why the Morris Mess Matters

http://www.digitas.harvard.edu/~perspy/old...6/oct/star.html

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I've seen Morris on TV a couple of times - he seems like a cookie-cutter commentator, and his claims from what I see veer towards the sensationalist and salacious.

I do think people are asking questions now of Obama and the "honeymoon" period is over. If they're not already - people will begin to want some accountability from his administration to fulfill his election promises, but I think #######'s Doomsayer commentary is rather full of hyperbole.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Just last week, for this first time since early 2004, has an AP poll found that more people than not - 48% vs. 44% - believe that the country is headed in the right direction. That's up 31% from where that number was in October - prior to Obama being elected President. Get that, up 31% from where Mr. Bush had it which is to say that a sorry 17% believed Bush ahd the country on the right track. That's the 17% that keeps lamenting that Obama's presidency has failed. So look here, it may well be a bit hard to swallow for them right wing fanatics but it's fairly obvious to most people that they don't represent mainstream America. Not even close.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I think its inevitable that Obama's numbers would go down at some point - its only natural. But he'd have to be pretty damned bad to be considered a failure at this point - worse even than GWB.

However successful (or not) Obama turns out to be, the folks calling for his head are guilty of engaging in (just a smidgen of) grotesque hyperbole.

Edited April 30, 2009 by Private Pike

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

"Morris brought himself down to the lowest imaginable level, revealing his true, sleazy colors to the nation. It seemed a spectacular case of poetic justice--political ####### undone by actual one--and comeuppance for a figure already widely reviled as an evil genius for his disregard for party affiliation...."

from Why the Morris Mess Matters

http://www.digitas.harvard.edu/~perspy/old...6/oct/star.html

That's it. Shoot the messenger, because some lefty website has something to say about the author. Forget about the substance of the message.

[Danno 1,228]

"And in the Fox News poll..." All you need to read to understand the position of this piece. I will believe Obama has crashed and burned when he crashes and burns thanks! Not when "Unfair and Imbalanced" Fox news concocts a poll...

Don't make us laugh, absolutely nobody can deny we have a man in the White House who had (and has) unmatched levels of support from the Media.

Your suggestion that FOX "rigged" a poll is laughable.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

"Morris brought himself down to the lowest imaginable level, revealing his true, sleazy colors to the nation. It seemed a spectacular case of poetic justice--political ####### undone by actual one--and comeuppance for a figure already widely reviled as an evil genius for his disregard for party affiliation...."

from Why the Morris Mess Matters

http://www.digitas.harvard.edu/~perspy/old...6/oct/star.html

That's it. Shoot the messenger, because some lefty website has something to say about the author. Forget about the substance of the message.

Bill, Morris is two-faced, political hack who'd sell his mother to the right bidder....and everyone Washington knows that. He'll never find work in politics again...so he makes guests appearances on shows like Hannity now. Just because a guest is invited on to your favorite network, Faux News, doesn't make them credible.

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

Just last week, for this first time since early 2004, has an AP poll found that more people than not - 48% vs. 44% - believe that the country is headed in the right direction. That's up 31% from where that number was in October - prior to Obama being elected President. Get that, up 31% from where Mr. Bush had it which is to say that a sorry 17% believed Bush ahd the country on the right track. That's the 17% that keeps lamenting that Obama's presidency has failed. So look here, it may well be a bit hard to swallow for them right wing fanatics but it's fairly obvious to most people that they don't represent mainstream America. Not even close.

maybe that 48% still hopes for change

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

"Morris brought himself down to the lowest imaginable level, revealing his true, sleazy colors to the nation. It seemed a spectacular case of poetic justice--political ####### undone by actual one--and comeuppance for a figure already widely reviled as an evil genius for his disregard for party affiliation...."

from Why the Morris Mess Matters

http://www.digitas.harvard.edu/~perspy/old...6/oct/star.html

That's it. Shoot the messenger, because some lefty website has something to say about the author. Forget about the substance of the message.

Bill, Morris is two-faced, political hack who'd sell his mother to the right bidder....and everyone Washington knows that. He'll never find work in politics again...so he makes guests appearances on shows like Hannity now. Just because a guest is invited on to your favorite network, Faux News, doesn't make them credible.

Q.E.D.