representative in their own congressional district deserves re-election. In late January a Gallup poll revealed that “ The enduring unpopularity of Congress appears to have seeped into the nation’s 435 congressional districts, as a record-low percentage of registered voters, 46%, now say that the U.S. Earlier presidents faced with a Congress whose power was held by another party used persuasion and compromise, but Obama uses neither. Obama’s assertion that he will use executive orders to get his way is simply an admission that he has failed to work with Congress and intends to continue as his second term shapes up to be one of increased resistance.
Obama’s refusal and failure to work with Congress, combined with the disaster of Obamacare that was passed with only Democratic Party votes and, even then, required Chicago-style bribery and pressure, has seen not just his approval begin to slip away, but it includes the whole of Congress. A President’s popularity or approval ratings usually decline. Or is that one hundred speeches too many?Ī second term, according to the political pundits, is usually a more subdued time as a President seeks to get a few “ legacy” pieces of legislation passed and, by then, most people have taken their measure of the President, either liking or disliking him. Suffice to say that Obama has given one speech too many. His first term felt like an extension of his election campaign with one speech following another and soon enough his reliance on a Tele-Prompter became a joke. In five years he has probably given more speeches than several previous Presidents combined. More people will watch a sporting event than tuned in to listen to Obama.
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