A majority of Americans disapprove of the deal struck Sunday by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders that will raise the country's legal borrowing limit, and three out of four believe elected officials have acted like "spoiled children."And from The NY Daily News: Pols all 'look like idiots' during debt crisis, but President Obama takes biggest hit of them all
According to a CNN/ORC International poll conducted Monday during a House of Representatives vote on the legislation, 52 percent of Americans say they are opposed to the debt ceiling deal...
"We all look like idiots," a dismayed Democratic Party elder complained as Congress lurched toward sidestepping a financial meltdown. "The extremists have taken over the system. This is not a good omen for anyone."It was a sure gone conclusion because fact is he didn't even try. No leadership whatsoever. And even liberals in the liberal media can't hide the fact anymore: Chuch Todd: -Let the President Run Against Himself- in PA
President Obama, least of all.
...even Obama loyalists on Capitol Hill privately say he didn't exactly burnish his leadership credentials in this process. "At the end of the day, voters expect their President to bring people together," one of them said. "He hasn't been able to on this."
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