General: U.S. may consider troops in Libya
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/07/501364/main20051760.shtml#ixzz1IrtMwlxl

Michale.....

Good point..

I dunno, Obama's poll numbers don't match up with Carter very well at this point (see: ObamaPollWatch.com!), but then Obama's been so stable for the past 13 or 14 months, he doesn't match up with much of anyone.

But Obama's effect on American prestige both domestically and abroad is a dead ringer for Carter's.

My well-known disgruntledness with Obama aside, there are many valid comparisons between Obama and Carter that can be made..

His problem is that he's stablized in the 45-50 percent range, which is slightly disappointing (it'd be a whole different story if it was 50-55 percent, for example).

Especially when one considers how far Obama actually fell... Given his sky high numbers at the start..

I don't know, the media seems to be getting bored with the whole Libya story, no matter what happens there. Good or bad, they seem to have determined that it's not a story worth really following. Maybe that's just me, though.

I don't think it's a matter of becoming bored with Libya so much as there isn't much good news to report. And, by good news, I mean news that is good for the Obama administration..

Ergo, what is bad news for the Obama administration is news that is not reported.

Michale.....

The gas price thing is mostly speculation on futures, which delves into the crystal ball realm. That's about as much as I know about it, although I know there is a strong link (no matter which party) between gas prices and presidential approval ratings -- one of the strongest links to be found in this area, actually.

You're right about outliers becoming trends, if they all point in the same direction. But when the outliers are pointing in two different directions, it just muddies the picture.

I dunno, Obama's poll numbers don't match up with Carter very well at this point (see: ObamaPollWatch.com!), but then Obama's been so stable for the past 13 or 14 months, he doesn't match up with much of anyone. His problem is that he's stablized in the 45-50 percent range, which is slightly disappointing (it'd be a whole different story if it was 50-55 percent, for example).

Keep posting info on the sound ads, everyone. I may ask for more details. We're trying to fix the problem, I sincerely promise.

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I don't know, the media seems to be getting bored with the whole Libya story, no matter what happens there. Good or bad, they seem to have determined that it's not a story worth really following. Maybe that's just me, though.

-CW

Libyan Rebels: 'Nato Is Now Our Problem'
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Video-Libya-Rebels-Accuse-Nato-Of-Being-Too-Slow-To-Act/Article/201104115966111?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15966111_Video%2C_Libya%3A_Rebels_Accuse_Nato_Of_Being_Too_Slow_To_Act

This definitely won't help Obama's poll numbers..

Of course, since the MSM seems to be in the bag for Obama, I bet this won't be widely reported at places like CBS or NBC/MSNBC...

Any takers??

Michale.....

I just turned my sound up to play ANGRY BIRDs...

There are THREE versions of the TREASURE JEWEL audio running..

Think ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT as sung by Lucifer...

Did I say 30 seconds to break Gitmo terrorists??

10 Seconds flat.. Easy... :D

Michale....

Should have added

"...... in the last 120 years."

My bust...

Michale.....

This effect is completely psychological, as Libya only produces 2% of the oil for the world supply and most of that goes to Europe..

, with more "outlier" numbers being posted, making it tough to predict what's coming next.

I don't know much about polling, but it seems to me if you have a more outliers then that makes them trends and not outliers, eh?

If the Tea Party Republicans in the House do manage to force a government shutdown, Obama's poll numbers will likely improve.

This assumes that the American People will blame the GOP for the shutdown..

This is by no means a certainty...

Many Americans see the GOP as the Party that wants to reign in the exorbitant government spending and they see the Dems as the party that is demanding to keep federal funding for Cowboy Poetry...

So, a government shut down as a boon for Obama's numbers is not a sure thing..

Clinton really turned his numbers around at this point, and beginning next month he started steadily gaining approval -- which eventually got him re-elected. I'm not saying Obama's going to follow such a rosy path by any means, but just thought it was an interesting chart to show, in a month with mostly bad news for Obama fans.

I have read some interesting facts of late in this regard..

The good news for Obama is that, with only one exception, a Democrat incumbent has never lost a re-election...

The bad news for Obama is that the one Dem incumbent who lost is the one Dem President that Obama is most compared to..

Jimmy Carter.

Doesn't bode well for the home team.. :D

Have the ads disappeared, or are they still there? Let me know, and let me know which ads appear.

I heard the Air Wick ad several times yesterday. Nothing so far this morning.

Michale.....

Just to be clear: we're NEVER supposed to have audio ads, so if you EVER hear one, please complain right away so I can pass it along. Thanks.

Have the ads disappeared, or are they still there? Let me know, and let me know which ads appear.

-CW