tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776665703590564248.post2164178421172788657..comments2024-03-27T01:57:19.605-04:00Comments on Return To Excellence: A Speech Vs. Four Years ExperienceReturnToExcellence.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18149859814999976879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776665703590564248.post-76931942363000445832011-01-20T00:29:51.457-05:002011-01-20T00:29:51.457-05:00Surely this approval rating hike is only temporary...Surely this approval rating hike is only temporary...I heard Laura's statement too, and think she spoke quite convincingly that we are missing the point...it's a kind of shell game maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776665703590564248.post-14507641707687986542011-01-19T23:18:22.206-05:002011-01-19T23:18:22.206-05:00Doug - Why would you take a poll like that seriou...Doug - Why would you take a poll like that seriously. The way polls are used today is not to measure real long term, but 30 second throwaway sound bites designed to get the response the pollster (i.e. his customer) desires. <br /><br />Also you have to take into account that there is now a Republican controlled HR. This is viewed as a moderating effect on Obama which can only help to move up his ratings. Keep in mind that historically when we have a split government the President's numbers go up. That simply is the nature of the beast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776665703590564248.post-44946955342428165362011-01-19T23:17:35.656-05:002011-01-19T23:17:35.656-05:00OUR THOUGHTS EXACTLY - THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAMPAI...OUR THOUGHTS EXACTLY - THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAMPAIGN TO WIN BACK HIS POPULARITY WITH THE MEDIA WHO PUSHED HIM ON TOP IN THE FIRST PLACE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776665703590564248.post-59261950607214243292011-01-19T23:16:49.212-05:002011-01-19T23:16:49.212-05:00Doug, I echo Laura Ingraham's sentiment about...Doug, I echo Laura Ingraham's sentiment about the tone of the Memorial Service. It was disgraceful. I watched the whole thing and each time the shouting and clapping erupted, I was so disturbed by it. What should have been a solemn and respectful occasion to remember the dead and wounded, turned into a rowdy pep rally, making what was supposed to have been an 18 minute speech into a 30 minute tribute to BO. He should have put a stop to it right from the beginning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776665703590564248.post-45500026208847075562011-01-19T23:15:55.294-05:002011-01-19T23:15:55.294-05:00Doug - My Comment: "Next time we rewrite the ...Doug - My Comment: "Next time we rewrite the Constitution, we should provide for a separate head of state to handle occasions such as memorial services. This provision would free the head of government to focus on governing and avoid the public confusion that occurred here.<br /><br />"Other countries have separate heads of state and heads of government. The United Kingdom has the Queen and her Prime Minister. France has the Premier and the President. Germany has the Bundespraesident and the Bundeskanzler. Other European countries share this structure.<br /><br />"With a separate head of state to speak at memorial services, the American President would find it more difficult to make such a public relations feint."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com