I can second your comments. As a Sask ex-pat now living state-side, I can't remember the last positive thing I heard about the President. Even my in-laws, hard-core Democrats who make regular donations to the party, no longer wish to discuss politics in general or Obama specifically.

You mean even hard-core Democrats are waking up?

Kate, I was just in the US on vacation visiting my in-laws in the New England area, and I noticed the same thing.

Apart from a few truly brainwashed souls, everyone I spoke to had nothing but negative things to say about His Almighty.

This includes people who (foolishly) voted for him.

I'm just back from several weeks in central Pennsylvania.
It was Obama country two years ago. Now he is unmentionable, even by one friend
who was a devout Obama supporter and true believer.

The rage about politics is so intense it can be cut with a knife.

My lawyer just came back from an extended trip up and down the east coast taking care of family matters as well as attending to business. He was stunned at how much "what a mistake Obama was" talk that came up in EVERY conversation.

Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute" which explains the election of Obama.

Either P.T. Barnum or Abe Lincoln supposedly said, "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time." This quote will explain the 2010 mid terms.

And we all know sda played no small part in ferreting out the fraud-O. And we all have documented proof, timestamps that the MSM purposely pulled the wool over the sheep's eyes. (Think Oberman, Mathews, Krugman, ect)

The Rasmussen presidential index, which has been negative since June 2009 and moved into the doublt digits a year ago, is interesting.

Obama polls, on average over the past ten months at about minus 16. He moves into the minus 20s when he is in the public eye. Therefore, when he's kept out of the direct view of the electorate, i.e., golf, vacations or the carefully programmed endless campaign speeches - he'll poll at minus 16. When he does something specific, the poll numbers get worse.

This suggests to me that people don't like him but are still cautious about dealing with his 'cover' - he uses race as a cover - and therefore, must wait for a specific act on his part, to express their discontent.

The electorate will take it out on Congress, which will be the fall-guy for Obama. Note - I'm not saying that Pelosi, Reid, Frank etc are not key players in this unwanted agenda of statism, but they have less of a 'cover' than Obama.

I would add that in New England I only saw *one* and only one Obama bumper sticker in 10 days of travelling around. Quite a change from just a year ago when every third car was sporting one.

I found nearly every American I spoke with has buyer's remorse, and those few who still feel His Almighty was a good choice are nervous to admit it publicly.

same here . . . just chatting with American tourists here on vacation and haven't met one yet that doesn't have major buyer's remorse.

As one guy said " We got suckered real good"

I've been suggesting for some time that Obama will prove unwittingly to be as useful a catalyst as, say, Ronald Reagan for revitalizing American conservatism.

Having seen a couple of times (e.g. early 70s) the revulsion that developed against the NDP when they got their hands on the BC government, I predict the same will occur in the U.S., and not a moment too soon.

I live in Pennsylvania. Even my liberal college professors friends now avoid discussing Obama and his far-left agenda other than an initial, half-hearted defense.

I have to bite my tongue and resist the urge to say, "I told you so."

Here's a simple quiz on current affairs matters. http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php

The story here is not the quiz, itself, but the demographic results available at the end of the quiz. The results are astounding and goes a long way in explaining how Obama won the election in the first place. Apparently you can, indeed, fool most of the people, most of the time.

Where is the Iggy Flop tour this week?

Thank goodness the American people are strong enough to deal with one bad election. They have had bad presidents in the past. Hopefully all the leftist damage Obama has done can be repaired.Also, hopefully Acorn's spurious activities can be curtailed.

Unfortunately here in Canada we still have to deal with Trudeau's Marxist legacy.

All the best Kate and don't overdo it as you are older than when you left :).

We expect a full report of your endeavors after your return.

Cjunk, EBD, Lance et al have done a great job filling in.

In just the past week, I saw an Obama T-shirt and bumper sticker here in Halifax.

It is to dispair.

It is just not America.

Even Ontario Liberals are getting concerned as no matter how much mud they and the RedStar throw at Rob Ford, he still runs ahead for mayor of Hogtown.

Even McGuinty is a seen as a liability no matter how much Bourque changes the headline.

Australia, England, people have had enough.

YeeeeeHaaaaw!! is all I can say. Could be the end of an era and the birth of the return to sanity.

So let me ask if the change of heart toward Obama is based on the knee jerk reaction typical of the fate of reigning leaders at a time of economic malaise. The one that goes along the line of "He isn't doing anything to fix the economy".

Or is it moer about something he has done, such as the health care fiasco or some of his other failed marxist actions.

I like to think it is the latter.

Woodporter, in Barry's case, I really think it is both of the topics you bring up.

Is seen as not doing a thing for the economy while at the same time forcing a health care plan down the the throats of a people that did not want it. On other fronts he remains out of touch, the BP spill, the GZM etc.

Woodporter, it's a historic fact that since the beginning of the 20th century, American presidents have only been denied re-election when the economy is bad. The colloquial term here is people "voting their lunch bucket".

Besides the lunch bucket factor in 2012, Obama and the top Democrats have the albatross of their hard left policies and actions and their marked arrogance and disdain for the American people.

(Tangential to that -and it's only my opinion based on a lot of reading and thought- I think the floundering economy cost John McCain the 2008 presidential election, as he was the incumbent party's candidate. Add to that, IMO, the successful propaganda effort of the liberal MSM made a 10%-15% difference in the 2008 presidential election.)

Meanwhile the GOP's schizophrenia remains:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/The-Republican-divide-K-Street-vs-Tea-Partiers-101286384.html

A key graf:

"Bob Dole, once the standard-bearer of the Republican Party, parlayed his political clout into personal wealth, and now he’s putting that wealth to work against a conservative Republican Senate candidate in a general election. Dole, now a lobbyist at Alston Bird, contributed $1,000 on Aug. 11 to the independent Senate campaign of Charlie Crist, who left the GOP in April."

Via RCP

I used to argue that Dole was the best POTUS who never got to be. No I'm not so sure.

Stay Safe Kate. Thanks for the personnel Info on the situation down South.
Ive been wondering what the American in the street thinks of all this circus.

Shame but unfortunately nihilistic and suicidal lunatic liberal fascists in the UK and Europe still love him, like Cater they will blame the "stupid bigoted christian red neck Right" for not appreciating what a great President they had, the Bolshevik Broadcasting Committee will be devastated.

Kate, take care and G*d speed.

Uphs, that should have been Carter.

Look after yourself, Kate (and the dogs!).
I predicted the love affair for the Chosen One would be over a month after he got into office. Now is the bitter divorce battle part of disenchantment.

All in all, the canadians prefer OBAMA than they do the PMSH- whereas, the americans prefer our PM than they do their president.

So, how about having OBAMA for PM? LOL

All in all, the canadians prefer OBAMA than they do the PMSH- whereas, the americans prefer our PM than they do their president.

So, how about having OBAMA for PM? LOL

"Where is the Iggy Flop tour this week?
Posted by: Liz J at August 23, 2010 1:18 PM "

He has left the Lower Mainland is now polluting the beautiful Okanagan.

Fred@ 4:18 PM, that's amazing, how does he crisscross the country by bus so fast? He must be suffering from saddle sores by now.

Atlantic Jim wrote: "In just the past week, I saw an Obama T-shirt and bumper sticker here in Halifax."

No surprise here. The Globe and Mail could turn on Obama and he'd still be popular in Halifax. Perhaps your greatest cause of despair might be the "Progressive Conservative" establishment in Nova Scotia, which, despite its disastrous decline, seeks to build the future of the party on the very foundations of that decline.

A great deal of whether a given American presidency accomplishes anything--good or bad--is dependent not on the president himself but on the people he surrounds himself with. Thus a comparatively weak individual could have a very effective presidency.

Right now the USA has a perfect storm of a weak president with a weak group around him. When your star cabinet members are Clinton and Locke...ouch. That is the real story that is being missed.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/story.html?id=3431521

Animal advocates fight against cats' negative image

Blue-state Democrats might feel more comfortable unburdening themselves to visiting Canucks than they would to a conservative Yank like me. I would be sorely tempted to say "Gee, so you finally figured out that Sir Golfsalot was an affirmative action pick? Some of us figured that out 2 years ago." The libs I know (and I know quite a few) have strangely clammed up about politics when I'm around,although it's a subject they couldn't stop talking about during the ChimpyMcPretzel days.

Regarding the Obama t-shirts,I have seen 1 (that's ONE) in last 6 mos here in Manitoba.And who was wearing it? Some pimply-faced teenaged boy,with his butt-crack hanging out of his pants,at a 7-11!BTW,the shirt had a big tear in it.Appropriate somehow.

Funny thing about a political pendulum...
When it swings way to the left...
It is bound to swing way back to the right.