The Latest Poll

MANIFESTO

While it's too typical of Americans to vacillate in their opinions according to what they just heard from Glenn Beck or some other cretin of his ilk, it's nevertheless somewhat comforting to know that

An Associated Press-GfK poll says 56 percent of those surveyed in the past week approve of Obama's job performance, up from 50 percent in September. It's the first time since he took office in January that his rating has gone up.

People also feel better about his handling of the economy and his proposed health care overhaul.

Apparently, the hysteria of August has abated somewhat as a majority of the reupublic's citizens now feel that maybe having a government-sponsored safety net of health insurance isn't the road to depravity the Limbaughs and McConnells of the country would have.

However, the news isn't all good for BO.

Support for the war in Afghanistan has declined, the poll said Tuesday. And approval of Obama's handling of it is holding steady — in contrast to his gains in other areas — as he considers a big troop increase there. Poll respondents narrowly oppose the increase.

The Afghanistan nonsense is contrary to why people voted for BO in the first place. We weren't going to continue nation building, and we certainly weren't going to pour billions down the toilet in an effort to effect a situation that isn't ours.

It's the constant dithering by the POTUS (and the concomitant appeasement of the Republicans) that's driving BO supporters crazy.

Since, when people agree with me I always feel that I must be wrong, the whole situation is making me a little nervous.