* Obama’s poll numbers rise

Beth Fouhy writes for AP (10-7-09) …

• President Barack Obama’s approval ratings are starting to rise after declining ever since his inauguration, new poll figures show as the country’s mood begins to brighten.
• But concerns about the economy, health care and war persist, and support for the war in Afghanistan is falling.
• Overall, 39 percent said they disapproved of Obama’s performance in office, down from 49 percent last month.
• To be sure, the poll found persistent and deep partisan divisions over Obama.
• While 88 percent of Democrats said they approved of his performance in office, just 18 percent of Republicans approved. But that GOP figure was up six points since September, when only 12 percent of Republicans said they approved.
• Obama’s job approval has also gone up among independents. Fifty-three percent said they approved of the president’s job performance, a nine point increase since September.
• Even more strikingly, the percentage of independents who said they disapproved plunged 16 points, from 53 percent last month to 37 percent now.

read the entire article at … http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091007/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_ap_poll

LMW COMMENT …

These poll ratings reflect what I believe has been an outstanding performance by President Obama and his administration in dealing with a horrendous set of problems handed to them by the incompetent Bush/Cheney group.

And the Republican attitude that everything about Obama is to be opposed, regardless of what’s good for the country, is a disgrace. The Republican glee that America did not get the 2016 Olympics was disgusting. And, I believe, self-defeating for a Republican party that will not succeed by opposing everything with no plans of their own and no concern for the needs of the American people.

I think most Americans known Obama is doing a good jib and that the Republican attitude is a disgrace; hence the poll numbers cited above.

I think also that many Americans see in the Republican opposition to Obama more than a touch of racism, and they find it disgusting.