Gallop Polling reports that the 50% approval mark is notable because all incumbent presidents since Eisenhower who were at or above 50% approval at the time of the election were re-elected. Obama’s job approval rating has typically been in the mid-40% range for the last three months.
The poll shows that over the last two days, the President’s approval rating stayed at 50%. The poll also shows that President leads Mitt Romney – the presumptive Republican nominee – by 7 points, 49% to 42%.
With the Republican nomination race all but sewn up, here are 5 things to watch tonight.
1. Cougar Town (8:30 ABC)
Why watch: If you love nature shows, this is one for you. Cougars are sleek cats with keen eyes and a devastating first bite. They also run very fast. In their natural habitats they…oh wait, wrong cougars.
2. American Experience: The Crash of 1929 (8:00 PBS)
Why watch: Why indeed? Nothing to see here. Move along citizens.
3. Frontline: Money, Power and Wall Street (9:00 PBS)
Why watch: Really PBS? A double bill? Are you just baiting the Republicans to cut all of your funding when they take power next year? What’s next; Bert and Ernie Occupy Sesame Street?
4. Frozen Planet: The Ends of the Earth ( 9:00 Animal Planet DVR Alert!)
Why watch: Here is the ultimate relaxation program for the GOPer who’s come home after voting. The show talks about changing habitats, polar extremes and the warming trends that are affecting wildlife without mentioning the causes! It’s guilt free climate change! When Vanessa Berlowitz, the series producer, said in an interview. that scientific theories “would have undermined the strength of an objective documentary, and would then have become utilized by people with political agendas,” you know that Animal Planet is going to get a zillion dollars in the next budget go-round.
5. Edge of War: Saddam vs. The Ayatollah (10:00 Military Channel)
Why watch: Are you kidding? We love wrestling matches. Especially ones that incite 8-year wars between really bad guys. In this oldie but goodie, the US supports Saddam, but only so we can beat the crap out of him in 20 years. Ahhh, the Reagan-Bush-(Blank)-Bush years.
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Her name is Sarah Steelman and she is running for the Missouri’s Congress as a Republican. She will fit in perfectly with today’s other Congressional Republicans.
According to this website, Sarah Steelman serves on the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan Board of Trustees; the Missouri Public Service Commission’s Gas Cost Recovery Task Force; the Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism & Homeland Security; and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. She is chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Environment; a member of the Senate Committee on Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health; a member of the Senate Committee on Education; and a member of the Senate Committee on Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight.
With all that knowledge, Ms Steelman was asked a very simple question – what do you think about the Violence Against Women Act?
We’re still waiting for a sensible answer.
President Obama was willing to put up with a lot of Anthony Weiner’s antics — the bad boy congressman’s sexting with women he never met, tweeting pics of his own penis, and acid tongue.
But the White House finally got fed up when reports emerged that the pol was in contact with an underage girl.
According to a new book, the cold shoulder from the White House was the beginning of the end of Weiner’s career in Congress.
“We were willing to stand by him before, but I don’t see how we can do it any longer,” White House political director Patrick Gaspard is quoted as telling Weiner’s advisers.
With that, Weiner — who thought he could weather the scandal that started when he accidentally tweeted a crotch shot — lost his trademark bravado.
“I just can’t figure out what I should do,” Weiner told advisers.
Source: New York Post
