February 3, 2009
AND YOU WONDERED WHY THE LEAKED THE NEWS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT?:
Americans Approve of Most Obama Actions to Date (Jeffrey M. Jones, 2/02/09, Gallup)
The public does not agree with everything Obama has done, however. For example, more Americans say they disapprove (50%) than approve (44%) of his decision to order the closing of the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorist suspects in Cuba within a year.Further, Obama's decision to reverse the prohibition on funding for overseas family-planning providers may be the least popular thing he has done so far. This was an executive order that forbade federal government money from going to overseas family-planning groups that provide abortions or offer abortion counseling. Fifty-eight percent of Americans disapprove of Obama's decision to lift this ban, while only 35% approve of it. The ban on federal funds to these groups was put in place by Ronald Reagan, but lifted by Bill Clinton. George W. Bush re-instituted the ban after taking office in 2001, but Obama has once again lifted it.
Siding with evil is a tough sell in America. Posted by Orrin Judd at February 3, 2009 2:35 PM