President Obama came into office in January 2009 with an approval rating of about 70%. That number is now in the low- to mid-40s. The President’s policies and his inability to show leadership in critical areas have contributed to a feeling of discontent among a majority of voters. Democrats in Congress running for reelection are so concerned about voter frustration with their leadership’s policies that they refuse to embrace the key legislative achievements of the Obama Administration; e.g., the GM/Chrysler take-over, ObamaCare, the Stimulus Package.
This should be a wake-up call for Democrats. Instead, the President continues a pattern of behavior viewed as condescending to Americans who question his policies. This past weekend President Obama raised $900,000 at a Boston fundraiser attended by well-heeled donors. That’s okay. Presidents often raise funds from wealthy donors. But what isn’t okay is the language he used to describe the “problems” of the American people. As writer Peter Wehrner put it, President Obama “faulted the economic downturn for Americans’ inability to ‘think clearly’ and said the burden is on the Democrats ‘to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling.’
The people I know think very clearly and have very specific reasons for voting against the policies of this Administration. Their fear is that President Obama and his minions will continue to place the boot of government on the neck of America’s entrepreneurs; that massive regulations and tax increases will choke off innovation and threaten our free market system. The elitist mindset of Pelosi and others that “we have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it” is an anathema to a free people. On November 2, we hope you will join the throngs of concerned voters who will “think clearly” and “vote clearly” to put America back on track.
Jim Littlejohn
