Obama SEAL doll marks bin Laden killing

[robertlouis]

OK, from this side of the Atlantic, I broadly support Obama and what he's trying to achieve. He's certainly much better than the alternative - McCain/Palin.

However, I'm shaking my head over his poll ratings going up after the death of Bin Laden. The US economy is still in the doldrums, the running sore of Afghanistan continues (both inherited from the previous administration, of course, but I digress...) etc etc.

Are people really that shallow or do guys with perceived big balls always do well?

I suspect I already know the answer, so don't write in.....

[onmyknees]

OK, from this side of the Atlantic, I broadly support Obama and what he's trying to achieve. He's certainly much better than the alternative - McCain/Palin.

However, I'm shaking my head over his poll ratings going up after the death of Bin Laden. The US economy is still in the doldrums, the running sore of Afghanistan continues (both inherited from the previous administration, of course, but I digress...) etc etc.

Are people really that shallow or do guys with perceived big balls always do well?

I suspect I already know the answer, so don't write in.....

Neither...But before we get to that...how are you so sure he's better than the alternative? That's sorta like saying "we saved the country from a depression" or we "saved" or created one million jobs"...it sounds cute and catchy, but is essentially unprovable.

Now then for those poll numbers you site....it's been discredited..oh not by the 3 major networks or any of the major daily newspapers, but by those inclined to integrity . If you're refering to the AP poll, it was skewed nearly 3-1 in favor of registered democrats. You tell me....is that a legit poll when the country is 40-40 ? Now maybe you'll understand what some of mean when we refer to a bias press. Your a pretty smart dude...don't be fooled by the headlines.

[robertlouis]

Fair enough re the polls - I bow to your local knowledge.

But could anyone, democrat or republican, really sleep easy knowing that that wilfully ignorant and certifiably crazy woman was only a heartbeat from the presidency?

Please don't defend her, omk. You're much too intelligent for that.

[trish]

Speaking of Libya...

I think Bush already won the war against the middle class. Now it's just a mobbing up operation for the libertarian newbies.

[Faldur]

I think Bush already won the war against the middle class. Now it's just a mobbing up operation for the libertarian newbies.

Oh do you mean the middle class that lives tax free?

[hippifried]

Can we get back to the Obama doll, & its anatomical incorrectness?