Obama Approval: 60%

While there have been some signs of Obama’s approval rating dropping this month, it has now recovered and is at 60% as of today.

Why does Obama’s approval rating matter so far away from the 2012 election? Well as far as his re-election in ’12, I don’t think it means much because so much can happen in three years, what’s going on now will mostly be long forgotten by the 2012 campaign.

But it does matter as far as his “political capital” to push for important reform (most obviously the “public option.”) His popularity will also be influential on next year’s races in the House & Senate.

Today’s Top Stories
(in no particular order)

(1) Drug War Hysteria. Whatever happened to personal freedom in this supposed “land of the free” ? How can anyone think that using SWAT teams to terrorize non violent drug users is reasonable?

(2) The Dick Cheney Assassination Squad.

(3) Creepy Christian Conservative Group: “The Family.”

(4) Government Health Care Is Good For Senator Grassley.

(5) The Supreme Court Is Dominated By Republican Appointees. 14 of the last 16 Supreme Court justices have been nominated by a Republican President. Perhaps that’s why the Supreme Court is so far to the right of the average American? It’s time to balance the court with more liberal justices.

(6) Another Sad Example Of The Broken US Health Care System.

(7) Senator Jeff Sessions’ Racist Past. Something to consider when you listen to his BS attacks on Judge Sotomayor.