A Time for Change

The “head” of the Republican party

According to the New York Times, a new New York Times / CBS News poll reveals that just 31% of those polled had a favorable view of the  Republican Party.   That is the lowest favorable rating that the party has received in 25 years.

For all that, the number of people who think the country is heading in the right direction has jumped from 15 percent in mid-January, just before Mr. Obama took office, to 39 percent today, while the number who think it is heading in the wrong direction has dropped from 79 to 53 percent. That is the highest percentage of Americans who said the country is heading in the right direction since February of 2005, the second month of the second term of former President George W. Bush.

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By a margin of 63 to 20, voters said they trusted Mr. Obama more than they trust Congressional Republicans to make the right decision about the nation’s economy.And by a margin 61 to 27, they said they trusted Mr. Obama to keep the nation safe, typically a Republican strong-suit, the poll found. Nearly one-quarter of Republicans said that they trusted Mr. Obama more than Congressional Republicans to make the right decisions about the economy.

“As far as acting like adults and getting things done, the Democrat Party has done better,” said Rachel Beeson, an independent voter from Hawaii. “The Republican Party seems to have decided that they are going to turn down anything that comes out of the White House and nothing will get done that way. “

The Republicans have failed to present a viable opposition party.  Repeatedly saying “no” to ideas and standing idly by while others try to come up with solutions is simply not enough.  

This is still more the party of the photo op rather than substance. icans, Democrats, barack Obama

“Mission Accomplished.”  We’ve got your number.

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