Why is it called a honeymoon? His high approval ratings are due to his sound judgement and good decisions.

STL-Veteran December 9th, 2008 10:34 am ET

"For Peggy and all those folks that say all Democrats (and Liberals) are sheep to the slaughter, we are not sheep, Rush Limbaugh's listeners are. We just tend to be more open minded and willing to listen to everyone's idea's," May I add, and then dismiss them as the words of "haters", "neo-cons" and "idiots". As you did in your statement about Rush Limbaugh's listeners.

Barack Obama is so organized. He is intellectual and seeks information from every direction. He is confident in himself and in his decision making.

Even after the election, I am included in his out reach. I receive about 2 emails per week informing me of the progress of the transition team, listing the issues are that are being discussed and showing me how decisons will be made. Then he invites me to comment, make suggestions, and stay involved. My emails are always answered.

Talk about change. We have never had a President who was so organised. He actively seeks ideas and participation in forming policies and making decisions; from the- "everyday Joe"- even after the election. I am so proud of him and our democracy. I am excited to be encluded and to be valued in his Presidency; just as I was in his campaign.

This Country made the right choice on November 4th. Obama is a very capable, honest, hard-working individual who will do a fine job as President for all of us. Did anyone see him on Meet The Press Sunday morning with Tom Brokaw? He was perfect. We are so lucky to have him as our President. It's about time people of quality and integrity run for the office. The future of our Country is at stake and we need someone with his qualifications. God Bless President-Elect Barack Obama. He will lead this Country back to its status as the best Country in the World and we can once again lead by example and can be proud of being Americans.

The President-elect is engaged and organized, performing as a leader rather than a pusher. While I did not vote for him, I am extremely hopeful that he performs his responsibilities in a consistent, thoughtful, and all-American manner without letting a socialist-agenda driven Nancy Pelosi push him off track. He will be our President, and we should support all of his efforts that benefit all of the American people.

I was disappointed in his involvement in the window plant closing incident in Chicago. As a leader he should provide direction at the national and international level, not selecting individual business situations to become a "friend" of the people.

I found it hypocritical that he would expect the failing business to honor contracts with the employees, yet expect other failing businesses to not honor contracts with management. Are not management employees also?

Odds are a number of you will disagree with me with the cry of "greedy management" and "overly generous bonuses", yet the principle is the same.

We all need a President who will consistently lead in a proactive manner, rather than setting policy in a reactive manner. We all need a President who will inspire each of us to do the right thing, while each of us is also being held accountable for our own actions.

People expect Obama not to do what Reagan-Bush-Bush did to USA and to the world. Reagan promoted Islamic terror with the help of Pakistan which is now a well known supporter of all Islamic terrorists. Pakistan use all the American Tax payers dollars to promote terrorism.

American Policy will get a "U " turn during the rule of Obama. Not only Americans, but all the people in other countries too expect a CHANGE in American foreign policy!

Calling Bush a national disaster is an insult to national disasters.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our consumers for making this our best year ever.

Obama has a way with words alright. Just listing to some of what he was saying on Meet The Press leaves one analyzing what he is saying and coming to conclusion that his abstract conceptualizations amount to nothing more than, "duh!".

The honeymoon is never gonna end. We now have a president that the media likes, the media helped get elected, and that the media can never criticize unless it wants Al Sharpton, his bullhorn, and the usual suspects of community organizers outside the executive offices.

Why can't Republicans spell correctly?

Sweetie,

I've heard several nice comments about Michelle. Maybe it's just the type of people you hang around with.

Karissa, along with other repugs, need to check their history. To blame this fiasco on the Democratic Congress who have had a majority for two years is not only ridiculous- it's just plain stupid.

To Mike,

"The bar has been set so very low for Obama.."

Are you kidding me? He has inherited a crisis, not a country that is stable. His every moved will be ridiculed, because the "bar" is set so HIGH. Get real.

Sweetie December 9th, 2008 9:32 am ET
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Nah, its not way too early to come to a conclusion. It's been eight years, and that is more then enough time to conclude that Bush has been a 'natural disaster'!

On that note, yes, that is much why Obama is getting such incredible ratings. It's hard for this country NOT to be jubilent that the worse thing to ever happen to america is about to leave the white house!

Obama is believed to be doing a great job because we want to believe he is doing a great job.

And it will even if he wrecks the country. Some people will never admit mistakes. I can. I voted Bush in 2000 (big mistake I did not repeat in 2004). The two party system is a scam. Try one party, two names. The elite military-industrial-banking complex controls the political arena.

Of course the honeymoon continues. The president-elect has been doing all the right things since election day.

Barrack = Blessed

Nothing will stop this movement

Frank a true American: You are a dumb person. The economic crisis is because of Bush's spend, spend, spend BS with Wars, and other special interest projects that sent us down the tubes. I'll take Obama any day of the millenium…

All bets are off, however, if he ever says: "I'm the decider".

I love how all of the comments on articles about who Obama is choosing for his cabinet from right wing sore losers saying "obama-bots must be feeling stupid now!"

No, we aren't. In fact, I don't think there is any way Obama could be doing a better job!

Wynter- Just because the election hadn't been called in 2000 doesn't mean Bush couldn't have been vetting and trying to organize a cabinet given the chance that he was elected.

And this economic downturn started long before a democratic majority in congress.

I think we are seeing "The Tiger Woods Effect", you may not have voted for him, you may even be prejudiced against him for his color. But he is to loitics what Woods has been to golf. He doesn't look like those who came before him but he is just soooo good at what he does that the golf world does not see his color anymore. He is just "the greatest player" period. I think Obama will come to be thought of not as "A black President" but as a "Great President". (hopefully more than just by comparison to Bush) Time will tell.

Ditto to all the positive comments……………..

My one concern is that expectations for him may be way too high, not that I doubt he can live up to them, but I do believe in leaving some room for the adversities that will be faced later.

The Honeymoon just ended…please reference the arrest of the Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich….Aaah Chicago.

for all of you out there waiting for pres.elect, to crash and burn,don't try and sneek back and blend in with the ones who are supporting him ,.now. [we are to support the pres.first ] remember when you prejudge you are looking in a mirrow,that face you see shall also be judged.all it takes is one slip up and you're the one who needs someone to support you.and because.you trashed or prejudged someone else no one is there to help you when you need it.so be careful,what ride you jump on you may end up in the wrong place.

Good for him!! It's a good thing that he was SNATCHED right away to be Prez BEFORE he's tainted like the rest of the crowd. I'm sure he's tainted but he's 10% tainted, compared to when W came into office.

STL-Veteren

Liberals are only open minded if you agree and think like them otherwise, you are labeled and you know that.

Frank a true american get your facts straight.
That idea of bringing liberty by force failed miserably, to the point that the genocide wackos that gave the Islam such a bad name not only were hunted down and imprisoned, but gained a ton of 'motives' to do what they do. All they have to do is pick some facts, twist them as they like it done and present them to their sheeps.
Let's remember the basic, 'jihad' is not 'holly war' (more like self enlightbnement and desire/need to spread the Islam) but those wackos had managed to twist the concept so much that that's what many people (including Muslims) believes that that's what the word stands for… and due to all the failed policies of Bush&Co. these 'beings' (I'll get censored if I call them what they truly are) have more penetration in the Middle East than ever.
The Iranians that hate the Ocident (roughly 30 to 40% of the population), the Lebanese that want to force a theocracy (on their terms) to their countryfellows, Al Qaeda and many others have always been the main problem simply because those guys HATE democracy, freedom of religion and many other rights that the USA always stood for.
And now they are more powerful than ever, thanks to the Bush doctrine of 'Freedom by Force'…

Why wouldn't it be, Obama is going to be a President for the people. I wish all our representatives after winning would do what our founders wanted :to gov. for the people.not for party or power or special interest.

He's not even in office and I feel like he's our President now. Seems to me he really does care about the American people.

I see him more than the current administration(not complaining), talking about the economy and where he stands with those poor plant workers who deserve what is owed to them… Has Bush comment on that, of course not, he's too busy picking out drapes for his new house.

So what if Obama administration consist of Clinton people. As long as the job gets done and as I recall our economy was great during the Clinton administration.

Trust me. Having Barack Obama as your leader makes you (The United States) the envy of the world. No matter how bad things are, there's a good chance it could be a heck of a lot worse with anybody else at the helm.

So far he's done a great job giving everybody a stake and a seat at his table. Even my republican relatives love the guy. They've lost half their retirement under bush.

I would trade our prime minister in Canada for Barack Obama in a heartbeat.

This guy is already different from George W. Bush! Bush never appeared to be a "take the bull by the horns" type of guy as his handlers deftly kept him away from this image. Obama, given Bush's immense problems , a kindly left behind reminder of his very poor leadership, must stear a pernicious course as even the President in the wings! That is why Obama rates as high as he does!

As others have pointed out, this isn't a "honeymoon". With his apppointments, and his public statements, President-Elect is earning our respect.

Mr. Will:
"Let's hear it for another Clinton administration"…PEACE AND PROSPERITY

Umm…he hasn't even taken the oath of office yet. Wait until he is actually responsible for making decisions and then see what the polls say.

To Peggy – What's with the "when Obama shows his true colors"? What exactly does that mean? It's just more ignorant rantings from the right who continue to think Obama is a Muslim and was not born in the U.S. Please. Move on from that! Obama is showing his true colors NOW by doing everything he can to choose the right people for his cabinet. Give the guy a break! You might try actually reading up on the issues and policies of Bush and Obama. Maybe you'll learn a thing or two.

How can you have the honeymoon without the wedding? He hasnt even been inagurated yet people! Come on we still have to follow procedures in this country. I am as excited as the next person but I still believe in good old fashioned protocol.

How can he be rated for job approval when he has not taken office yet.

This article makes no sense. What is the approval rating based on? He hasn't made any decisions other than some of his cabinet members. If that's what people are basing their approval rating on, why didn't they just say 80% of people agree with his cabinet appointees?

The President-Elect has kept quiet on every major issue that has arisen since his election, constantly stating that we "only have one President at a time"…to the point that Democrats have openly criticized his silence. Even though I'm more than ready for President Bush to leave, I agree with Obama's point of view on this but it does not mean I'd give a positive or negative approval rating for doing nothing.

The higher they rise, the harder they fall.

I have nothing but high hopes for Obama. So far he has proven to be calm, cool and collected, sincere in his efforts and a hard worker.

The people on these boards who continue to defend Bush and his administration are beyond hope. They truly don't have any idea how INeffective he has been as our leader. It's sad but they continue to spew hateful and ignorant comments. Thank God more people realized how stupid Bush has been and elected a smart, educated, sincere person as our next president. He has one hell of a job ahead of him thanks to the mess Bush and his cronies have made and I just hope the right wingers give him a chance before they bash him to death. This mess isn't going to be fixed overnight. There's just too much to do.

gosh such a fluffy and worthless poll. Who are these "people" you are talking too? My business is down over 50%, My banks have cut my credit lines to almost nothing (despite great credit) and raised my APRs to double (or more) then they were charging a few months ago. My 30% equity in my home is gone, and I now owe more then its worth.

I will soon be asking people for CHANGE on the streets.

Everyone gripes about all the Bush staff….how about the lame "former-Clinton" staffers…..seems like our new President believes Change is bringing back the same losers that were pushing the buttons for the Dems.

I hope Obama gets something done……but so far nothing but hot air….not that hot air is not business as normal in DC.

Alright!!!

Let's just sit back, relax and let things get better…or just be slick, that worked for Bill, LOL!!

Sweetie, so far I have heard comments that Michelle was gracious etc. Get over it dont like that the black family is coming in the front door do you

I find it kind of ironic that some of you are saying that he's not even in office yet are probably the same ones that complain about what he's doing before he takes office and don't want him to do well while he's IN office. Some bitter folks need something to moan about I guess.

So far so good. I agree with the poll results, he's done a good job with the transition.

The whole world now prays that Obama will have what it takes to excel in his presidency…for it will take nothing short of excellence to get the world out of this mes..

Pecan State Pundit. The next thing a liberal 'fixes' will be the first thing a liberal fixes. Your characterization of conservatives as all being out for a buck at the expense of the country is disgusting. Try looking at the Democratic Party, say Charlie Rangel who writes tax laws, but 'forgets' to pay taxes; or the Gov. of IL who was just arrested for trying to sell Obama's Senate seat. Your holier than thou attitude is sickening.

Let me say this….I did not vote for Obama, but this is my country and I want the BEST for everyone here. Call it selfish, but I pray for him to do a good job. I hope he is the best president ever! We need to bury the hatchet and be the best we can for our country.

I wish the hostile Obama followers and Bush haters would do the same.

Karissa… you think Bush is a great president..

you must be blinded by the light of God then.

What has he done so far except for talk? Wait that is all he has done his whole career. Wait until he has to actually do something, than we will see.

Karissa@ 9:15
I wouldn't think any sane person could be so wrong. Everything that is going on right now can be tied directly to the current administration. Bush is NOT a good guy.
This current fiasco came to light during the campaign and well before Barack was elected. It is what cost McCain any chance of being elected.
Bush pushed for the first 700 billion bailout with no oversight! Not Obama.
Wake up and smell the coffee Karissa or get back on your meds.
I pray Barack can fix this awful mess Bush is leaving us with, 2 wars, a nation deep in debt and a failing Wall Street, all parting gifts from Bush!

"… honeymoon continues …" ???????? C'mon… he's not even President yet. His honeymoon should start on Jan. 20, not election day. Give him a break.

TO: 1/20/13

UMMMM.Can you please explain what job he has done and what important decision he has made. Oh wait ,he gives speeches every weekend on his web address. Please the poll shoul dread 8 out of 10 Democraps approve of th ejob he is doing

GET OVER YOURSELF, he's your president too

Boy I bet all you negative nellies and haters were really he|| on the bush admin, right?

Obama's already doing a great job – at least we can have confidence in him and his plans for the future. GW Bush…just go away.

I never make comments on these things but people need to go and read Karissa's comments and quit completely blaming Bush. He did much better the first term than the second when he lost his backing. She is right. He had a Democratic Senate, not a Republican Senate. It's impossible for a President to do anything with that and people need to quit blaming him. We will see Mr. Obama do pretty much he wants except he won't have a complete filabuster. Thank God or it would be not so good. He could push through all kinds of liberal things that conserative people like myself do not care for. But for Mr. Bush, people need to quit blaming him totally and we need to remember that as for America we have had a pretty long easy ride of financial ease and now we are having to pay up for the spending of our forefathers and ourselves. And, whether anyone agrees, we need to listen to one line that Ms. Palim said, "go back to something our grandparents taught us and that's to strap up our boots and pay as we go and get this country out of debt."

To all those saying the honeymoon starts after the wedding, what do you think Nov. 4 was? The honeymoon period is the beginning of a marriage where the reality hasn't kicked in yet and everything is fun and vacation. This period before he actually get into office would be the honeymoon and Jan 20 would be when the couple gets back from their trip and has to get back to reality.

Please think before you post. And spell check too, or you sound like a fool.

Showmanship> The Founding Fathers were not Christians. Sorry to burst your bubble! (They were Deists.)

I'll second "American View"'s opinion. There is way to much hate and name calling going on out there. With all the problems facing our nation, we as a people have a responsibility to pull together. Our president and leaders can't do it all. It's time for Americans to grow up.

President-elect Obama is going in the right directions…, excellent!

Officially, he hasn't done anything yet.

All of his appointment still have to be approved.

High approval ratings for a guy who hasn't even taken office yet…how cute.

Let the man actually do some work before juddement please. Jeez must be a slow news day guys..

Let me put this in perspective ….Bush # 1 was a war monger with 'stormin norman" in ""desert storm" …………
Bush # 2 was a war monger with ground troops in Iraq…..

this means : the 2 worst presidents in us history, with bush jr.
being the worst ……..thats why he's moving from crawford, to dallas..
there are way too many bush haters in texas.

Larry
Houston Texas

You go, Barack!

The honeymoon hasn't started yet. You have to have the ceremoney – inauguration first. Then the honeymoon can start.

Obama doesn't even have a job right now. He is like the guy on the street asking if you have some spare change for his innaguration. This is the time when he is gathering his pens and paperclips in preparation for going to the office for the first time.

I guess the poll means he is doing a good job at doing nothing.

Abyssinian Lion 8:03 am:

You stated that you don't understand why more people didn't vote for Obama. The sad truth is this: race. If he were White, this would have been a 500+ vote electoral landslide (he would have still lost AK, UT, WY and ID). This election proves that anti-Black sentiment is alive and well in the US.

Atleast he looks and sounds intelligent while talking, thats a million point lead on the current president.

Why shouldn't he have a high approval rating. He's using every Clinton person out there. He has advantages Bill Clinton never had. He could never do what he is doing without Clinton people. This is a man that will make sure he goes down in history as not only the first African-American president, but a president with no blemishes on his record.

Why does this question keep being posed? Let Obama-Biden do what they need to do and select the people that they need to select!

Please stop with the incessant blather about how people who voted for Obama were "deceived" or "fooled" and so on. You're the same guys who were trying to deceive us about him being a Muslim from Kenya who is both a left-wing socialist and a right-wing communist at the same time, remember? You had a video of his wife spewing and you were THIS close to releasing it, remember?
I guess you already know we aren't so gullible, pal. Give it up, and by the way, I voted for O' Bama because he's Irish.

Both Political Parties talked about "change". Instead of putting your hope in or on either political party, we should all try to affect change on our own. By focusing on those we come in contact with daily. Whether its giving food,
washing your neighbor's car, etc. If you see a need, fill it. We all have the power within us to affect change in this great country for the better. People need to stop being republican and democrats and be true Americans. Bashing each other does not accomplish "change", it only hinders it.

If he hasn't done anything yet and you don't want the honeymoon period to stretch, then you must commit to stop the criticism. If we are not allowed to give him praise, you are not allowed to dog the Leader of the Free World. Got that. Good. I think he has shown excellent foresight, picked stellar, pragmatic intellectuals for his Cabinet and made efforts to work with the existing President. That IS DOING SOMETHING.

Inasmuch as Mr. Bush has functionally abdicated his office (putting an extra amount of lame in lame duck), Mr. Obama is actually the president of the United States, even though not sworn in.

As such, he's doing a great job so far with his number one task: restoring domestic and international confidence in the United States after that confidence took a tremendous BEAT DOWN during Bush-Cheney. When the confidence returns, so will the Dow.

Also, I'm not sure I'd refer to Gates or Jones as "pacifist sheep."

Gee, I wonder why the Obama honeymoon is continuing? Is it because we have an inept media still fauning over the guy?

God bless America and the new Obama administration!

We love you, Barack! But we know it's up to all of us to get America out of the ditch and on the road again! Thanks for the inspiration, though! It definitely helps.

Many of the posters have stated that the honeymoon won't start until Jan 21st and we shouldn't judge him until then.

However, consider that President-Elect Obama has already made policy, as well as cabinet, decisions and is primed to take actions on Jan21st. I have never seen a president so pro-active prior to his inauguration. Just the idea that he is willing to take ownership of the economy before he is legally required to says a lot about our soon-to-be President.

Bush has became a MIA (missing in action) president for a long time and further Cheney has proven he too is not worthy as vice president. Bush and Cheney continue to do a disservice to our country not only on war but the economy. Obama has almost been forced by our country to do what neither Bush or Cheney hold office to do.

For Peggy and all those folks that say all Democrats (and Liberals) are sheep to the slaughter, we are not sheep, Rush Limbaugh's listeners are. We just tend to be more open minded and willing to listen to everyone's idea's, we are more optimistic about the future then you. Sorry your guy lost but that's just the way it works. I served this country proudly on the hopes of a better future for all not just the few!!!

Excellent! I'm happy that only a small minority disapproves of Obama (the folks posting on Fox news perhaps). Barack is definitely off to a good start. All he has to do is keep it going.

He hasn't done ANYTHING yet!!!! Lets hear it for another Clinton administration. When are they going to announce Monica's return as an intern?

SWEETIE:

WHAT THE HELL , YOU'RE STARTING TO TALK & SOULD LIKE SARA PALIN.

WHY BRING UP 1ST LADY MICHELE OBAMA

blah blah blah…

Amber- you're NO Democrat

Amber, you mustn't be a very good or loyal Democrat. We have already started electing people based on their qualifications. P.E. Obama has excellent qualifications for President. You probably voted for Bush!

Sweetie, you should probably hang around better people. Michelle Obama is a wonderful woman, smart, kind, a good mother. If you haven't heard one nice thing about her, it's because you need new friends.

The Governor of Illionis has been taken into custody on corruption charges!!! Was he another buddy of Obama?

How can he have an 80 percent approval rating when he has never worked a job and has yet to do anything for Americans. Let's see if his hands are clean in the corruption in Chicago….
Let's see if he can fix the economy given he is a major reason we are in this position. Remember he took a lot of money from the mortgage companies. He is bringing back the same corrupt people that served in the Clinton administration and questionable people from Chicago.
I suspect we will spend the next four years uncovering one scandel after another and once again nothing will get done for the American people.
So much for change!

Vic December 9th, 2008 8:37 am ET
. . . Why would anyone be unhappy over Obamas plans?
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Maybe because he lied and bought his way to the top?

Where do some of these posters get their facts? Spewing that Schumer, Dodd and Frank and the Dem Majority in congress ( = one vote in Senate LOL ) get all the credit for destroying the economy with the mortgage meltdown? Can anyone of you republicans crying on this board tell us the bill that they wrote and voted on which killed our economy? Any bill at all that would give us a clue? A bill that the Dem minority in congress wrote prior to Jan 2007? Where is the Republican responsibility in all this? They held the reins for how long and no bill to correct this? Do any of you folks even know how a bill gets from committee to the President's desk? Seems the party of personal responsibility doesn't want to pony up when they screw up. Give me a break.

One month after the election and the elite liberal media can't wait to take this guy down.

Smooth, competent, intelligent, undivisive, well-thought out. While I agree that President-Elect Obama hasn't stepped over the threshold of the Oval Office yet, from where I stand, if this is how President-Elect is handling his transition, I have high hopes for our country.

How refreshing it will be to have intelligence in the White House . . . January 20th couldn't come soon enough!

He havent taken office UNTIL jan 20… then I can believe that! Look at Illinios Government screwed up.. it made me wonder about Obama, now.

He hasn't accomplished anything yet, except backing down on campaign promises before moving into the White House and appointing Clinton's old guys to cabinet positions. Nothing but a typical lying politician.

We are a country on the brink of financial collapse. This is the time for all Americans to stand behind our new president and support his efforts to turn this country around. It is unpatriotic for bitter Republicans to undermine his creditability and unacceptable for liberals to create obstacles to his success. It is a time for compromise, pragmatic approaches, sacrifices by all Americans. We succeed or we fail as an as one nation and failure is not an option.

AHHH. . . Competence is refreshing.

Pretty easy to have a high approval rating when you haven't done anything yet. The real test starts Jan 21st. Until then, this is all pre-season play. Wynter, let's not forget that it was Gore going to court to challenge the FL vote that drove 'counting chads', not Bush. To all those who say let's get behind Obama, do you mean how the liberals got behind Bush in 2000?

Yes, keep forming public opinion.
The media is very successful at this.
We are being told how great he is and he has not even taken office yet.
This is like an episode from the Twilight Zone!

The most remarkable quality about Obama is his ability of bringing people together. He did it with Clinton supporters after the primary and is now bringing the Republicans on side by appointing quality candidates to cabinet regardless of party affiliation, his calmness under fire and his humility.

The story of the GOP house representative hanging up on him is a good example. I'd bet no other President elect has ever reached out to house representatives from the opposing party before, which is likely why she hung up on him. She couldn't believe he was calling her.

His high approval ratings are justified. Frankly, I have a hard time understanding what the 18% who do not favor him are disliking.

Rin FL – wow, a republican baher that can spell, how refreshing. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By the way, it's all pro bono but my Mom is dead. She no longer owns a basement.

Every American should read "Audacity of Hope" and you can see why this man is doing such a very good job!!! He cares deeply about average people. He came from middle America and has a deep vision for progressing this country economically and image wise!!!
READ HIS BOOK weather you like him or not!!!! It will change your attitudes toward politics and why his "positive" approach to politics works!!!

Barack is bringing integrity to the White House.

Wow. Hes been given a high approval rating so far but this seems to irritate so many. Do you doom and gloom biddlers (Repugs?) really hope he fails so you can say you were right? Do you really wish for the country to tank even further so you can be right? Do you really think God forbidthat she ever gets elected, that sarah Palin could really lead this country in such complex issues? Jeez its scary to think that people would want her in the most powerful seat in the world.

Talk about timing ! ——– Obama comes along on the heels of a "disasterous' political time in our history ( the Bush administration). At least Truman and Nixon have had their place in history elevated by W. — I`m cautiously optmistic regarding Obama`s cabinet selections. Personally, it would be a strong signal to the world we are seriously concerned about our environment if Gore were to be Sec. of Energy or , more likely, head of the EPA. I`ve got my fingers crossed.

@ Virginia– no, it doesn't make you a racist, it makes you an idiot.

Obama and his team will make good decisions – look how they preformed and handled their campaign – Excellent.

Can you imagine if it were the 'other guys' who were elected into office – considering how they performed and handled their campaign – it would have been a mess from day one.

Thank goodness we have smart people like Obama who will be making decisions on the country's behalf.

Pecan State – you forgot the "liberal" in between your 1,2,and 3 punch. Economics is a very slow reactor decisions made 10 years ago are just showing up now. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and no creidt check mortgages are Democrat ideas. Sorry for the misspelling, that should read "no CREDIT check"

Pecan State – you forgot the "liberal" in between your 1,2,and 3 punch. Economics is a very slow reactor decisions made 10 years ago are just showing up now. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and no creidt check mortgages are Democrat ideas.

I guess I'm one of the 21%

This the 1st President whose ever talk about UNITY! I really believe will do a great job. He's not GOD and he will make mistakes!

I think Barack is doing a good job…The markets are responding to him in a postive way and he appears to be a real public servant. I know he is under alot of pressure to perform well and that is good because he is accountable to the people who put him there. WE ARE WATCHING YOU BARACK

People just can't stand it that Obama is well liked, and will try to tear him down every chance they get. He will be nit-picked to the point of siliness (Campbell Brown comes to mind).
Anyway, I and hope everyone will give him a chance and work with him instead of trying to tear him down.

No matter what any say or thinks he is our next President and whether you voted for him or not you have to RESPECT HIM!

He can't do any worst than Bush

I think the President-Elect has done more to help this country in this past month than Bush has done in 8 years. No, he is not in office yet, but I wish Bush was out already so Obama could get started getting this country back on track.

AMBER……….YOUR COMMENT is SILLY !!!! I am closer to being a Communist than you are a Democrat. You hard-core Republicans need to step back …then jump on board. This country needs ALL of our Brothers and Sister to get us back on Track!! The disaster of….the last 17 years is MONUMENTAL…the USA has been living on Credit extended by the rest of the world while "They" picked our Economic Foundation to EXTINCTION !!! Honeymoon or not WE as a people need to fix this HUGE mess and we need EVERY American's help !!!

Let's end this honeymoon already. I'm sick of the media obsession with this nobody.

Wow…just read the Illinois governor is up on corruption charges. No surprise there as he's a Chicago politician. And this guy is gonna appoint Obama's senate replacement?????????? The fun begins….. our country is truly headed for disaster on a catastrophic scale.

The honeymoon isn't supposed to be begin until he's sworn in.
Media- go find somehting to do!

Why not conduct this poll now? George Bush is so noticeably absent, why shouldn't people be looking to Obama for leadership right now? Who else have we got?

It seems like the other 21% post on these boards regularly…

I think he is doing a great job with the transition, but he hasn't taken office yet, so I can't be so bold as to give him an approval rating. We will have to wait and see. He is just so much smarter than we have seen in a long time (not in my lifetime), we are impressed, that's all.

That's right he's not in office yet but so far…so good! GO OBAMA!!!

Why do we either worship or demonize our leaders?

frank a true american:

Get your head out of the sand you moron! Everyone knows we didn't go to Iraq to spread "liberty" (by the way, please stop using words like "true american," "liberty" and "freedom" to describe why the right is holier than thou and the left is not. why can't the left stand for all of those things as well without buying into Bush's rhetoric?) We went there because they have oil. There are plenty of other bad guys all over the world, so why not go after them and spread "liberty" to their people instead?

OMG!!! He is the greatest ever!!! He's done so much already, I don't see how it can get any better?! What is there left to do after you've done so much? He is already the greatest President in the history if mankind!!! Honestly people what else is there left to do?????

Oh yeah thats right, run the country, and we'll see where we're at in four years.

You people disgust me. Granted he's made some good picks, but lets see what actions he takes when in office

CNN, how are you guys going to try to cover up the corruption link between Gov. Blagojevich and Obama? Good luck.

I want Obama to succeed for the sake of the country. I would like to point out that our economy did not start to decline until Nancy Pelosi and the Democrates took control of the congress. The Dow has gone from 12000 to almost 9000

Now the Democrates can not blame Bush and the Republicans for what is happening and as soon as you in the media stop kissing the pres elects butt he will not be able to blame anyone but his own party for what is going on!

To the pundits dismay…

Really, I find that pundits really are disconnected to people and event just and create stories rather then analysis of actual ones. Their talking points are based on supposition and conjecture and frankly we all know it.

PE Obama has done absolutely nothing! But, in todays America, I guess you get high marks for maintaining the status-quo. He's transpalanted Clinton's past administration,"as his own",and put unqualified people at the helm of, "Critical Position"as political affilliated favors. His,"pie-n-the-sky"programs are out of touch with reality,(show me the money), not to mention all the back-peddling he's done lately (knowing all along these promises were already compromised?) on taxing the wealthy,eliminating FISA,and withdrawing the troops from (just to name a few) Iraq. I (myself and the other few percentage) would just like some accountability in Washington,with the politicians tackling one problem at a time. Hopefully congress stays on the same on the same page in this chapter in american history ,and prioritize ways of creating jobs,and gainfully employing all americans.

He will be a superb President. Perhaps one of the very bst in our history.

The Liberal Press/Media will give Obama a 4 year honeymoon for sure and an 8 year honeymoon if he gets re-elected which is their goal. They got him elected by bringing out the bad points as good points for Obama such as his lack of experience and making what little experience he does have seem like the greatest deal. We will see if he is really form the center or if he us the leftist from the pirmaries as I and many other believe to be true. Remember he is from Chicago Politics!

karissa, December 9th, 2008 9:15 am ET
"America didn't have a huge economic disaster until the Democrats gained full majority of the house and senate. then everything began to crash! Hello! what does that tell you!??"

The professionals within the Bush administration were waving red flags about the building mortgage crisis as early as the middle of 2005, but their concerns were suppressed by Bush's political hacks.

How can you claim the 110th Congress is wholly responsible for the economic meltdown when Bush administration professionals warned of exactly the issues that caused the meltdown, months before the 110th Congress was even elected?

What this tells me, karissa, is that you're not getting the facts, and that a lack of facts is leading you to unsound conclusions.

@Tigger Lily You have to be full of hate to not see the TRUTH. He will be an amazing President- for ALL Americans (even the hateful,ignorant,bigots)

60% think 40% are wrong 80% of the time about 70% of the issues. Blah, blah, blah. I studied statistical analysis enough to know that most "polls" show you what they want to.

By the way, for all you Republican haters who insist we are all racists for not wanting Obama in office: Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican. Look it up between bong hits.

Michelle from Canada, you don't understand our press. The honeymoon is well over a year old now, our press married Obama at the beginning of the campaign.

Higher approval ratings than Bush? Wow, that's amazing. I wonder what his approval rating will be once he actually has to make a decision.

He's our man! Go O!

RE: Karissa
Hey, you go girl and according to the Word, I agree with you!!!

So proud to be Obama hard core supporter, a common sense politics.

@Pecan State Pundit

I'm sorry you have such a narrow view. It must be nice in your world where everyone and everything fits into a cozy little box with no dynamics whatsoever.

That's OK, the honeymoon will soon be over. There might even be a divorce in the near future!!

Jim from New York – please learn to spell BEFORE calling someone else an idiot. Thank you.

It is WAY TOO EARLY to come to such a conclusion!

I haven't talked with anyone who would be bold enough to say such a thing.

We are waiting until after his first 100 days to decide if he is good or not.

Certainly we are ready for greatness, but we need to see it first!

PS I haven't heard a nice comment about Michelle at all.

It's true that he hasn't taken office yet, but he's already head and shoulders above Bush. He's been an exceptional President-elect. He will be an exceptional President.

He's already more presidential than Bush, but I had a fish for dinner last night that was more presidential than Bush.

I don't understand this CNN Article. Obama has yet to take to office. A honeymoon doesn't occur until after the wedding (inauguration) has occurred.

The question is how much of the favourable opinion of the President-Elect's transition really due to a political 'honeymoon' or is it really due to a response to a very smooth, efficient, un-divisive, diciplined and decisive transition.

Mr. Obama has conducted one of the better transitions to power in the US, which is to the credit of his team and of course himself.

If his transition was frought with what the public and pundits believe are bad decisions, indecision, partisanship, antagonism to the outgoing administration etc, then one may find less support and hence a short 'honeymoon'.

Ewww! That's all I have to say.

When are we gonna start electing officials based on experience and qualifications rather than aesthetics (what's beautiful to the ear and eye).

So much for his "change". LOL……I am cracking up at all the gullible liberals. (And yes…I"m a Democrat).

It scares me to know that our country now consists of a majority of pacifist sheep. Who are you going to blame when Obama shows his true colors in the future. Also, It's unbelievable that so many think George Bush is to blame for the economy of the whole world. Totally insane…………………

I see so many HATORZ..with the comments "He hasnt taken office yet"..Amazingly he seems to be doing much more than the incumbent president has done in 8 years. I think it's an utter crying shame when people can hope for someone to fail simply because they arent crazy of thier skin color. IT'S CALLED SMALL MINDED… Fortunatley, the American people have elected a presidet that is LARGE MINDED.

Give me a break. The man hasn't even done anything yet. Of course his approval rating is high. Plus I'm sure they asked mostly Democrats in this poll that always seems to be skewed.

The Bush/Cheney admin was a disaster.With him still in office…he still is making disaster type/pen signing/last second pres orders that will affect us all…….what National Park?….oh ,you mean that black flat ,shoveled out area……..coal("clean"-not). Oh, you mean that toxic dump area that we used to call the Grand Canyon? What clean water?
What water?
What endagered species…….he does not see any critters…………………..
and now, we can not seem to find any of them……that's right folks…….right from under everyones noses……………………………………………but I am sure you might have a picture of what they used to look like,back when they were alive…………You don't?….darn ………and the companies are closing,right and left………let's see….Polaroid,next…………..
Did the folks list their families……..yep……planet in peril,people in peril.
Yes…………………………..he is still very busy. Anyone watching???????
with the Big 3 taking all eyes off him…………SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Calling it a job approval rating is a bit of a misnomer. He hasn't done anything as President yet. It's hard not to say that you approve of how someone is handling the transition. Heck, even most liberals have said that President Bush is handling the transition very well. Let's see what his job approval ratings are when he actually takes over the job. I think that once policy starts becoming enacted, you will start to see that number go down, although I would guess that it would be more in the 60 range if I were to guess.

Obama will make some decisions that displease many segments of our society. Remember, everything is the way it is because it made someone rich. Every element of the very flawed status quo has its constituency that is willing to fight hard to keep things the way they are.

America's history for the last two centuries has been episodic and jerky. Liberals come to office and try to repair the damage done by Conservatives. Then, Conservatives come to power and cause more damage in their desire to make themselves more powerful and the wealthy even more wealthy. Now, after the one-two-three punch of Reagan-Bush-Bush, the nation is teetering on the verge of a tragic economic collapse. It is vitally important that the Obama administration succeed. Conservative leaders will try to make the Obama administration a failure.

Conservatives, of course, do not care what happens to the nation as long as they themselves prosper. I'm not talking about rank-and-file Conservative voters, whose only sin is being so gullible. I'm talking about the Conservative leadership, which has done far more damage to this nation that al Quaeda could ever hope to.

Things are tough and could get worse……….but……….I feel that Obama will give us 100% and bring the best of the best to his administration; which will give America the EXCELLENCE to get us OUT OF THIS MESS !!! We can do this as Americans…..just takes some leadership to get this Country back on the right foot. HOW LUCKY WE ARE AS A COUNTRY TO HAVE THIS GREAT MAN ……..CARE ABOUT ALL OF US !!!!

in case ya'll didn't notice America didn't have a huge economic disaster until the Democrats gained full majority of the house and senate. then everything began to crash! Hello! what does that tell you!?? Bush couldn't stop the mess no matter how hard he tried. I think he is a Wonderful President and someday ya'll will realize that too! Thank God for President Bush and i think it's about time for America to Bless GOD!

He has no choice, he has to do well. Failure is not an option for him. Otherwise this country is done.

A "good time" would have been four years ago, Rob.
Well, he hasn't messed anything up yet, I'll give him that. But this is his "honeymoon". Lets see how well he does in office.

Why do we hate each other so much? Why are these boards so filled with Name Calling and Hate!

It really reminds me of an elementary school play ground. People, let's act like grown ups and engage in intelligent debate not hate and name calling.

Abyssinian Lion, in case you haven't already noticed, he hasn't even been sworn in yet. You and the rest are praising and fawing over someone who, for all intensive purposes, has done much of anything yet, except get elected President on media hype, voter infatuation, and a lousy economy. I'm still at a loss to figure out what he has done that makes everyone so weak at the knees….besides writing 2 books, a lackluster turn in Congress, appearances on Oprah, and a lot of pretty speeches; I still don't see the appeal. Maybe I'm just dense, but appointing Clintonites and lobbyists, backpeddling on campaign promises, and offering social programs that will eventually tax us blind don't sound promising to me. But then again, most people haven't bothered to look under the covers yet.

As it should be. Maybe America is finally opening its eyes to what we really need in this country- An intelligent, open-minded leader.

Frank a "True" American…I have another word you can substitute for American in your handle there.

So Bush is spreading Democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan while Clinton let genocide occur in Rwanda (that's actually the correct spelling Frank).

Right…

Our Iraq and Afghanistan policies have been a disaster, we were actually justified in our steps in Iraq, but underfunded that so we could launch an unjustified invasion of another country. There are lots of world leaders we don't like, why Iraq and not North Korea, or most of East Africa??? Because one can fight back and another has no oil perhaps???

Frank, you need to start getting information from more sources than Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, you sound like an idiot, unless of course idiocy is your comfort zone.

And that byline of Frank and Dodd causing the housing collapse and the subsequent financial market meltdown, complete crap too. True, they had a hand in it, but where was the corporate oversight, or the truth in lending by the brokers, did Frank and Dodd keep interest rates artificially low thereby creating a market of "easy-money"??? Oversimplified, childish pap.

Frank, a true American, more like a true moron.

Out of curiosity how much money do you Obama bashers get paid? Or is it a public service that you provide pro bono from your moms basement? If paid, do you get more for the really stupid comments or is that just a bonus for us non knuckle draggers?

My hope is that the honeymoon will continue after he is inaugurated. We, the people, allowed Bush to get by with murder, literally and did not bat an eye. The struggles that the nation will face, will be long, hard, and will test us like never before. I'm so grateful that we have a President like Obama and his cabinet members that has a strategy to tackle these tough issues.

Check back in about 4 months and let's hope that his approval rating holds steady. Americans have an extremely short memory.

ONE NATION!

Calling the Bush administration a National Disaster, is putting it mildly

George Bush and his cronies have done so much damage to this country, it is beyond comparison

Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rove and many others deserve no less than Prison for life, for crimes against humanity, murder, etc.

It is only a show, and wait until the rubber meets the road, as human nature is imperfect and sinful. Power corrupts, and Obama is no saint, angel or even superman, with the traditional Christian values of our founding-fathers. There are so many things we do not about this man's past, still, only time can tell. Those who work for him will resist him eventually, as they have no respect for an inexprienced boss, and are taking advantage of him for their own ambition, only Biden is content to be a vice president, or is he really?? It is mere showmanship.

This is the kind of reporting that should cease. Just yesterday I read that BHO libs were not happy and today of the 48% of Americans that did not vote for him, most now love him. Give me a break with the crappy surveys , I am certainly willing to give the guy a shot but since when did the democrat congress approval rating surge from single digits to over 60%. The story is clearly based on a contorted survey.

I predict a nasty divorce within the ranks of the Democrats before this is all over…

Obama is displaying calm, steady judgment, intelligent forethought, judicious choices in the people who will help him run the government, and clear-eyed but strong confidence in his and our ability to pull together and find solutions for this country's problems.

What's not to like?

To Ray Fisher—-just because I am a Republican doesn't mean I am racist. I didn't vote for Obama because I don't like what ANY Democrat stands for. Nothing in their party platform interests me. Does that make me a racist? I don't think so!

that's wonderful….just remember GWB has the highest approval rating in gallop history on record…..let's see when he actually HAS A JOB to do.

Perfect!

To all the haters, just remember we are all in this together!

It's not only handling the transitions guys… OBAMA is turning out a synonyms of The Gen Next Politics..

Cheers for his well being..

Simply HE ROCKS…

I will continue to pray for Barack.

I appreciate his haste and sense of urgency in setting up a competent cabinet and being prepared, which is more than I can say for our "whose smarter than a fifth grader" current bozo president.

Bush promised to be a uniter not a divider…. that is the republican mantra, that, and, I will work in a bi-partisian way with everyone…
I will reduce spending and balance the budget….I will secure social security….blah, blah, blah.
What intelligent person isn't tired of this same old same old rhethoric?
I look back over the past 8 years and can hardly wait for January 20.
I give my full support to Barack Obama, and I hope CNN will, too.
Americans need to unite and truly work together, and stop all the Obama hate. Give him a chance before you knock his ideas. Ask yourself, what would McCain and Palin be doing right now….then be glad they were not elected.

I'm truly happy about having an intelligent President. We haven't had one in years. The transition should be the easy part, but I'm sure he President Elect will remain his calm and reserved self from Jan 20, 2009 and on… BARACK IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR..

It's sort of funny, but the hints at Obama policy that are showing so far look highly conservative (but in a rational way.)

The energy policy that's beginning to emerge is underpinned by a major conservation initiative, as well as modernization. He's answering the question as to where we'd get the power for electric transportation by taking it out of building waste consumption, for instance.

By making buildings more energy-efficient, we reduce the building's carbon footprint, and by using the conserved electricity to power transportation, you get another net reduction in carbon footprint, and a huge reduction in oil footprint. It's very conservative, yet it strengthens our standard of living, the overall economy, and national security.

It's kind of a shame the Republicans don't understand real conservatism. I'm not sure how they can keep on styling themselves "conservative" when the supposedly "most liberal" President-elect acts far more conservatively than they do.

i don't agree… obama is looking more and more like bush everyday…

Honeymoon? The man is not even in office yet. The Honeymoon starts on 21 Jan and traditionally lasts 100 days.

So far Obama is doing a pretty good job, but I would not say the Honeymoon is continuing. We are still in the "engagement party" mood.

I am confident that President Obama will continue to do a wonderful job. I think we choose the right person for the job.

But the Honeymoon does not start until 21 Jan.

"To many Americans, the Bush Administration was a national disaster,"-

Exactly Bill…..but this poll isn't really relevant right now…people are just happy to see Bush leaving office…Obama could put cartoon characters in his cabinet and we'd be happy because it's the end of the Bush era…let's see the numbers after 6 months officially in the role of President…

Of course his rating is off the richter scale. He's the one providing plans and details on this economic crisis and not George Bush. I think Bush is taking a backseat to the economic crisis. Whenever Bush talks, stocks tumble. When Obama talks, the stocks hit 9,000.

Does this mean cnn will stop being a left-wing suck-up propaganda machine and start reporting news?

I cried more after Bush's re-election than I did after 9/11.

This is very good news, the american people knew what they were doing when they voted him in to run the country. Thank God that Sarah and John did not get in there.

Once again I think the polls are pretty accurate.
Obama seems headed on a course AWAY from the destruction of the last 8 years.

Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, is the phrase that truely describes the essence of Obama. A Brave American (African-American) taking on a colossal challange for a country who is inching closer to the realization of constitutional freedom for every man and woman. There is no doubt about his popularity.

ummmm why don't neg Obama opinions are seen…..?

So, the 18% that disaprove are the die hard republicans that are never happy.
Why would anyone be unhappy over Obamas plans? Maybe the super rich republicans that don't have to worry about jobs or housing or healthcare or good schools for their children.
It saddens me that some people just won't be satisified until our country is completely depleted of all resources and is a playground only for the rich and powerful.
My question is: who is the 18% and why are they so against the way Obama is doing his transition, and, what do they want?

And just how many of those adoring fans are anything but Democrats?

Once again, President Bush gets no credit whatsoever. The proof of the Obama presidency will come after Jan 20, not before it. By the way, looks like Rev. Wright is back out there spewing hatred…….

It's time for the press, which claims a noble "1st Ammendment" privaledged role in America, to be os some real use.

Let's get beyond the school yard popularity game please.

Here's what they should be asking that 18% that disapprove of how Barack Obama has handled the transition …. Why do you disapprove? …. What do you disapprove of?

This kind of detail would be useful. Right now it smacks of "sour grapes".

The "man" is cool and level headed. He's what God has planned for the American people.

God Bless President Obama and his decisions

So Juan Grain – Judging by your rhetoric, you will not be one of those Obama will be uniting for the common good. You and "A Real American" just keep on bashing people, it goes a long toward proving the point that liberals are the real intolerence in this country. You won it's time to move on.

How can Obama be on a honeymoon when he hasn't even been sworn in as President. My understanding of a honeymoon is that it begins after the "I Dos", so let's backoff and say that his "pre-nups" are going pretty well.

While I did not vote for the man, I can say that he has handled his part of the transition well, except for some of his choices for Cabinet members…ahem, Richardson, Emmanuel, Hillary……..keep up the good work, Barack, and your administration will be, well, um, Clinton-esque?

I have one question to ask:
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
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Are we there yet?

It does not matter what he does, his sheep will follow and proclaim he's great. That's what people who can't think for themselves do.

With the enormous main stream media support and shielding Obama has , I am not surprised.

The $64,000.00 question question has to be how can 28% of Americans think Bush is doing a good job and approve of how he is conducting himself as President?

In my mind that translates in into 28% of Americans should be institutionalized for their own protection as they are obviously incapable of thinking for themselves and are in grave danger of not being able to survive in the 21st century.

I voted for him but this could be a short honeymoon if he doesnt back the auto workers.

Mr. Obama's approval ratings are not surprising. What is a shock is that 28 percent of Americans believe Mr. Bush is doing a fine job.

At what?

He seems totally disengaged from the nation's difficulties while Mr. Obama acts as the de facto president. Mr. Bush kicks footballs at the Army-Navy game while the world's leaders hang on every utterance from the transition team. I have never seen anything like it in my 50 years of watching politics. We are truly being led by a idiot. Pray that nothing else happens on his watch.

It's not a honeymoon, it is just a sense that there is someone at the helm with an IQ above single digit.

We haven't heard the usual cries of "most liberal senator…" and "socialist!" for awhile now. January 20 can't get here soon enough!

We all know that Bush is the worst President in the United States history. Obama wants jobs, Bush wanted war. We as Americans should incidentally buy American, well if the parts are made else where, which they are.

Please lets do this, buy American and have the parts made here as well, and we will all see, it will be JOBS BABY JOBS!!!!!!!!

Thank-you, and bless us all

PE Obama a wonderful Job? I have a used care I want to sell you
you just see what you want to see..I guess

He is appointing Clintons!!!! that is not change at all
he is saying that the economy will get worse……Bush has already laid out a foundation to recover (from a problem generated by Dems…barney Frank, Dodd, clinton and company…with easy mortgages…..decisons have consequences years later)…
and Obama will take credit for an economic recovery that will happen anyway….. (look at gas prices….did he have anything to do with that?)
Obama is a great character in a movie….but in the end a fake
naive people or what!

Of course he's going up in the ratings. There's a morning radio show I listen to where 1 host was very critical of Obama, but just today said he's making some fine choices for his Cabinet, and was happy that he's also picking some moderates, and even keeping Gates on board.

I actually voted for McCain…..but i'm actually looking forward to see what Obama can do with this mess thats going on. Maybe he will prove me wrong……GO OBAMA!!!!!

He is already doing a great job. I dont understand why more people didnt vote for him. He will be one of the best Presidents in US history.

A CNN poll? Nobody, but NOBODY sincerely believes a poll coming from the Carter News Network would be unbiased. Keep smokin' your crack.

the media (some) tells Americans every day to believe that the Bush administration is a disaster…..day after day after day.
so what are you going to believe if that is all you hear!
when we look back at history do we want a Clinton that allowed genocide in Ruanda and had unacceptable behavior with an intern…
or a Bush that stood up to terrorism against our Country, brought the possibility of liberty to Iraq and Afganistan….with the opportunity to spread to the entire area…..
I take Bush…that made a differrence in the world and protected us!

In rough times, the new administration will get a "running" start. Only crackpots or extreme right or left wing nut cases want a failure. Policies will be questioned, alternatives offered and that's as it should be, but lawsuits trying to discredit Obama's citizenship (or Mc Cain's for that matter) belong where they ended up (in the trashcan).

The law of averagess tells us that some appointees will "crash and burn", but I predict the numbers will be far lower than in previous administrations. You don't run a great nation with mediocrity. We've just seen proof of that!

I'm curious, how can Obama be having a honeymoon when he hasn't taken office yet. CNN continues its pandering so prevalent in the primaries and general election.

The bar has been set so very low for Obama. He would have to be as moronic as his supporters to not meet expectations.

I don't see how anyone could be negative about the transition since any change at all is better than what we have now. I'm surprised it isn't 100% approval. Apparently the die hard racists are still in denial of our new President and the fact that Republicans have ruined America. Perhaps one day they will think about our nation before themselves.

I am not surprised at all, PE Obama is doing a wonderful job already and he's not even President yet!
These weekly addresses he gives are very good , keeping us informed as to what is going on……his hands made be tied right now but he feels it's important for us to feel he's engaged with us at least.
He is going to make a great President and will definitely get this country working again, I just hope everybody especially those who did not vote for him give him a chance.

The eighteen percent of haters don't want truth to power they want to suck on their failure and kool-aid of failed necon policies. They close their eys and cry, im afraid of Obama, with no reason. it speaks more about their disfunction than it does about our new brillant leader!

he's doing a great job giving folks some hope. his cabinet picks suck, though.

"That’s the sort of rating you see when the public rallies around a leader after a national disaster."

Get out much, Sparky?

The economy's in the crapper, unemployment is skyrocketing, we're still fighting two wars and the one in Afghanistan ain't going so good, and a lameduck moron, almost ex-president can't seem to find the wherewithal (or brains) to deal with any of it.

As far as I'm concerned, 8 long years of the Bush led national nightmare qualifies as a disaster in anyone's book.

I believe everyone appreciates the ingenuity of this young man and his ability to use the intelligence God has given him to work as hard as possible to improve this nation. This is the reason congress must work with him to begin to tackle the numerious issues facing this country. American people have carefully watched the President-elect and have come to a conclusion that he is got the brain, the temperament, and mental skils to lead this country at this critical and unique time in the history of this nation.
God bless the president-elect and God bless America.

UMMMM.Can you please explain what job he has done and what important decision he has made. Oh wait ,he gives speeches every weekend on his web address. Please the poll shoul dread 8 out of 10 Democraps approve of th ejob he is doing

And why doesn't the article state what Bush's rating was after 9/11? Why not balance the story with some more facts? The division in Washington was caused by those who opposed Bush right from the start and had enough influence to convince others to. Those who get all the facts before making judgement know that Bush did and excellent job in warding off more terrorist attacks, helping to bring about a much needed change in Iraq, has helped millions of aids sufferers, and made excellent choices for the Supreme Court. Time wll tell that he was one of the best Presidents this country will ever have. It remains to be seen what Obama (citizen of the world) will actually do for this country. Let's check the opinion polls in 4 years, keeping in mind that the influential, left-slanted media is on his side.
Will you post this CNN or hold it in moderation mode forever?

Some of us realized Obama would be a good President early on, however, I am glad that others are now beginning to see it as well!

Also, doesn't what's her name have an 62% approval rating up on the tundra, with a population of 600K?

Obama is 79% out of 150 million. Since repugs were touting "popularity" as a reason to vote for the half-wit, looks like Obama is going to be a great President!

wow what a great president.

Obama honeymoon continues, poll shows

With all due respect, Obama has earned the respect and the extended honeymoon. When one engages in rightful and earnest ways to deliver for all, with no respecter of persons, this is what actually happens. We the people have no other choice then too rally around and support Obama, for he has proven that he means well and have adhered to combating our crisis which appears to be the epoch of his agenda and has been from Day 1. Obama has no doubt inspired so many in his journey to the point that at times I personally feel that I as a citizen of America is on a honeymoon in this moment enjoying the reunion in regaining my country via the transitional format that has been laid out by Obama. It’s like a marriage being restored and a manifestation of a second honeymoon. You remember the saying “I love when a plan comes together”, well there you have it . God Bless America!

Of course these poll numbers are coming from the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation. It would appear that they're so far up Obama's backside that they can't see the light of day. Those pollsters must get a tingling feeling much like Chris Matthews feels everytime they hear Obama's name mentioned.

As for the Democratic party continuing to be much more popular than the GOP, let's have some criminal investigations into this economic meltdown that started with the Dems being in charged for the past 2 years and indict Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and Charles Shumer for starters for their roll in it.

Gee what a surprise… Bush was counting "hanging chads" and recounting in Florida. While Obama is pulling together a top notch team based on skill instead of ideology and cronyism.

Imagine that…
Wynter

I suppose the eighteen percent are Republicans. Given that amount though 2012 looks good even though Obama.s approval rating by definition will go down. Point is that the majority of Americans don't want a return to the hate mongering policies (read Sarah Palin) of the last election go-round

I totally agree with this poll. It sure is refreshing to have a President(elect) who seems to be not only competent, but also intellectually curious. I just pray that he is the leader he seems to be, we REALLY need a great one during these trying times.

WHAT could anyone possibly be negative about? I can only imagine people who do not share his political views are not liking his choices ~ but how does that translate into him not doing a good job in handling the transition? How does that translate into him not doing an OUTSTANDING job of handling the transition?

Maybe the prefer looking at Rumsfeld, Cheney & Rice in the Texas field, with a stammering George W. Bush in from of them.

Complete idiots.

Considering that President Bush stopped working on November 5th (if not before that), President-Elect Obama is the only president we have right now, its only logical that people would approve. Imagine what will happen when he can actually begin work!

Change is as change does. I'm glad to see support for him – I think most Americans can see him as genuine.

HE HASN"T TAKEN OFFICE YET

It's about time some of our citizens open their eyes and see the writing on the wall. The man is making an outstanding effort to bring this country together, but he can't do it alone. Those who refuse to accept him can't really support their country-so sad.

Obama came at a good time.It can,t get much.