Barack Obama's poll numbers are sinking, at an accelerating rate. Unemployment is rising, both in numbers (near 3 million more unemployed on Obama's watch and 2/3 of that since the stimulus bill passed), and the unemployment percentage rate which is up from 7.1% to 9.6% since the Obama inauguration (this after Obama argued that the stimulus would keep unemployment below 8%, and create 4 million new jobs). The deficit numbers are ballooning to near $2 trillion for fiscal 2009, and about $10 trillion more over the next ten years. As each month passes, fewer Americans blame the bad economy on George Bush and more consider this to be the Obama economy. It is not hard to figure out why this is happening. Obama is on TV every day. He has made speeches all but 7 days since he was inaugurated. George Bush, like every President other than Jimmy Carter, has faded out of the picture, understanding that his time on the main stage has passed. Obama's dire warnings on the state of the economy back...(Read Full Post)