There apparently is no limit to President Obama's hubris and arrogance. He has gotten message after message on health care reform, yet insists on pushing forward with it. Polling data is overwhelming. Recent elections were likely referendums on his health care plan. From a political standpoint, there can be no more toxic issue for Democrats. Rasmussen's latest poll (2/21) reports: Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -19. The Approval Index has been lower only on one day during Barack Obama's thirteen months in office (see trends). The previous low came on December 22 as the Senate was preparing to approve its version of the proposed health care legislation. The current lows come as the President is once again focusing attention on the health care legislation. Just as discouraging must be the drop in the President's Strongly Approve rating to only 22%, the lowest yet recorded. The population of messianic followers...(Read Full Post)