There are some encouraging signs from the last couple of days that the wheels of the Obama bandwagon might finally be falling off. Here, for instance, is a New York Times report on a meeting of the nation’s governors where Democrats are joining Republicans in strong criticism of Team Obama's health care plan.Over here in the Wall Street Journal, Fred Barnes argues that "Democrats got what they wanted in the stimulus bill." But what they got is burning up the public.
And at the pro-Obama Washington Post (under the headline "Poll Shows Obama Slipping on Key Issues"), we read:
Heading into a critical period in the debate over health-care reform, public approval of President Obama's stewardship on the issue has dropped below the 50 percent threshold for the first time, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll...
The president's overall approval rating remains higher than his marks on particular domestic issues, with 59 percent giving him positive reviews and 37 percent disapproving. But this is the first time in his presidency that Obama has fallen under 60 percent in Post-ABC polling, and the rating is six percentage points lower than it was a month ago...
