President Obama Forum Approval Rating

[Tender Branson]

Time for this again.

I voted "Strongly Approve".

[Eraserhead]

Somewhat disapprove

[Middle-aged Europe]

Somewhat approve (the highest possible rating any president would get from me, btw )

[Franzl]

somewhat disapprove

[afleitch]

Somewhat approve

Pleased to see his poll ratings in the US climbing again.

[exopolitician]

Strongly Approve.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Somewhat approve 

[Phony Moderate]

Somewhat approve 

[sentinel]

Somewhat approve. I'm not happy about a few concessions he's made to the Republicans. I also think he could have handled and defended health care a lot better but I'm glad something got done.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Somewhat approve. A big enormous disappointment, a failure at negociating with republicans and at "selling" his agenda to the people, but has still pushed forward several much needed initiatives.

[angus]

I continue to approve of his performance.  I may or may not vote for him again next time. 

I voted "strongly approve" but it's not as though I don't frequently find fault in his actions.  The G20 fiasco was a low point, as was the hideous attempt to ingratiate himself with the Olympics committee.  And his Afghan policy is fragile, at best, but overall on foreign policy I agree with most of what he has done.  His domestic agenda doesn't give me a raging hard-on, but I respect his calls for moderation in the tone of politics (although I think it is unrealistic to expect the tone to change).  I also heard most of his funeral speech and thought it was appropriate.  (Some have called it "healing" but that's asinine.  Only time will heal.  Parents have lost children, a House member is likely to be a vegetable for the rest of her life, and a judge has been murdered, along with several others.  Talking heads and politicians, almost immediately have cynically exploited the shootings for partisan posturing.  Nothing Obama can say will "heal" any of that.)  Still, it was an excellent speech.  And the White House declining to comment on Palin's Blood-Libel statement was wise and moderate.  Overall, he seems to have learned to walk and chew gum at the same time, so to speak. 

The upcoming summit between the American and Chinese presidents will be a real test, as it takes place at a time when advisors to both Hu and Obama are emphasizing conflict rather than cooperation.  A Cold War between the US and Chna would bring about an international re-alignment and cause disputes around the world at a time when issues such as nuclear proliferation, the environment, energy and climate require global cooperation.  Ask us again after that meeting is over how we feel about Obama.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Somewhat Approve

[Lief 🗽]

Strongly Approve, because he's the hero we deserve, even if he's not the hero we need.

[Oakvale]

His performance in the last couple of months has been really rather impressive. I voted "strongly approve".

[Torie]

Somewhat disapprove.

[Keystone Phil]

Strongly Approve, because he's the hero we deserve, even if he's not the hero we need.

Exactly what I said when Bush left office. 

[Redalgo]

Strongly approve. Most of my frustration with him comes from my expectations being too high.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Somewhat approve.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Somewhat Approve

[Badger]

Strongly approve. Most of my frustration with him comes from my expectations being too high.

You're not alone, to put it mildly.

As much as I think he caved too readily on extneding Bush's high income tax cuts, strongly approve.

[Хahar 🤔]

I'm not a fan.

[Donald Trump’s Toupée]

Strongly disapprove.

He's simply not a strong or good leader.

[fezzyfestoon]

Eh...

[TeePee4Prez]

Somewhat approve. I'm not happy about a few concessions he's made to the Republicans. I also think he could have handled and defended health care a lot better but I'm glad something got done.

Like this answer and I'll add he should have focused more on jobs rather than ramming through a health care bill.  Still better than Bush II by far.

[anvi]

Strongly approve.

The first year was rather gaffe-laden, and there were some unfortunate omissions on the stimulus bill.  But I think the rest, including pushing health care reform, financial regulation and cutting the tax deal with the GOP, which allowed lots of other legislation to get passed, has been pretty good.