Unfavorable Views of Obama Reach a High
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 14th, 2011 5:38 am by HL
Unfavorable Views of Obama Reach a High
The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll finds 49% of Americans now express an unfavorable opinion of President Obama, while 48% view him favorably — the first time his negative number has exceeded his positive one in this most basic measure of personal popularity.
Government Shutdown Possible This Weekend
“Prospects for a year-end congressional compromise on key tax and spending legislation grew more complicated,” the Washington Post reports, “as the Republican House passed a controversial version of a payroll tax cut extension despite a veto threat from the White House.”
“The increasingly contentious tax dispute threatens to derail what had been an emerging compromise on separate legislation to fund the government through next September, raising the specter of a possible government shutdown this weekend if the conflict is not resolved by Friday.”