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=== Approval Ratings and Obama's Misplaced Priorities ===

=== Approval Ratings and Obama's Misplaced Priorities ===

Obama’s approval rating for handling health care has fallen steadily since April 2009 led by a steep a 17-point slide among independents. An ''[[ABC News]]/[[Washington Post]]'' poll in August 2009 showed public doubt about [[health care reform]] with a rise in views the president's proposals would do more harm than good. Charlie Cook, a leading election analyst, compared Obama and his battle to push through health care reform to [[Moby Dick|Captain Ahab]] and his suicidal hunt for the great white [[whale]]. Despite poll after poll showing that Americans’ main priority is jobs, president focused on his health care plans.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7043884.ece</ref>

Obama’s approval rating for handling health care has fallen steadily since April 2009 led by a steep a 17-point slide among independents. An ''[[ABC News]]/[[Washington Post]]'' poll in August 2009 showed public doubt about [[health care reform]] with a rise in views the president's proposals would do more harm than good. Charlie Cook, a leading election analyst, compared Obama and his battle to push through health care reform to [[Moby Dick|Captain Ahab]] and his suicidal hunt for the great white [[whale]]. Despite poll after poll showing that Americans’ main priority is jobs, president focused on his health care plans.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7043884.ece</ref>

=== ObamaCare - Political High Stakes Gamble ===

=== ObamaCare - High Stakes Political Gamble ===

In July of 2009, it was reported that President Obama indicated to a Democrat Congressman that if [[ObamaCare]] did not pass it would destroy his presidency.<ref>http://reason.com/blog/2009/07/22/obama-youre-going-to-destroy-m</ref> In addition, in July of 2009, political consultant [[Dick Morris]] publicly declared that ObamaCare was going to be Obama's [[Waterloo]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXcE1O1y4es Dick Morris - ObamaCare will be Obama's Waterloo - VIDEO]</ref> On March 6, 2010, the Associated Press when describing Barack Obama's efforts to get [[ObamaCare|his health care plans]] enacted used the word "frantic".<ref>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gkPFIC1wrQ-L7QiPDPFt0IQLXVygD9E9CO300</ref>

In July of 2009, it was reported that President Obama indicated to a Democrat Congressman that if [[ObamaCare]] did not pass it would destroy his presidency.<ref>http://reason.com/blog/2009/07/22/obama-youre-going-to-destroy-m</ref> In addition, in July of 2009, political consultant [[Dick Morris]] publicly declared that ObamaCare was going to be Obama's [[Waterloo]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXcE1O1y4es Dick Morris - ObamaCare will be Obama's Waterloo - VIDEO]</ref> On March 6, 2010, the Associated Press when describing Barack Obama's efforts to get [[ObamaCare|his health care plans]] enacted used the word "frantic".<ref>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gkPFIC1wrQ-L7QiPDPFt0IQLXVygD9E9CO300</ref>