Gas prices are having an affect. I don’t see gas prices dropping to the levels that they were when the SCOAMF took office, so this is in play for the general election. His illegal use of the military in Libya, his blatant disregard for the Constitution, among numerous other issues, will likely sink him in the general. Most folks aren’t paying attention to what they should pay attention to in regards to Obama, but the gas prices are not something that he can hide. It’s out there every day, day in, day out, and people need to put gas in their cars, and it hurts, more and more. He will pay for that one.

Gas prices sink Obama’s ratings on economy, bring parity to race for White House

By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen, Published: March 11

Disapproval of President Obama’s handling of the economy is heading higher — alongside gasoline prices — as a record number of Americans now give the president “strongly” negative reviews on the 2012 presidential campaign’s most important issue, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Increasingly pessimistic views of Obama’s performance on the economy — and on the federal budget deficit — come despite a steadily brightening employment picture and other signs of economic improvement, and they highlight the political sensitivity of rising gas prices.

via Gas prices sink Obama’s ratings on economy; bring parity to race for White House – The Washington Post.

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  1. Questionman's avatar Questionman says:

    Hypocrites to the highesr degree!
    You racists mangle Obama’s successes as “delusional’ and “false” yet you can’t answer why websites like Politfact and WTFhasObamadonesofar.com exist! they exist to prove to are liars!
    “SCOAMF” is a retarded racist crap created by retarded racist who are STILL pissed America voted for a Black man as President of the United States instead of a Ditzy quitter, Caribou Barbie!

    I hate that poor people get health care, and our dependence on foreign oil is a good thing? The “staggering debt” has nothing to do with the wars started by the previous President. Higher unemployment — actually the economy is recovering. Unsecured borders — fewer people are coming across than during the Bush years. I don’t even know what “compliant unconstitutional herds of followers” means. The Muslim Brotherhood has taken over the Middle East? hmm… want to think about that? De-funding our military? Absolutely deep cuts can, and should, be made in the military budget.

    Of course, now you have a lying rebuttal to Obama “inheritin” the Bush economy to “he created it”! So Obama created the wars in Iraq and Afgan? Obama crrated the Keystone and TARP program?

    If you don’t believe me the Google which president increased our debt the most, and the United States Treasury Report will verify this information. Just so you know, before you look up this extensive and accurate multi-page document. Bill Clinton increased our debt the least, while he was the President. Enjoy your research.

    You dinbats are too busy lying about Obama’s successes and “broken” promises and other crap you remove this obvious fact!

    You racists KNOW the GOP candidates are a joke, you KNOW they can’t win. and you HATE that they are attacking Obama and being respectful at the same time!

    Obama is anything but a Socialist. He stands to the Right of Eisenhower and is trying very hard to save American Capitalism from its own stupidity.

    Anyone who calls Obama a “SCOAMF” is a retarded fact. plain and simple!

    1. Keystone XL was not vetoed. The proposed route was not approved and Transcanada was immediately urged to reapply. Mr. Obama travels to Cushing, Ok. next week to pose in front of the Keystone I pipeline, which does a fine job of leaking all over the place.
    2. There is no drilling moratorium on federal lands. 41 million acres remains approved for exploration, of which the industry explores 12 million, according to the BLM. President Obama has approved over 100,000 acres of federal lands for ~new~ exploration leases.
    3. Explain to me why an industry that is more profitable than any other in history needs a subsidy.
    4. There is no federal functional equivalent of cap and trade. In New England, where a number of states have been experimenting with such a system, it has been a resounding fiscal success. [no it didn’t cause the high gas prices there.]
    5. Far from ‘bashing coal’ President Obama has consistently touted the virtues [sic] of “clean coal”, which doesn’t exist.
    Really Retinscoexec, try reading instead of A.M. radio. There is a discussion to be had on energy policy, many in fact, but it should be informed by fact, not fantasy on all sides.