By DEJ

July 26, 2011 8:03 AM | Link to this

Squirrellygirl You are a idiot. The best thing you could do for everyone is keep your stupid opinions to yourself. You are the biggest fool on the internet. Go away. People like you is the reason we have dummies like the GOP in office screwing up the USA not President Obama. He is an excellent President, working with things inherited from previous President. The War, shady R.E. mortgage loans, Crooks on Wall Street, Corporation sending jobs overseas because the labor is cheaper, scammer over charging for medical care, deluting medicine critical to the live of ill people, etc. I suggest you educate yourself and stop spreading your racial hate.

By Bruce

July 25, 2011 3:30 PM | Link to this

I can’t believe we have fools in this area who don’t want to tax the rich. Choose whatever starting number you want $500K, $1M, I don’t care just starting taxing the CEOs and others who got rich while the rest of us lost our shirts in 2008. When the populist wants this done more that 2:1, it has to happen. It sickens me that the selfish elitist tea party fights this idea.

By polishsniper

July 25, 2011 1:34 PM | Link to this

You liberals wanna write anything you want in your surveys or the DDN.Squirrellygirl your right on the money. This cry baby wannabee president is trying to destroy America with his Marxist mind.It’s about the size of that pea he keeps telling you to eat.T K your a independent,LOL

By Squirrellygirl

July 21, 2011 9:08 AM | Link to this

“President Barack Obama is viewed as the best of the worst, especially when it comes to the economy”—Huh??? President Obama orchestrated the whole thing. He planned to come in there and destroy energy jobs and bring down our economy. He’s introducing socialism. He’s the worst of the worst, not the best of the worst. We can do beter than President Obama for President without even trying. But we need someone to represent the Republican party that is level headed and someone Independents can vote for. Romney is too far to the left imo. I like her, but Bachmann won’t be able to get the Independent votes. We must find someone who can beat Obama or this country is doomed. How much more damage can Obama and his administration do before the next election? President Obama loses in polls against the “unknown” Republican candidate. Someone must step up to take this role. Pawlenty is done for imo. His comments/insinuations about Bachmann shouldn’t be tolerated. Stick a fork in him.

By Thelma Slade

July 19, 2011 1:01 PM | Link to this

Well I believe we have a leader in the White House that is leading us down the tubes. This man is up to no good and I want him out in 2012! He has placed people like Cass Sunstein in positions that interfere with our oil production. They are doing this on purpose to keep us in need of oil overseas. Obama’s association with Acorn is an embarassment and funds should have never gone to help that organization. Obama is, however, a community organizer. Ha! Crook. He didn’t even have tenure as an instructor at the University. Yes, Obama must go in 2012!

By Divide N Conquer

July 19, 2011 10:49 AM | Link to this

All the talk about the rich paying their fair share is a smoke screen.Is the American people so naive they can’t see that? Our debt is so great the only ones who we need to focus on is this administration and their spending.We need to stay focused on the real problem and that is Congress spending and playing favoritism with our tax dollars.

By Squirrellygirl

July 19, 2011 9:23 AM | Link to this

From what I understand, it is for the deep oil drilling permits that Cass Sustein refuses to provide permits, and those rigs left the Americas for places where they could drill (and the jobs went with them). Also, the oil companies took a huge hit because they had already spent millions on this before Sustein refused to issue permits. This administration is doing this to America on purpose. It isn’t an accident that this administration has been using our oil reserves. The energy policies of this administration are keeping this country in a recession from which we will never recover as long as the policies don’t change. Regarding the debt ceiling, indications are that Obama believes the Republicans would be blamed if the debt ceiling isn’t raised (like back in the 90’s) and that’s why Obama is blocking Republican efforts for a compromise. Obama has made some questionable comments that denote he isn’t going to give up on including tax hikes for the “rich” in the plan (and he knows this is a nonstarter with the Republicans, so it is intentional). My question is why didn’t Obama provide plans and budgets when he had a majority in the house and senate? Obama hasn’t been acting like he is the president of the United States of America. He acts like everyone who opposes his agenda are his enemies. He is dividing our country and we will pay for it with our Republic. Socialism is imminent unless we can elect someone other than Obama for President next election.

By Thomas Castellano

July 19, 2011 6:53 AM | Link to this

I don’t place much stock in this poll. It is obvious Obama is on the rocks when it comes to popularity. He is viewed as a corrupt leader that has not yet shown all of his true colors. The changes he seems to want to make are growing government creating greater control and taxes. I fear for our country should he not be voted out in 2012. I certainly encourage people to vote for someone other than Obama.

By Cat Slobber

July 18, 2011 11:44 AM | Link to this

@JAY, Like Ronnie said, “There you go Again” I didn’t vote for Obama I voted for McCain. So how can I be a Kool Aid drinker??? Secondly, Everything in my post about the rich only paying 17% taxes on average is from the IRS, so I guess that makes them liars. The DUHbya did raise the debt. ceiling 7 times in 8 years of office. So bottom line is if you can’t dispute the truth with fact, you should remain silent, rather than opening your mouth and sticking your foot in it….

By earl

July 17, 2011 1:34 PM | Link to this

Wealth envy is a strong political strategy; it plays on the human nature of getting the most for the least effort. The gullible dumb masses are an easy sell for harvesting the wealth of those who have more. Elect your surrogate thief, learn to play the system, and sit back and collect your “entitlements” with little or no effort. Brave men have sacrificed their lives, their families and their fortunes to protect and defend our liberties and freedoms, and yet an arrogant ideology bent on fairness(sic) and equality(sic) ignorantly dishonor these patriots… even apologizing to the world for their behavior. Forfeit liberty for a promise of security and soon there will be paltry amounts of each. And I leave you with a chicken and egg thought to ponder: Which came first, the loss of virtue and morality, or socialism?

By jay

July 17, 2011 8:07 AM | Link to this

Joanie states that Oil drilling is up BUT so is Consumption,A first Grader can figure this out(this leaves Joanie out) Drilling has not increased enough to keep up with Consumption, so you still have Gas at 4.00.”DUH” The Demons Like By by Tk,By J,Cat Slobber,and all the Obama’s Koolaid and Freedom Haters Gang(gulp-gulp)are the reason this country elected a Muslim socialist Dictator.Squirrellygirl comments are the most Accurate and understandable in the entire Comment Section .The DEMON”S comments on the other hand sound like they all got together and smoked crack before Commenting or It could be their Normal state of mind.Have your Fun now DEMON”S Because JUDGEMENT DAY is near.

By Leslie

July 16, 2011 4:36 PM | Link to this

Believing in individual responsibility, believing in not spending more than you have, believing in not bankrupting the country, believing in not being owned by foreign governments, believing in limited government, believing in liberty, believing in the Constitution, believing in America, her traditions and values, believing in individual liberty, economic freedom - apparently is considered whacko in the upside down world of today. Now if you admire Che, Castro and Mao then you are considered intelligent. No wonder the tea party is fighting to get their country back from BIG intrusive liberty killing government.

By John Petersen

July 16, 2011 11:03 AM | Link to this

Why the people vote for a moron like John Boehner is beyond my comprehension. He is an emotional wreck cry baby with a drinking and smoking problem. The people in the 8th district should wise up this moron is nothing more now than a puppet to the whacko Tea Party. God help America please.

By CDS

July 16, 2011 9:11 AM | Link to this

Voting Democrat !!!!

By Paul

July 15, 2011 11:11 PM | Link to this

B.S…Obama Propoganda. Obama’s not a leader and most people recognize this. A leader wouldn’t let the debt problem drag on for 18 mos. Obama never took responsibility or tried to solve the debt and deficit problems. He simply ignored them, and pushed his own agenda through. This is not leadership or even presidential.

By tall paul

July 15, 2011 10:34 PM | Link to this

I distinctly recall GW Bu$h stating that the tax cuts he just signed for the the richest of rich in 2004 would balance the budget by 2011. It is 2011. Obama extended those same tax cuts and revenue continues to decline. Why are all of you broke a## no job having about to lose your house fearing idiots doing spewing anything for good about the GOP? A full 44% of the ‘stimulus’ was tax cuts, the remaining 56% was 1/2 of what it should have been. I understand why the 1% vote Republican- the remaining ones, not so much. It amazes me that you don’t see this as hat it is, doing their bidding against your own self interest. There is a word for that- moran…

By BO-2006

July 15, 2011 5:46 PM | Link to this

“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. … Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.”

By NCF

July 15, 2011 5:27 PM | Link to this

The American public will blame whomever the media directs them to blame. Simple as that. This story lets us all know the way the media is going to play it, the marching orders will be forthcoming.

By Do the Right Thing!!!

July 15, 2011 11:06 AM | Link to this

Who cares about who “gets the blame.” That’s the frigging problem in the first place! Few politicians want to put the good of the country before their own political career…which is why we will never get out of this mess.

By Originalthought(really?)

July 15, 2011 8:18 AM | Link to this

All the rhetoric & immaturity aside, You geniuses have it ALL figured out, huh? So obviously, You are the smartest people in the room. So…..instead of burning & wasting time b!t(#!ng @ each other, why don’t You just go fix it? Words words words, how about deeds? Yep, thats what I thought, You’ve got propaganda to spew, no action, no deeds, no solutions, only “I b!t(#, therefore I am relevant” Thanks for the laughs! Americans….comedy @ it’s woeful worst.

By REAL math lesson

July 15, 2011 5:34 AM | Link to this

If jobs went down the tubes undeer W, why has unemploymwent went UP 3.7 percent since BO took over? Only under BO would we come up with th eterm SAVED JOBS. How is that measured? THEY cant even tell you. If you vote democrat in 2012, you are a moron..

By KevinBob

July 14, 2011 10:35 PM | Link to this

Voting Conservative…

By J

July 14, 2011 10:29 PM | Link to this

You go Joanie! Tell it like it is and put Squirrelly in her place……wrong as usual!

By lonzo

July 14, 2011 10:22 PM | Link to this

voting democrat.

By KevinBob

July 14, 2011 5:27 PM | Link to this

Thank God the majority of voters in this country see the Democrats for what they truly are…LOSERS!

By Joanie

July 14, 2011 4:59 PM | Link to this

Wrong once again: US oil production in 2010 was the highest its been since 2003. There are 64 ships and other rigs drilling in US deepwater right now. You are good at writing fiction Squirrelly. Perhaps you should try your hand at novels.

By Leslie

July 14, 2011 4:12 PM | Link to this

In Obama World the government owns all money and the money you have is what Obama lets you keep. If Obama thinks you have more money than he thinks you need then he will take that money and give it to other countries. Wake up you tools, Obama has done nothing, nadda, zip, for every day people. The bank bailouts went to more foreign banks than American banks. The small business help, did NOT go to small business, that money went to BIG Corporations that are in bed with Obama. The only fat cats Obama does not like are the ones that won’t kiss his butt. You people are such dupes that you believe all the propaganda the democrats spew. The democrats, not the republicans, were and still are the party of slavery.

By SW

July 14, 2011 3:55 PM | Link to this

I am so sick of polls. They don’t mean a thing. The debt ceiling should probably be raised one last time in order to save the stock market from bottoming out. I am sick of the entire lot of them. What a nerve Barry has threatening with the ss checks not going out. Politics as usual!

By Whitey-on-Da-Bus

July 14, 2011 3:45 PM | Link to this

Well said, Squirrellygirl. Don’t let the libs get you down. The ceiling needs to be enforced. It’s time to stop all the madness. Drill here, drill now is also a good idea. Talking points and rhetoric will not save our economy.

By Squirrellygirl

July 14, 2011 3:37 PM | Link to this

On Obama’s trip to Brazil, he made a big thing about how America was going to purchase our oil from Brazil. I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears. Has nothing to do with Fox News because most of the news media actually carried THAT story. My problem with this is that Obama should be allowing drilling here in American waters (his own regulatory czar, Cass Sustein, sits on those permits and refuses to issue them) so that we don’t have to purchase our oil from Brazil or anywhere else. But Obama isn’t doing that. He’s not allowing deep water drilling here so those oil rigs left America for jobs elsewhere. I’ve noticed that usually when Obama leaves America for one of his “vacations” it is usually when he or one of his actions are under attack and he is trying to take attention off of himself on to something else, as a diversion. Also, I understand the difference between debt ceiling and national budget. I also understand the Obama himself voted and was verbally loud against passing the debt ceilings when Bush was president. However, now Obama changed his mind and says we have to raise it. I think the problem with raising it is Obama can’t be trusted not to overspend, and that’s why the Republicans are forcing him/Democrats to agree to deficit reductions before they will agree to vote for the increased debt ceiling. I think this president needs to deal with the dire situations here in America before he goes gallavanting around the planet to bow to our enemies and hand out more of our U.S. dollars to countries who hate America and Americans. I am not convinced that Obama is up to taking on the debt ceiling. He’s still stuck on raising taxes on the “rich” or people/corporations that make over $150,000. His taxes are hurting jobs. That’s why we have 9.2% unemployment rate, and it doesn’t appear to be going down any time soon. That’s why we have $4/gal. gas. This chaos in America would have been long gone had Obama not extended the recession by killing even more jobs with his “green” policies!

By Math lesson

July 14, 2011 3:33 PM | Link to this

To the person who mentioned the margin of error- margin of error is calculated based upon the sample size, which in this case was over 2,000. So yes, a 2% margin of error would be correct for a survey with that large of a sample. Time for a math lesson?

By Bill

July 14, 2011 3:33 PM | Link to this

The biggest joke of all is when a Republican says ” Don’t raise taxes on the rich because that’s where the jobs come from”. Every since the “W” tax cuts the jobs have went down the tubes. Start with putting the taxes back where they were during the good times, or the Clinton years as most call it, then along with spending cuts we can get the jobs back. That’s if you can get the fat cats to stop sending them to China.

By Joanie

July 14, 2011 2:50 PM | Link to this

The debt ceiling was raised 19 times during W’s administration. Squirrelly is wrong (of course) about Obama not putting forth a budget or a budget not passing. The White House has submitted a budget every year. The 2011 budget passed 4/14/11. The 2012 budget is available to be viewed at whitehouse.gov. And Squirrelly has the budget confused with the debt ceiling. Squirrelly, you clearly do not have an understanding of how government works. The President proposes a budget, but Congress must approve any budget. Art. 1, Sec. 8 of the Constitution states “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,duties, imposts,and excises, to pay the debts, and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.” So the President doesn’t have authority to pay debts, only Congress does. And Obama goes to foreign countries, like Brazil, to obtain markets for US products, which increases American jobs. Squirrelly, you really need to stop depending entirely on Fox for information! The next time a story on Fox makes you want to pee your pants, check with a couple of LEGITIMATE sources to find out the facts. Now, Squirrelly will respond with personal attacks against me. It’s her way.

By lisner

July 14, 2011 2:32 PM | Link to this

Well said… by T.K.I agree with you.

By Whitey-on-Da-Bus

July 14, 2011 2:05 PM | Link to this

Yes, the debt ceiling has been raised many, many times before. Buyt the issue is that it is now so high that it is unsustainable! Republicans have a choice to either hold Obama to a limit, or cave in and lose their voter base. That would be disastrous come November of next year. The party would splinter, and a third candidate could emerge. A sure win for Prez Hussein.

By Cat Slobber

July 14, 2011 1:32 PM | Link to this

I repeat, the Debt. Ceiling was raised 6 or 7 times during the DUHbya years. Where was all the outrage then??????

By Steve Klein

July 14, 2011 1:10 PM | Link to this

I’m irritated at the Republicans’ new buzzword ‘Job-creators’. That’s like claiming all beautiful women are ‘fashion models’.

By joe

July 14, 2011 12:46 PM | Link to this

In this paper the president stated He may not send out the social security checks even though the trust fund will not be broke for years and tax revenue is coming in every week via payroll withholding and its the Republicans fault for this. That university must be polling some extremely stupid people and the DDN is not getting much bang for their buck if they hired them.

By Squirrellygirl

July 14, 2011 12:45 PM | Link to this

Obama’s regulatory czar sat on deep oil drilling permits until the rigs left America in search of work. All of the workers/jobs are gone. This when there’s chaos in mid-east and Obama is traveling to Brazil to praise the billions America gave them for oil drilling/jobs THERE! This mess has gotten worse since Obama took over, and you know it. Have you forgotten that Bush had to deal with a new war and Katrina, etc? And Bush tried to do something about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but the democrats fought him on it. Democrats held majority in House and Senate. Democrats caused the problems that Obama had to deal with when he became president. Obama’s stimulus was wasted. Jobs from the stimulus cost the government over $250,000 each. Checks could have been sent to all unemployed people for $100,000 each and the government would not have spent all of the stimulus money. They wasted that money on stuff like funding for studies of dating habits of female college co-ed students and basketweaving festivals. Seriously, this administration has sent stimulus money with jobs to China and elsewhere out of our country. Obama says he doesn’t want us to be dependent on foreign oil, but then he sits on drilling permits here in the U.S. while encouraging the same drilling/jobs in Brazil’s waters. Obama’s policies in general are job killing policies. Overregulation and added hc insurance bill have added to America’s problems, not helped. Obama hasn’t passed a budget since he’s been in office, and he had a majority in the house and senate and had plenty of time to take care of this before it got to this point. Now President Obama is walking out of the debt talks? He’s a big baby who is use to having his way by thugery.

By ohiodale

July 14, 2011 12:38 PM | Link to this

Lol, what do you expect from Quinnipiac. Who believes a university poll is not slanted left? Show us all the exact wording of the questions asked of the people polled. Rasmussen says most Americans do not think a tax increase should be part of the debt ceiling deal. Has anyone ever heard of raising taxes in a bad economy? Even many democrats in congress are against tax increases.

By J

July 14, 2011 12:32 PM | Link to this

Thank God the majority of voters in this country see the Republican’s for what they truly are…LOSERS!

By Leslie

July 14, 2011 11:35 AM | Link to this

Polled the dumb voter apparently. Every intelligent voter knows darn well that it is Obama’s fault not the GOP. Everyone know the GOP is fighting to save the country and Obama is determined to bankrupt the country.

By Retired Sgt

July 14, 2011 10:39 AM | Link to this

Polls are like buttholes, everyone has one. What I find more disturbing is that the DDN repeatedly relies on quiinipiac University, a polling school shown to be a very left leaning, in their HEADLINE stories. A quick check at realclear politics.com shows a variety of polls, all with differing numbers on the same topic. It is how you phrase the question, and locations surveyed. Ironically, Rassmussen, another poll, has the numbers reversed. Where is that poll? If the DDN is to be taken as a credible news source, you must present an unbiased attitude. It is very clear that the DDN has a left leaning agenda. Can anyone point to a single conservative on the Editorial Staff?…might as well read the Weekly world news…

By by T.K.

July 14, 2011 10:24 AM | Link to this

To Squirrellygirl’s comment. The Dems lost their butts last election because the Rebublicans campaigned about jobs,jobs,jobs. Where are the jobs the Rebulicans promised us? Instead all we have is a house divided because of the president being the first african man to hold office. In regards to the unempolyment rate being 9.2%, I blame the House and Congress for not doing their jobs to pass a jobs bill to get hard working Americans back to work. And as for the fuel prices. It is not the Presidents fault, but the regulators and big oil companys sticking it to us hard working Americans during a fragil economy. And as for President Obama crying like a little baby, He seems to be the only adult in the room giving the Republicans the 4 Trillion deficit/loophole cuts they were wanting just recently, but turned it down. So who are truly the babies now? Im so tired of people like you, not getting the facts straight. I’m a Veterant/ Independent who served this constitution. I beleive that a house divided is not a house, and that is unfortunatly what is happening to A merica today. And finally, where were you and your comments when George w. Bush took a 480 billion surplus and put this economy in the toilet were it is now? It took 8 years of Bush to get us here. And because Obama can’t clean up his mess over night, I’ts his fault?

By Cat Slobber

July 14, 2011 9:54 AM | Link to this

The “W” raised the Debt. ceiling like 6 or 7 times and no one said a word. I think a mix of cuts and tax hikes on the wealthy is the way to go. The IRS rleased a report that showed the top 10% of earners that should be paying taxes in the 35% range pay only 17% on average because of loop holes. That’s less than I pay and a SCAM. In fact we the public pay less in percentage of taxes now than since the Korean War…..

By DDN, maybe check your facts?

July 14, 2011 9:53 AM | Link to this

I have never in my life seen a poll with a 2% margin of error. They are usually 3-3.5% or 5%, never have I seen a 2% margin of error. Did you get this right? Or did the DDN rush to get this out to make Obama look good?

By Squirrellygirl

July 14, 2011 9:24 AM | Link to this

The Dems lost their butts the last election. I don’t believe these polls can be accurate. Under Obama’s leadership we have 9.2% national unemployment rate with $4.00/gal gas. Obama hasn’t even put forth a budget since he’s been in office, and he had plenty of time to do it when he had a majority in Senate/Congress and he still didn’t do it. Now you say the poll says that Americans blame the Republicans? Obama acts like a big baby when he doesn’t get his way. I fear for our nation under this big baby. It’s Obama and the progressives’ fault we don’t have a budget passed and that they can’t agree on how to raise the debt ceiling. Also, what guarantee do we have that once the debt ceiling is raised that Obama will spend the money paying down the debt instead of spending more on his special interests? Voters can’t trust Obama and his school girl credit card spending.