In my previous post this morning, I mentioned the disillusionment of Obama believers, and Arianna Huffington was near the top of the list in 08 – she and her troops at the Huffington Post used sharp knives to cut anyone to pieces who dared criticize the One.
And Hillary Clinton supporters well remember the despicable lows reached by the Huffington Post in its all out efforts to sabotage the Clinton campaign.
I suppose it stands to reason that Obama’s most zealous fans from 08 would now be among those most severely disillusioned. Take a look at what Arianna posted this Tuesday, April 19:
The first poll results since the president's big speech on the economy last week are in -- and they're not very good. According to a new Washington Post/ABC News survey, the president's approval rating continues to fall, driven by fears about the economy. "Forty-four percent of Americans see the economy as getting worse, the highest percentage to say so in more than two years," wrote Dan Balz and Jon Cohen in the Washington Post. "57 percent disapprove of the job the president is doing dealing with the economy, tying his highest negative rating when it comes to the issue."
Back in the heady days of the 2008 campaign, a powerful, impassioned speech like the one Obama delivered would have had a definite positive impact on the numbers. But the soaring rhetoric now comes with a bitter aftertaste.
Perhaps it's because we feel like we've seen this movie before. Call it "Attack of the Impassioned Yet Empty Rhetoric." But this version was even more unsettling than the earlier versions, in which the president delivered great speeches then failed to back up his words with the promised action. In this sequel, his words turned to broken
promises as soon as they passed his lips.
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