Obama's Approval Rating

[BallinFreak]

Joe Biden: It is Easy to be VP

Just moments before the afternoon session got underway, C-SPAN's cameras picked up audio of Biden chatting casually with participants.



"It's easy being vice president — you don't have to do anything."



Whomever Biden was chatting with said, "It's like being the grandpa and not the parent."



"Yeah, that's it!" replied Biden.



Wow, Ole Nobama must be proud of his boy Biden.

[79eagle]

After the Olympics everyone knows how crazy Canada is about hockey. If they had been able to take only ONE gold medal in Vancouver, 99% of Canadians would have said it would have to be in hockey. Those same hockey crazed Northern North Americans voted Tommy Douglas, the Father of their current national health care plan, as the Number One Canadian of ALL time. Hockey great, Hall of Famer, Wayne Gretzky came in TENTH in this poll. Canadians like their national healthcare system to the tune of ten to one. Less than 10 % of them do not like it and would prefer to have a system like in the United States.

When the US version is passed (likely before Summer), Obama's numbers will look better and American's will start living longer, healthier and more productive lives. When you describe the individual pieces of the current bill on the table, most Americans support it. The problem is certain political/business interest have confused the facts for their own self interest.

[chiefsfan]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...beg-water.html

[toofunny]

I'm not sure of the validity of the Greatest Canadian show, as far as proving that's what everyone thinks. eagle you're talking about a television show that not everyone watches, that has no limit on how many times someone can vote for the person. sounds like it was ran kind of like American Idol, where you could vote as many times as you want. So all it would take would be a organized effort by a certain group of people to seriously effect the vote. Maybe something like a political party trying to make itself look more popular. I'm not saying that's what happened. But it is possible and therefore, makes this "award" suspect as to whether it truly represents all of Canada.

[79eagle]

Originally Posted by toofunny

I'm not sure of the validity of the Greatest Canadian show, as far as proving that's what everyone thinks. eagle you're talking about a television show that not everyone watches, that has no limit on how many times someone can vote for the person. sounds like it was ran kind of like American Idol, where you could vote as many times as you want. So all it would take would be a organized effort by a certain group of people to seriously effect the vote. Maybe something like a political party trying to make itself look more popular. I'm not saying that's what happened. But it is possible and therefore, makes this "award" suspect as to whether it truly represents all of Canada.

What you say is "spot on" right, no disagreement from me, but there is one caveat. The Canadian poll reflecting 88% approval of the Canadian system and only 8% disapproval was done scientifically though and completely supports the "Greatest Canadian" finding however. I'm not saying it is your intent to debunk my statement, but using only "part" of the information available for political purposes has become common in American politics. When you look at the big picture, the health care system in Canada is well liked and supported by the vast majority of our northern cousins and they have had several decades to see if it works and it apparently does very well.

Canada and pretty much all other industrialized country's on the planet have some type of health coverage for all of their people. So no matter what the individuals condition, or where they work, they are personally assured of health care. A Canadian with a "pre-existing" condition can switch jobs when ever he chooses. His American cousin with a "pre-existing" condition is economically forced to stay in a job he may hate, or find and employer with a group policy that will accept him and will remain a slave to the insurance companies and large corporations for the rest of his life. Is it better to have "socialized" medicine and be personally free, or be slaves to "free market" insurance corporations?

[toofunny]

79eagle, I'm not trying to prove or disprove your theories....you brought up the Greatest Canadian show and I pointed out my problems with it. As for using "part" of the information available for political means, I'm glad you see that was what you were doing.

[79eagle]

I agreed that information like show in question could easily be taken out of context if someone chose to do so. That was not my intent and there are mountains of other evidense to back up their original findings and my point. Most people with a national health plan are statistically healthier and happier. What "part" of that do you not understand?

[toofunny]

Probably the same "part" where you don't get that the little laughing smiley face means don't take this too seriously.

[79eagle]

Originally Posted by toofunny

79eagle, I'm not trying to prove or disprove your theories....you brought up the Greatest Canadian show and I pointed out my problems with it. As for using "part" of the information available for political means, I'm glad you see that was what you were doing.

Saying I said something I did not, or implying it had another meaning, even with an unnoticed "laughing smiley", or a "wink and a nod" is still a falsehood. Jokes are funnier if based in truth.

[toofunny]

I didn't say anything you didn't say or imply it had another meaning. You brought up the show, I pointed out the problems with it. You brought up people using "part" of the information available to further their political purpose, I pointed out the comparision between that and what you did (Unless you were just putting that information out there without intending to make your point of view look better---then I apologize-- I was wrong). You do not have the ability to admit you're not always 100% correct on everything you type on here.----Nothing I can do about that...I can however get a laugh on a Friday---because you are so predictable...LOTS of smiley faces will follow---