Obama: A Kiss Is Just a Kiss Edition

posted at 12:27 pm on February 8, 2010 by Howard Portnoy
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Over the weekend, Newsweek‘s Evan Thomas gave Barack Obama a piece of friendly advice. He urged Obama to “to tell the truth on taxes, entitlements, and how to really reform health care—before it’s too late.”

To appreciate how friendly this advice is, consider the source. This is the same Evan Thomas who declared during Obama’s Cairo speech last June that Obama is “sort of God.” (Thomas later tried to walk the quote back, but once those things are out there — well, just ask Chris Matthews.)

So how are God’s poll numbers today? According to the RealClearPolitics amalgam, he’s just about at par for the first time in his presidency. The spread between his approval and disapproval ratings is so small — three tenths of a point, in fact — that the lines actually kiss.

I am confident that if pressed for a comment, some White House spokesman would tell you it’s just a poll. When the lines cross, as they inevitably will, the administration will no doubt stick to their story. In other words, they will continue to lie, just as Obama will do when speaking about the success of his stimulus package and his other achievements so far in his presidency.

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