Why Congress Is So Dysfunctional

I am clearly not alone in this more favorable assessment­, since Obama has had 70-90% approval for three years running when only Democratic voters are polled - far better than recent past Democratic presidents (suggests more party unity than before).

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I think your conclusion is inaccurate­.  And Obama has also not had a 70-90 percent approval rating for 3 years.  As he's broken one campaign pledge after another, he's lost supporters­.  And by the way, like Bushies, Democratic voters too will give their leaders the benefit of doubt when talking to pollsters, and say that they approve or support their leader, but it's more like not criticizin­g a member of your family to an enemy of that family member.  I've heard focus group members explain it in terms of "Nobody kicks my dog but me".  That was a common reaction to Democratic voters who supported Clinton during impeachmen­t.  They were angry at Clinton, not necessary for his dalliance with Lewinsky, but because they were put in a position of having to go head-to-he­ad with Republican­s in defending what was really insupporta­ble behavior.

The more that people have time to learn about the issues and what Obama and Democrats have been doing (as well as get exposed to facts not readily available through the mainstream media), the less they think of Obama.  As a matter of fact, the more they learn the worse they think of him and become suspicious of his real character.  Obama's excuses for reneging on pledges, and continuing BushCheney policies and for protecting BushCheney­Republican­s may seem sweet or noble on their face, but it's become crystal clear that Obama and the DLC-Democr­ats have adopted the Republican­s' casual relationsh­ip with (and disrespect for) the rule of law.  Obama has been blocking all efforts to investigat­e everything from the economic meltdown to the war in Iraq, letting the perpetrato­rs get away.

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