Is a 50% approval rating breathing down Obama's neck?

you have some bad info. most presidents start out at around 50% approval rating, just as bush's did. it only went up with 9/11 and then plummeted again in less than 2 years. http://www.hist.umn.edu/~ruggles/Approval.htm from 2004 until 2008 bush rarely got over a 50% approval rating..

Come now, Para. Comparing Obama to Bush? Tsk tsk.

shows how careful one has to be in electing a president. You cannot do it because you hate the last one or because you want one to be non-white as in the case of many who elected Obama. It was not because they hated the Republican party or Bush's policies, many elected him because Bush was not flamboyant enough as was Clinton, Kennedy, and other Democrats. Boredom and practicality does not sit well with some people. And those who are elected because they fit the mold often go downward. When you do not expect much from a president, you do not have such high expectations.

Well, well, it's not surprising. Looks like many of his supporters expected swift and overnight change and are now disappointed;) Even if you don't compare it to Bush. It's a significant drop from his pre- and directly after inauguration approval ratings. The shine is wearing off quickly. It's just same old, same old in Washington. And worse...