Obama's approval rating high, but will it last?

[a kennedy]

such a positive attitude isn't it??? NOT

By Paul Steinhauser

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nearly two out of three Americans approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, according to an average of the most recent national polls.

In a CNN Poll of Polls compiled Thursday, 64 percent of those questioned in various surveys say they approve of how Obama is handling his duties as president. Twenty-eight percent disapprove.

The president's approval rating also stood at 64 percent in a CNN Poll of Polls compiled in January, just after his inauguration.

"Most polls have shown Obama getting fairly high marks on most of the issues he has handled so far," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said.

"One exception has been the way he has handled government assistance to failing banks and automakers. His numbers on the federal deficit are also low in comparison to his approval ratings on the economy and foreign policy."

So how does Obama compare to his predecessors in the White House around the 100-day mark?

George W. Bush stood at 62 percent in a CNN/USA Today Gallup poll in April 2001, Bill Clinton was at 55 percent in a CNN/USA Today Gallup poll in April 1993, George H.W. Bush stood at 58 percent in a Gallup poll from April 1989, and Ronald Reagan was at 67 percent in a Gallup poll taken in April 1981.

full article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/obama.approval.poll/index.html?eref=rss_politics&iref=polticker

[Terry in Austin]

1. Clue for CNN

We elected him for 4 years, not 100 days.

[Stellabella]

2. Chimpy had only begun to wreak havoc on the world in the first 100 days.

President Obama, on the other hand, has already made great strides in overcoming the repuke's failures.