Dancing With Obama

How does President Obama's popularity and approval rating compare to past presidents?  This chart surprised me a little.  It turns-out that the steep decline of his approval ratings is a little unusual, but not unprecedented.

The real issue is whether the Democrats will lose control of the House of Representatives in the next election.  Jeff Miller has a good article about that on A Dash of Insight.

Dancing With Obama.

Domestic politics aside, apparently, the President is still pretty popular.  While nuclear summits aren't usually a source of humor, the New York Times may have unintentionally struck gold with this time-lapse video. Watch the absurdity of presidential photo-ops as President Obama works the event, shaking one hand after another.

Read more about the video here.