Obama's Approval

When Obama was running for president and even when he was elected people across the country were excited and eager to see what he would do in his first term. Now months into his election the excitment is slowing. It is common to see presidents lose approval as their term continuous. What is interesting about Obama's case is the fact that people were expecting him to have a longer "honeymoon" than usual. The reasons that his approval rating is falling are very evident. Many people don't see the economy recovering and others don't agree with the healthcare plans. Even on shows such as SNL they have cited the fact that the president has done "nothing" in office. Even though this is not true Obama hasn't done many of the things he promised early on. I believe that America is made up of people that have the "what have you done for me lately" mentality. We expect changes and results. The problem is the changes are slower than usual. I think he still needs time but it is interesting to see support for presidents fall so quickly. Not to long ago he could do no wrong. Like I said this is common for many presidetns. Once their initial pass into office slows down the support is harder to earn. It will be interesting to see if Obama can keep his approval up.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/08/06/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5219269.shtml