Or, 83% aren’t paying attention.
Well, at least, that is the only explanation I can come up with to explain why they approve of the way Obama has handled his horribly botched transition.
President-elect Barack Obama receives a remarkably high 83% approval rating for the way in which he has handled the presidential transition, significantly higher than the approval level for either of his immediate predecessors just before they first took office.
A whopping 45% rate Obama’s appointments as above average or outstanding.
It is clear to me, and I have been paying attention, that this transition has demonstrated Barack Obama’s incompetence, lack of judgment, and lack of transparency.
Let’s just take a look at the facts.
- Obama has poorly handled the scandal surrounding his former seat being sold to the highest bidder by Rod Blagojevich, raising many questions about his transition teams involvement.
- Obama’s chief-of-staff pick, Rahm Emanuel, reportedly had conversations with Blagojevich about the seat.
- Obama selected Bill Richardson as his Commerce secretary. who had to withdraw due to a pay-to-play investigation in his state.
- Obama selected Eric Holder as his attorney general, despite his involvement in the Clinton pardon scandal of 2001
- Hillary Clinton, chosen to be Obama’s secretary of state, has apparently aided donors to Bill’s foundation with federal dollars. And let’s face it, despite Clinton nearly winning the Democratic nomination, the Clintons have a huge amount of baggage.
- Obama picked a socialist to be his “climate change czar.”
- Obama’s pick for Treasury secretary failed to pay $34,000 in taxes over 4 years. The Obama transition team was aware of this, and kept it quiet.
And yet, 83% approve of how he has handled the transition?
This makes me real nervous about the things Obama will get away with over the next four years.
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