Comments on: Poll: Americans Optimistic About Future

CBS News Survey Finds Americans - Including Some McCain Voters - Pleased With Election, Optimistic About Next Four Years

[taxed2death]

hello

[taxed2death]

I saw the 71% optimism poll result. CBS, you need to look around or change your poll lists b/c middle America is not that optimistic. Stop telling us what to think. A poll on AOL suggests a totally different percentage; try 46% and there are others that are not showing the glowing "think democrat" percentages!

[louiville2]

Hmmmmm kind of fits in with this:

"In "How the Coming Obama Landslide Will Trump The Bradley Effect," the Huffington Post''s Steve Kettmann pontificated about a massive win for the Democrat (Oct. 10). "If Obama can really pull off a landslide, we the American people will have spoken loud and clear that it is time to come together" and "turn away from the politics of division and resentment" that liberals love to wax lyrical about. "An Obama landslide? You betcha."


Fake polls and propaganda talking points are also inseparable allies, and tend to dishearten voters. Looking back, over some of those final pro-Obama polls, one can now demonstrate that they are as scientific as Al Gore''s last polar bear studies.


The New York Times and Newsweek, of course, win silver and gold for the most inaccurate numbers. CBS/Times, for example, forecast an 11-point Obama win, 52-41, whilst the leftwing Newsweek prophesized a 12-point victory for The One, 53-41. As Ann Coulter points out in "Eighty-Four Percent Say They''d Never Lie To A Pollster" (Oct. 15, 2008), calm heads need to (a) see polls in their historical context and (b) see polls in their current political context (but hide your money under the bed, just in case). "

[ocasanas]

I am by nature a very optimistic person, but sincerely, right now I don''t see any optimism any time soon. Much money has been lost and all this money has to be regained before optimism comes back.

[vejadu2]

No chance - this poll certainly didn''t reach the folks I work with, attend church with or attend school with my kids. Based on his promises and actions to date, I anticipate he''ll be the worst president since Carter and maybe since Harding!

[barbaram99]

I did not fall for the bush lie. I am 54. Ye don''t ''member 73 where people stood in long lines at the pump and that mess just to fill up the tank. I was a high school student. There were students had their own cars. The seniors were allowed to drive and park at school years ago. As a class we talked about oil. One kid piped up If we ever go to war in middle east it will over oil. That is just what America did. Adults back then said thw same. There were fewer cars on the roads years ago. I have more faith in Sen. Obama as President than I ever did bush. I can''t wait for the troops to come home.Bush should haved resided years ago. I was 19 in Aug 74 when Nixon stepped dowm as it was on live TV. I vote. I AM THRILLED WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT. He will do his best.

[solarrays247-2009]

This is exactly my point about Afghanistan. Why the rush to duplicate Iraq?
Posted by ActionNow1


Rush??? Did you say that we are RUSHING into something???

I hope this doesnt come as a surprise to you, but we have been pursuing Bin Laden and AlQaeda in Afghanistan with very little resources for 7 years. Seven years doesnt seem as if we are rushing into anything. How much longer do you think we should wait before we refocus on full attention and resources on capturing or killing Bin Laden and defeating Alqaeda in Afghanistan?????

Posted by chitown4716 at 11:48 AM : Nov 12, 2008

This deserves a bump! Thank you, chitown4716! Unbelievable that some still believe that Iraq was the quilty party in the attack on the Twin Towers!

[solarrays247-2009]

Sorry Irmcvet97,
I am an Iraq combat vet, and we the troops are certainly keeeping each other alive and doing things as nobally as we can, but the whole war is based on a lie. Your only problem is that you fell for it and can''''t admit it.

Posted by Vet_SK at 11:29 AM : Nov 12, 2008

With all due respect, Sir, and my thanks to you, and all our military for serving so nobly all over this planet....we owe you so much!!

However, if you are at all familiar with the Vietnam War era, if you actually were old enough to have lived through that time, then you might not question the honesty and integrity with which Irmcvet97 writes. I believe him, and I for one, shudder to think history is again repeating itself.
Take care.

[chitown4716]

This is exactly my point about Afghanistan. Why the rush to duplicate Iraq?


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Posted by ActionNow1

Rush??? Did you say that we are RUSHING into something???

I hope this doesnt come as a surprise to you, but we have been pursuing Bin Laden and AlQaeda in Afghanistan with very little resources for 7 years. Seven years doesnt seem as if we are rushing into anything. How much longer do you think we should wait before we refocus on full attention and resources on capturing or killing Bin Laden and defeating Alqaeda in Afghanistan?????

[specialty8]

cntrymuzksuk,
That is what we all are planing,as soon as Oprah is over and and the Obama bucks start to roll in we will get that happy meal.