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PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2010/07/13/proximity-alert/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:36:54 -0400Proximity Alert<![CDATA[AOL News says that a Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that “6 in 10 Americans Lack Faith in Obama”. The survey numbers themselves suggest that the longer the public watches President Obama in action, the less they like it. For example, total approval for Health Care has fallen from 57% in April 2009 to 45% in July 2010. The approval numbers on the economy have gone from 60% in Feb 2009 to 43% in June 2010. Numbers on his handling of the deficit has fallen from 52% to 40% between March 2009 and July 2010. Even his campaign to cast the onus on Wall Street has hit the rocks. His numbers on handling the financial industry have fallen from 48% to 44% in 3 months since April 2010. Confidence in his capability as Command-in-Chief has dropped. The President’s approval numbers have declined continuously and almost inexorably in every single one of the key policy measures the survey measured.Things are going in only one direction: down. Media mogul Mort Zuckerman, who recently admitted to ghost writing one of President Obama’s speeches says “the hope that fired up the election of Barack Obama has flickered out, leaving a national mood of despair and disappointment.” Perhaps more ominously Zuckerman offers no advice about how to turn things around. In fact he’s not even sure where the bottom is:]]>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:45:19 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2010/07/13/proximity-alert-n189888