[BillyB]

I know there are people who frequent this forum who strongly approve of the job that Barack Obama is doing because there are posts here in which they have defended every bone headed move that he has made. I was honestly hoping that one of you would explain how anybody but the First Lady could strongly approve of his performance, let alone 29% of likely voters. That number should even boggle the minds of most people who voted for the man. Can you explain it?

No I can't. What does it even mean to say that you "strongly approve" -- or disapprove -- of what any politician does? On Obama, if you -- for example -- agree with him on healthcare but disagree on stimulus, do you "strongly agree" with him or "strongly disagree"? Is one more heavily weighted than the other? These polls are really just either party affiliation or general "mood of the country" questions. They are worthless unless you want "scientific" evidence that things are great or that they suck.