"Does it mean he is an effective leader?"

I'm sure the rats and kids thought the Pied Piper was an "effective leader".

The trouble with most polls is that they ask such simplistic questions! Asking whether you approve of the way Obama is doing his job has only minimal bearing on whether you think anyone else trying to GET the job could do better! Disapproval usually means just "I am not happy & comfortable!"... and there is a LOT of that around.

Why is it so damned hard for people to see & remember what led up the current social & financial situation? Obama **inherited** more problems on Day 1 than ANY president should have to cope with! GHW Bush left him with 2 wars and the Enron/Wall Street debacle, and within months Repubs were chanting "Don't you have any ideas on how to fix it?!" And to ANY idea he presented, they said "We don't like it, 'cause it's yours!"

They are worse than 12 year olds bickering on the playground and calling names!

I can't name **any** Republicans in the current spotlight, running or not, who I think are both competent and reasonable about the issues. I can name 10-12 Democrats that I would trust.