Rasmussen daily tracking polls show that President Obama’s presidential approval ratings hit -11. The peak was at +30 on the 2nd day he took office and has been declining ever since.  As the NYT David Brooks writes, “All presidents fall from their honeymoon highs, but in the history of polling, no newly elected American president has fallen this far this fast.”

This further perils his ability to get a health care bill passed in the fall and certainly means his fixation on public option will be in jeopardy. If he can’t compromise on the public option, he runs the risk … …READ MORE