7 points since October (to 46%) according to CBS, and up 5 points to 47% according to PEW.  

         But I’m sure that was inadvertent.

         What I can’t figure out is why his approval ratings are going up if we are in the middle of a “wage disaster,” as Jack I- owe- my- soul- to -the –company- store believes. H’mm.

        As to the active duty military, we really don’t know what Mr. Obama’s approval rating is, since that the Military Times survey is not a scientific survey. Other surveys put that number much higher.

        On the other hand ,as I pointed out to DNCPhil, it is hard to get excited by these surveys of the American people since a National Geographic Poll found that 80 million Americans also believe in UFOS,  77% believe that aliens have visited our planet, 20% of all Americans believe in witches per Gallup, and –my personal favorite - 30% of Americans have had contact with the dead per Pew

not (the obvious after the fact) that they did not find WMD facilities, but rather someone, anyone, who had facts before the war that the WMD claim was wrong, and thus as you put it, a lie.

You libs have been spouting off this shit like Monday Morning Quarterbacks for years.  

President Bush believed and made his decision on the exact same intelligence provided to him that was also provided to Sen. Clinton, Sen. Kerry, Sen. Edwards, etc., and dozens of other Democrat senators and congressmen/women who voted in favor of going to war in Iraq.  So, by vehemently calling out the President for his "lies," you are also then calling your beloved Dem leaders -- one of which is your "ordained" next occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue -- liars as well.

I guess it is too much to ask if this shit will ever stop.  After all, you have been singing the same song and dance routine for close to a dozen years so you obviously can't hear how stupid you all sound

You do realize that Sadam was one of the worst dictators since Hitler and defending him, saying everything we did going in there was a mistake or lie is a bunch of shit. He should have been removed in the first war. Either way millions of Iraqis were happy to have him gone.  
       If you want to talk about something have at least a little bit of knowledge about it. Did bush and Cheney have alterior motives? Maybe. Did Americans die? For sure, almost everyone volunteered to be there though. If I had it to do over again I would still go. There were many reasons for being there.  

Now i dont really know what type of job this guy is doing as the VA ne inherited is a mess, and i also dont know if this story has more details and he embellished to others as well, but if this is all there is, i would be inclined on keeping him.

That would depend on the military's view though and i think its too soon to know how they feel. I never served so i dont know how big of a controversy this really is. I heard some vets say tonite that being in the rangers is similar to being in the special forces and since he was speaking to a homeless man, maybe he should be given a pass? Willing to wait to hear more before i would make a final judgement.