Weekly Wrap-up

Let’s wrap up this week with a look at politicians in trouble...

First and foremost, President Obama. His approval rating has dropped down to 43% according to a new Fox News poll.

According to that same poll, ObamaCare is still wildly unpopular – which explains why so many politicians who voted for it are facing big trouble come Election Day...

Rep. Bart Stupak – the supposedly pro-life politician whose caving in on the issue of taxpayer-funded abortion helped make ObamaCare the law of the land – has read the tea leaves and decided to retire.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is in trouble with the state’s teachers unions, who don’t like his efforts to rein in spending. Their response? A “joke” about praying for Christie’s death.

Of course David Paterson has to be in here somewhere. He’s in trouble with the public sector unions for freezing state pay increases. And Gov. Paterson is under fire for putting off a special election for the heavily-Republican 29th District.

Anybody who crosses Andrew Cuomo is likely to be in trouble with Cuomo family enforcer, Joseph Percoco.

Ever notice how media profiles of liberal political henchmen like this fellow or Rahm Emmanuel tend to be more lighthearted and endearing, whereas a story about Karl Rove going to the grocery store would be given a sinister spin?

As Thomas Sowell has made clear in his “Race and Politics” series (Part 4 is here), we’re all in trouble thanks to the so-called multiculturalism being pushed by the left-wing intelligentsia. Well, not all of us. “The beneficiaries,” Mr. Sowell points out, “are politicians and race hustlers.”

One politician who’s doesn’t seem to be in trouble at all is Russian President Dmitry Medvedev – especially after President Obama gave away the store in his START II nuclear treaty.

According to The Washington Times, “Under the new treaty, the United States and Russia agree to limits in numbers of warheads, but only the United States has promised to freeze its technology. This is an open invitation to Russia to modernize its way to nuclear dominance.”

Charles Krauthammer puts it quite simply: “The naiveté is stunning.”

Of course, President Obama can’t be bothered with our enemies around the world when he’s focused on the person he sees as the true threat to America: Sarah Palin.

Have a great weekend!