A new poll shows that, by an overwhelming majority, President Obama is disappointed in the American people. When asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the job the American people are doing?", the survey respondent replied in the negative.

Complete Poll Results:

1)  Do you approve or disapprove of the job the American people are doing? 

Approve - 0%

Disapprove - 100%

2)  What is your level of disapproval?

   Mega - 0%

   Ultra - 0%

   Deep - 100%

   Moderate - 0%

   Just a Smidge - 0% 

 (Number of people sampled:  1.  Margin of error:  +/- 0%.) 

When asked to elaborate, President Obama said, "Let me be very clear. When I ran for this office, it was with the belief that the American people are smart, fair, energetic, and that they wanted change.  If you'll recall, my campaign slogan was 'Change We Can Believe In'.  The voters went to the polls and their decision was loud and clear.  So, you'll have to pardon me for thinking that the American people really wanted things to change."  

He continued, "Now that we have the opportunity to reform health care, I am disappointed that so many Americans have not even read the bill, and instead have chosen to believe that we are going to establish death panels or that having a public option will lead to communism.  I am also quite troubled that people are bringing automatic weapons to town hall meetings and carrying signs depicting me as Hitler or The Joker.  And it goes without saying that people who think I am a Muslim and/or a foreigner are stunningly misinformed at best. Perhaps I should have tackled education reform first, beginning with a refresher course in Civics 101.   And always remember, critical thinking is your friend."

"If you'll recall, I once said, 'We are the ones we have been waiting for.' What I meant was that change is not always some outside force that acts upon us. I meant that we are the catalysts for the change that we want to see.  It is within our power to make it happen.  My fellow Americans, I know that you are fundamentally good people, as is evidenced by the fact that my disapproval level has not yet reached "Ultra" or "Mega" levels - although just a few months ago, I was only at "Just a Smidge".  In short, I am going to need a little more help here.  Thank you, and may God bless America."

__________________

In case you didn't catch on, this is completely made up.  My husband and I were having a conversation about those polls that show Obama's "disapproval" ratings going up, and we thought that, at times like this, Obama might be forgiven for thinking, "Right back at ya', America."

I certainly have my concerns about the outcome of health care reform, and it seems like Obama is compromising too much on important issues. But the level of vitriol and irrationality out there is disturbing and, yes, deeply disappointing. I really think we can and should do better than this.