The GOP Should Shut Up and Let Obama and Biden Talk

Is the Honeymoon phase over?

When you pledge to change the "politics as usual" policies of the government and don’t – you lose the support of some people.

When you spend millions of dollars running campaign commercials against your opponent's idea of taxing healthcare benefits, telling the American people: "We can't afford John McCainJohn McCain." And then, when you realize your ideas will health care plan bankrupt the nation, - say you can’t rule out taxing health care benefits – you lose the support of some of your people.

When you say: "No political appointees in an Obama-Biden administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years. And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government service during the remainder of the administration" and then change your mind the day you are sworn into office – you lose the support of some people.

When you pledge to close a terrorist detention camp and then find out there may just be reason for one, and realize you can’t even get your own party to stand behind the closing of the prison – you lose the support of some people.

When you bailout "too big to fail companies" with taxpayer dollars and they declare bankruptcy and then take over as the owner in violation of both the Constitution and the Anti-trust laws of the United States– you lose the support of some people.

When you force the passage of a $787 billion dollar stimulus package and promise it will work and it will specifically control unemployment and keep it under 8% and then less than 6 months later, unemployment is at 9.5% and climbing fast – you lose the support of some of your people.

When your own Vice President goes on TV and states something about misreading the state of the economy … oops. – You lose the support of some of your people.

When the supporters of the "green" initiatives in turn out to be GE, Nancy PelosiNancy Pelosi, and Al GoreAl Gore… among other rich policy makers… and your people begin to question your motives -you lose some of your people.

Maybe, just maybe, there is enough power in the people to slow this administration down.

Quinnipiac University released a poll on the President’s policies and the level of acceptance they garner from the populous. Quite to my pleasure I admit, Obama's overall approval rating in the state of Ohio dropped from 62 percent to 49 percent with the economic approval rating dropping from 57 percent to 46 percent.

More importantly, the poll notes a large decline in the support from independents. Independents propelled Obama over the top into the White House and he needs their vote to remain strong for both re-election and as a tool to keep his Democratic supporters in Congress from losing their Congressional seats in 2010. His approval rating with Independents took a staggering nose-dive, - 51% down to 33% on economic policy and 59% to 38% on over-all approval.

Ohio is just one State…. But I’ll take it. It is a very important State and one that has felt very strong effects of Obama’s miscalculation of the state of the economy.

What we are experiencing in the political arena right now is an attempt by the administration to control most aspects of public and private sections of the economy.

What we are also experiencing in this attempt is the political suicide of the administration as well. As the Obama administration sinks us deeper and deeper into debt and pushes us further and further away from prosperity, the American people will rebel, poll numbers will continue to decline and we will either see a reversal of the Democratic run Congress or a back off of current initiatives.

One thing is for sure, Obama is already slipping – both in the polls of the people and within the ranks of his own party.