“I do not yet know if I will find a Romney presidency more acceptable on foreign policy. But I do know that I must oppose the most recent statements made by Mitt Romney in which he says he, as president, could take us to war unilaterally with Iran, without any approval from Congress.” IfsKnowsMadeWarPresidentPolicyRepublicanCongressStatementsIranForeign PolicyAcceptableApprovalPresidencyRomney Author:Rand Paul
“The president is under 50 percent approval ratings in all the battleground states. So, you could say that President Obama is defying gravity by still being in a dead heat with Mitt Romney. And one of the reasons that he is, is because the changing face of the electorate are giving him a small boost.” GivingStillsStatesReasonFacesPresidentPercentHeatPresident ObamaGravityApprovalRomneyRatingBoostElectorateDefyingBattlegroundApproval RatingDefying Gravity Author:Mara Liasson
“A year ago, my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the supreme court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good old days.” YearsPresidentShotsYears AgoCourtVicesSupremeApprovalSupreme CourtRatingVice PresidentApproval RatingGood Ol Days Author:George W. Bush
“It is only the words of the bill that have presidential approval, where that approval is given. It is not to be supposed that in signing a bill the President endorses the whole Congressional Record.” WholeGivenPresidentRecordsBillsPresidentialApprovalSigning Author:Robert H. Jackson
“A congressman from Texas sent out a tweet comparing President Obama to Hitler. That is ridiculous because at this point in his career Hitler had a much higher approval rating.” PresidentCareersHigherRidiculousCompareTexasPresident ObamaApprovalTweetRatingCongressmanApproval Rating Author:Conan O'Brien
“The U.S. is re-establishing relations with Cuba. But before President Obama can lift the embargo, it will need approval from the Republican-controlled Congress - or as Republicans who called Obama said, 'Close, but no cigar.'” NeedsSaidPresidentRepublicanRelationCongressLiftsControlledPresident ObamaApprovalCubaCigarEmbargo Author:Jimmy Fallon
“The L.A. Times reports that al Qaeda terrorists have been traced to Iran, and President Bush is talking tough. In fact he said he will attack the minute he has evidence his approval rating is under 45 percent.” Has BeensSaidFactsPresidentTalkingMinutesPercentEvidenceToughTerroristReportsIranAlsApprovalPresident BushRatingAl QaedaApproval Rating Author:Jay Leno
“Ironically, the possibility that the president dodged his military service has increased his approval ratings with Democrats by 80 percent.” PresidentMilitaryPossibilityPercentDemocratApprovalRatingMilitary ServiceApproval Rating Author:Craig Kilborn