According to the Pew Research Center, Obama's approval rating nationwide is now 10 points lower than last April. The points include a three-point drop in his approval among African-Americans. In numerical terms this means there are about a half million blacks who now regret their decision. Obama has had a checkered experience with black leaders. For example, during the campaign, candidate Obama ruffled Jesse Jackson's feathers when he spoke about personal responsibility among black males. An inadvertently "on" microphone picked up Jackson saying that he wanted to castrate Obama, except that he said it in saltier language. In fact, according to a Pew Research Center report, almost a third of blacks consider themselves conservative. The black community in this country has had a generous amount of government largess and what has been the result? The Cato Institute reports that, after adjusting for inflation, funds spent on public schools have doubled since 1970, with no improvement in education performance and a decrease in graduation rates. This is government at work.
