Newsmax.com - Dick Morris - Obama’s Approval Ratings Sinking

...since April, he has been dropping fast — and his alarming losses on his central agenda issues portend further declines.

Congressional elections are still more than a year off, but Obama needs strong approval ratings to steer his legislative package through Congress. If he's sagging in the low 40s or high 30s by the fall, he probably won't be able to persuade moderate Democratic senators to walk the plank and vote for cap-and-trade, healthcare reform, higher taxes, or an immigration amnesty.

His chief legislative achievements, in other words, may already be behind him.

Mississippi: Cap and trade will cost us all

Recently we wrote an editorial concerning the horrendous Cap and Trade bill that has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. In the article we mentioned Mississippi Rep. Travis Childers. For the record, Childers voted against the bill that squeaked through the House by seven votes.
Coincidentally, seven Republicans voted for the economic disaster that will greatly increase energy bills in our area. They need their heads examined.

Toward Freedom - Why Carbon Trading Won’t Save Us From Catastrophic Climate Change

Meanwhile, the Republican opponents to the cap and trade bill object to any regulatory measures, which would, they argue, hurt the economy. But do they think we can have an economy at all if the planet warms to 800 F degrees?