Petraeus run for President?
This article from the UK discusses the Americans general disgust with the United States political scene. The article states that people want another outsider, not someone from inside Washington. How many outsiders can we have? Petraeus has no interest as of now in running for president and personally I could not see Obama being unseated by him. The article discusses how the public disdain is largely aimed at congress more than the President. I think that if the unemployment rate does not decrease measurably the public will want changes again in 2010 and 2012. The question is how long after the change if there is one in 2012, will people be sick of that person? I can understand why Petraeus doesn't really seem to want the job even though some feel he would be a good candidate because of the economy, Iran, the social security crisis, the energy crisis, health care problems etc... who would really want the job?
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Bored of Congress?
The overall article does center on Petraeus, however the article discusses how the congress approval ratings are lower than the president. I know this is stretch for a blog post, however the article does discuss the desire for Americans to seek an outsider because the disgust they seem to have with the overall political scene.
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