Obama Losing The Stimulus Message War

Porkulus is not doing well, and it is making people mad.

At this crucial juncture in the push to pass an economic recovery package, President Barack Obama finds himself in the most unlikely of places: He is losing the message war.

Despite Obama’s sky-high personal approval ratings, polls show support has declined for his stimulus bill since Republicans and their conservative talk-radio allies began railing against what they labeled as pork barrel spending within it.

The sheer size of it — hovering at about $900 billion — has prompted more protests that are now causing some moderate and conservative Democrats to flinch and, worse, hesitate.

The anxiety over lost momentum seemed almost palpable this week as the president in television interviews voiced frustration with his White House’s progress and the way his recovery program was being demonized as a Democratic spending frenzy.

In Obama’s own words in an NBC interview, it’s his job to “get this thing back on track.”

Already, he’s trying — rolling out Michelle Obama to talk stimulus Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday (at a train station, no less) and sitting down with key senators one-on-one.

But this is unfamiliar turf for a team that achieved near epic status for its communication skills during the presidential campaign. It has rarely ever had to play catch-up.

It was bound to happen, governing is much different than the protective PRAVDA media bubble that was erected around the one. In governing, you have to have your press secretary go out and ya Know, do what press secretaries have to do, answer questions. And boy does this one make DeeDee Meyers look brilliant, sheesh what a disaster.

So now we find the anointed one is having trouble with his big spending porkulus passing it off as good for the economy. Tell what about porkulus is 'good for the economy" Mr Gibbs? Oh, next question. Well that was quick.

Let's face it, even the CBO has now said the economy would be better off WITHOUT porkulus. Yes, that's the Democrat's CBO saying that.

The source of today's excitement is Sen Stabenow. Porkulus is taking on water over the bow.