Online poll: Bin Laden's death boosts US views of Obama

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   >>> last night as the americans learned about the operation that involved the capture and killing of osama bin laden , there is a pride in what this nation stands for and what we can achieve, that runs far deeper than party and politics.

   >> president obama talking about the unity at a dinner for congressional leaders last night.

   >> this was a product of eight months of planning, seven years of it, actually, and to translate the pessimistic view about the direction of the country and national political writer for the associated press. and they put up some historical bumps and he got a bump for 105 weeks after 9/11. roosevelt got a bump for 46 weeks after pearl harbor . a 15% bump for george bush that lasted seven weeks. the question is, do we live in a country that has political bumps?

   >> this is going to be the true test for that. i think he will get some kind of a bump. this was such a major thing for the last ten years. i mean, we haven't thought about it much. but it's such a big deal . this was the mastermind of 911. but, no, i would be very surprised six months from now if we're not talking about, you know, how bad the economy is still hurting president obama . but what it does do is talk about his leadership abilities and quiets at least for now the narrative that americans were trying to create that he's the spectator in chief, as newt gingrich has said, and does not believe in conceptualism. it allows them to interrupt this narrative. as far as a bump, i don't know.

   >> i love the reality check this morning in politico. george h.w. bush writes, my guy took down the berlin wall and won the gulf war but it didn't matter. this election is about three things. jobs, houses, and cars. my job, my house, my car, and putting gas in my car. do you think the white house will be adept to take this moment and show leadership and translate into things not directly related to the capture of osama bin laden but give people a good feeling about the handling of affairs?

   >> i think people already have a good feeling about the country now and there is something to be said about the killing of osama bin laden . that said, the white house has a really big challenge and turning this into domestic issues that both sides are going to have to struggle with, the debt ceiling and the pocketbook issues is what people are going to vote on. any way, i want to put up an important poll number. it showed the approval of president's afghanistan policy. 44% approved and 49% disapproved. this is the number that i'm most fascinated by. what is the reaction of americans , pro or con on the war. what is the bin laden death? does that say, great, the war is over ? let's get out?

   >> that is, aagree with you, one of the longer term and the war is not over. this president is going to have to decide how is he going to, you know, sell the war strategy. is he going to -- when they do the review, that is going to be sort of the new national security issue under debate in the 2012 presidential campaign. we have already heard candidates saying that it's time to reexamine the policy. i think this is the next most dish sell the afghan policy and it's harder to con vines people that it's worth spending the money and the lives going forward.

   >> well, perhaps that's why they said, this is not over yet. this is not over yet.

   >> well, liz sidoti, it's good

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