He can't do anything right and his approval numbers are confirming his ineptness.

Quinnipiac:

American voters disapprove 48 - 42 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing and say 50 - 41 percent he does not deserve to be re-elected in 2012, both all-time lows, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

This compares to a 46 - 46 percent job approval rating and a 45 - 47 percent split on the President's re-election in a March 3 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. In a hypothetical 2012 matchup, President Obama gets 36 percent of the vote to 37 percent for an unnamed Republican challenger.

Democrats approve 80 - 13 percent of the job Obama is doing, but disapproval is 81 - 9 percent among Republicans and 50 - 39 percent among independent voters. Men disapprove 52 - 41 percent while women split 44 - 44 percent.

Voters oppose 47 - 41 percent America's involvement in Libya. In the survey concluded Monday evening as President Obama was addressing the nation about Libya, voters say 58 - 29 percent that he has not clearly stated U.S. goals for Libya.

Gallup shows that the public thinks Obama is something of a wimp:

Americans have grown increasingly less likely to view President Obama as a strong and decisive leader since he took office. Roughly half now believe this aptly describes, him compared with 60% a year ago and 73% in April 2009.

The decline in Obama's leadership rating stands in contrast to the stability in the trend for two other personal dimensions. Fifty-seven percent of Americans believe the president understand the problems Americans face in their daily lives, essentially unchanged from 56% in March 2010. And 51% of respondents believe Obama shares their values, similar to 48% last year. Both ratings are down from early 2009.

Altogether, Obama's ratings on being a strong and decisive leader are down a total of 21 percentage points since taking office, compared with a 15-point decline on understanding Americans' daily problems and a 9-point decline in sharing their values. Obama's overall job approval rating declined 16 points over the same time period.

Rasmussen . . .

. . . is in full agreement with Gallup and Quinnipiac showing Obama's number at 43% for the
second consecutive day. More than a year ago, I set "42%" as the new zero in polling for Obama. What I meant by that designation is this: I believe that Obama could not beat his mother-in-law to the post office if he approval number goes below 42%. Seriously, below 42% means that Obama cannot beat any of the Republican hopefuls.

Everything he does complicates his "recovery." Most recently, he is losing on the Libya issue. The fact that he cannot answer any of the policy questions put to him is the current drag on his approval numbers. And if this military effort goes south, well, he is in big trouble.

Let me define "going south." If Qadafi remains in power, the mission will have "gone south.. " If the rebels begin killing , murdering, Qadafi supporters, big problems for the Administration. If the rebels turn out to be controlled and allied with al Qaeda, Obama will be seen as losing two wars, not just Afghanistan. If the message of an Obama acting outside congressional approval, sticks, his numbers will not show any recovery.

It is clear to me, that Obama has reacted to a specific circumstance in Libya, hoping against hope that this effort works out in his favor. He is depending upon L . U. C. K. and nothing more. He has taken an incredible risk (to his presidency); only time will tell us how this will work out.

One thing for certain, if this Libyan business takes months and not days, as Obama promised and/or if we wind up with "boots on the ground," he may not recover not matter what the justification for this idiocy.