Sixty-Six Percent Is Not Good Enough

As Atrios reminds us, President Obama's 66% approval rating in the latest CBS poll means Good News For Republicans, because that's how the Village defines it.

The 12-step Village Logic goes like this:

1. Obama has a 66% approval rating.
2. This is meaningless.
   
3. What has meaning is that Democrats really like him, Republicans do not.
4. This means Obama is not bi-partisan like he said he would be.
   
5. This gap between Dems and Republicans is more than 50 points.
6. This gap is higher than Bush's gap at 2.5 months.
   
7. Ergo, Obama is the most divisive and politically partisan President in modern history.
8. Meaning, Obama is Worse Than Bush.
9. Now, This is excellent news for Republicans, because...
   
10. His 66% approval rating is meaningless, only the Republican opinion of Obama matters.
11. Thus marginalizing all the Democrats and Independents and the overwhelming majority who like him,
    
12. And Q.E.D., he's the Worst President Ever.

Thanks for playing.