If you’re a political junkie – and especially if you’re a democrat – you certainly have a tiny reason to rejoice today. And no, it’s not because we’re celebrating America’s 234th birthday this Fourth of July. It’s because as of July 1, 2010, Fox News (yes, you read that correctly) is reporting that, in spite of recent gloomy headlines surrounding the BP oil disaster, America’s involvement in Iraq, and President and Mrs. Obama’s recent jaunts to NYC for dinner and a Broadway show, that our leader’s approval rating is finally steadying after a turbulent several months.

The blatantly right-slanted news outlet released a story explaining the reasons behind the sudden stability of President Obama’s approval rating – most of them involving his decision (supported by democrats and republicans alike) to replace General McChrystal over a few (let’s be honest here, idiotic) remarks to Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone?! Couldn’t General McChrystal have chosen a more respectable magazine to spill the beans and lose his job? I digress…

The Fox News story delves deeper into the issue, explaining why President Obama was just in his decision to appoint General David Patraeus – but not without getting its hooks in Obama first, noting that, “Despite this significant [bipartisan] support for this action…His overall job performance rating is mostly unchanged.” Remember, this is Fox News we’re talking about.

Obviously, despite our partisan politics, I think we can all agree that canning a General who’s willing to inappropriately and unprofessionally speak to a mainstream (music!) magazine was the right thing to do. President Obama was honest with the American public, sternly and openly admitting embarrassment and shame for McChrystal’s comments. Truthfully, I’m relieved our leader was brave enough to take action on this one – I’m just shocked Fox News was brave enough to concede this tiny fight. To check out the Fox News article, click here:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/01/fox-news-poll-obamas-approval-steady-support-action-afghanistan/