You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.

Somewhere in the White House in the last 24 hours, someone saw the Quinnipiac poll results and said, "Inconceivable!" At least, that's how I picture the response to this...

American voters are split 45 - 45 percent on whether Barack Obama's first year in office is a success or failure and split 35 - 37 percent on whether the U.S. would be better off if John McCain had won the 2008 election, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released today. As he marks the first anniversary of his inauguration, President Obama's approval has slipped slightly into an even 45 - 45 percent split for the first time.

By a 43 - 30 percent margin American voters think Obama has been a better President than George W. Bush, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University survey finds. Voters blame Bush more than Obama 55 - 20 percent for the current economic conditions, but they say 35 - 24 percent that Obama's policies have made the United States less safe than those of his predecessor. Another 38 percent say safety is about the same.

(hat tip: Hot Air) I'm thinking that B+ grade looks more and more like grade inflation. Then again, the President used to be a law professor, so that's to be expected.