(CBS) After passing health care reform and signing the bill into law, President Barack Obama has suffered a drop in approval in the past week. A CBS News poll shows that Mr. Obama's approval rating has dropped to 44 percent. Before health care passed, Mr. Obama's approval was at 49 percent.
The new number is Mr. Obama's lowest yet.
Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson told "Face the Nation" anchor Bob Schieffer that Mr. Obama is "in a pickle."
Dyson said that Mr. Obama "has to recognize he's governing all of America, has to give in and make concessions […] and head toward the middle as he's done after winning a perceived left victory [in health care]."
He added, "The reality is [Mr. Obama]'s trying to balance it out. He doesn't want to give in to the 'Tea Party,' but he sees legitimate points and anger and has to govern according to a vision for which he was called to office which is to say reform health care and student loans. - CBS News Story
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