[BoBToMatoE]

He is right on all three counts. If Bush can beat back gas to under $2.00 his ratings will go back up. If Iraq can settle down that will help even more.

[nikos1121]

I think this is all a bunch of smoke. It's all to intimidate Bush to cave in and pick a liberal-minded judge.

I hope he's thinking, hell with these polls and do the right thing as in keeping the economy on course, fighting terror, changing the makeup of the supreme court and strengthening the republican party.

In fact, I'll go as far to say that if he nominate a conservative judge his numbers will go up because many people here at FR are getting worried and fed up. Those number poll numbers reflect erosion in his base.

[gleneagle]

The reason crude prices are so high (thus high gas prices) is that worldwide demand has exceeded current supply. That has little to do with Bush or any leader of a western country. These leaders have many powers, but they seem to have a hard time repealing the law of supply and demand.

Demand has risen most dramatically in China. Exactly what is a leader of a western country to do about that? Slowly but surely, supply will come on line to balance the demand, but not at the good old prices, because much of the new supply will cost more to produce.

[hotsteppa]

Man, I am so glad GWB doesn't govern by polls.

Damn, what a pansy, wansy bunch we Americans have become now that 9/11 is in the rear view mirror. Damn, I dont even like coming on Free Republic that much anymore, just pure doom, gloom and negativity. Damn.

Peace.