Posted on 05/08/2006 11:34:10 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
Along with the lowest overall job approval rating of his presidency, the latest USA Today/Gallup poll gives President George W. Bush record low scores for his handling of a variety of national issues and perceived leadership abilities. Since January, Bush's ratings have fallen most sharply with respect to his handling of energy policy and Iraq.
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No problem. You'll have it on your desk by the end of the day. ; )
Yes it can. Next time Republicans will be excluded altogether from the polling sample.
Don't believe any of this crap, friends. The last Democrat to win a majority vote nationally was Jimmy Carter in 1976.
A normalized polling sample would have more Republicans than Democrats. And don't think for a minute, that the Independents in the polling sample are not Democrats the pollster needs to hide to make the sample appear fair.
I think it would take another major terrorist attack on our soil. Short of that I think it's highly unlikely his approval ratings will ever be really good again.
I said "intelligent" politician not "good" politician. Bush is good at winning elections, he's proven that. But if he thinks it's because people "understand the news critically," he's not very intelligent. BTW, I don't think he thinks that. I think he *is* intelligent.
Zarqawi was in iraq planning to hit the u.s embassy in jordan.
It was necessary. You have to fight them everywhere not just in afganistan like some would like you to believe. Radical islam must be fought everywhere.
Wow, 31% is pretty darned bad. But the Administration has seemed rather flat-footed and inarticulate for quite a while now. Especially since the media skewered Bush so thoroughly in the aftermath of Katrina. I fully supported Bush throughout all the left-wing media assault, from Katrina to Iraq to the WOT. But the more recent Bush missteps involving Miers, Dubai, overspending, have been a bit withering. Adding a 'lack of communication' to all this (thank goodness there's a new press secretary), there hasn't been much to rally behind.
And, as for the illegal situation (which you and several others seem to discount), it really was a major turn for me. I always used to stop what I was doing, when I saw the President on the television, and watch. I've been a rah-rah Bush supporter since his days as governor, here in Texas. But, after his support for that McCain-Kennedy pseudo-amnesty bill, I frankly just don't want to think about him anymore. Seeing him on television, I now find myself muting my set. The whole thing gives me a sick feeling in my stomach. In a way, I'm hoping Bush will do something which will once again make me rally behind him, but I'm not really sure how possible that would be. Just as I've always viewed the liberal leftists as bound and determined to destroy American culture and traditions, I'm now recognizing a contingent of Wall Street Republicans that are basically no better. It's all been very eye-opening.
BULL... Bush is very effective.. even very very effective..
Just not for conservative agendas but for democrat agendas...
The boy has gotten legislation(by democrats) thru no democrat could have..
Bush is a heavy hitter just not for conservatives..
Hes not stupid his supporters are..
The media took any and every chance they could to fuel the momentum in kerry's favor; kerry's campaign and the dnc operated under a perception of invincibility; and again the media did what they could to shape circumstances of the day to their liking- in favor of their candidate. President Bush won, despite these things. That he didn't huff and puff like gore or wax ad nauseam like kerry was frosting on the cake.
I'm not flattering myself onyx. It's just with all the thousands of posts on this forum, you seem to keep such an accurate account of my doings. I'll bet you were a tattle tale when you were in public school.
Republicans, do not despair. According to the May 8 NY Times, Rove is already on the case with a strategy to pull this election out of the fire. You can find the article under the following story line: "Rove Is Using Threat of Loss to Stir G.O.P."
According to this piece, "... Senate Republicans sent out a fund-raising letter this week seeking to use that possibility to fire up the base...[and] In regular West Wing breakfast sessions catered by the White House mess, Mr. Rove and the White House political director, Sara Taylor, have already been reaching out to nervous and vulnerable Republicans, three at a time, laying out an emerging three-prong attack on Democrats over national security, taxes and health care. ...
He has focused in particular on uniting them behind the administration's proposals to overhaul immigration, which include guest worker provisions that conservatives despise; the Iraq war, which has driven Mr. Bush's poll numbers sharply downward; and the Medicare prescription drug program, which the administration says will cost $872 billion from 2006 to 2014 and which Mr. Bush backed enthusiastically despite complaints from conservatives that it was a vast expansion of the social welfare state...."
So breathe easy folks. Help is on the way.
A lot of people here at FR suggest the gov't numbers are not reflective of reality in the real world...I see the real world in my area...The economy is in the tank...In my area...I suspect it's the same everywhere...
It's like my mother telling me as a kid that spinach did not taste bad...That's my first (and probably only) recollection of my mother lying to me...And if my mother would lie to me, who wouldn't...
Yes, he's getting things wrong, but let's not succumb to this relentless media spin cycle.
Regards, Ivan
I repeat your post from last night. It's clear any mention of Bush's failings on securing our border drive you into a hysterical mode, barking "No Border hijacking." By the way, you were blabbing about the border issue in post #2 this thread. Seems it really worries you.
No Border hijacking.
123 posted on 05/07/2006 11:57:51 AM PDT by Blackirish (Hillary is angry AND brittle.)
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I already told you I recalled the mod's warning to you. It took me all of 15 seconds to locate it. PUNCH HERE, 5th one down.
Tattling has never been my thing, but I'll wager you have always been a malcontent and cry baby.
Uh, I voted against the Democrats...I got stuck with Bush...I assume the voters that gave Bush the edge feel the same way...
Yes, you just had some vague recollection and, well you did a little digging in your own notebook and found just the post on the mods er...warning me about hijacking a thread. Other than tut tutting at other posters, what is your position on Bush's policy of amnesty for illegals?
Too bad you ASSume.
I am thankful we have President Bush.
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