I have believed for a long time that this is why Bush's numbers are "low".
It isn't that the religious nuts are the ones being polled-it's that the normal thinking Republican base and swing-voters have been completely turned off by the religious zealots, the antiimmigration hysterics, and so forth.
The GOP has lost its direction, but that seems to be because they are giving way too much attention to people who don't matter and allowing their issues to be determined for them, rather than setting the agenda.
I also believe there is not strong leadership below the President who are stepping up and helping define and set clear goals, and articulating to the base. People like Pat Robertson and Michelle Malkin have become the mouthpieces for the GOP, and both are extremists who claim to not even be Republican, yet they are being allowed to articulate the tone (hatefilled rhetoric) and agenda of the Republican party.
Thus the low poll numbers for Bush.
I agree with you. It seems the only time the Congressional Republicans can find their voice is when they oppose the President, even on issues they dropped the ball on long before he came to office or those they punted to the President because they didn't have the collective will to contain things like spending. And then they lack the savvy and foresight to express those differences in a way that doesn't jeopardize the conservative accomplishments realized under Bush.
Levin, Malkin, Limbaugh and the rest often dismiss the President's position as some cheap political ploy...that cynicism can work both ways. Bush has no more elections, no future where he will personally enjoy the fruits of any Hispanic vote his position might attract. But Limbaugh and the rest most certainly have a vested interested in political disharmony, it's how they make a living.
The USA is more than a job outlet for unemployed 3rd worlders.
You are a troll.