That's exactly what they're hoping for...
You do realize that about %70 of the American public is against the war right now don't you? Whether you agree with them or not, being against the war is the politically expedient thing to do.
They love their jobs more than they love their country.
IF that is a true stat about the 70%...that is because they have become complacent after 9/11...and they have been lured into believing the propaganda by the MSM.
Thank goodness we have a POTUS/CIC that doesn't wage war by the polling system.
Like I've said before, incompetence has consequences. The Administration ran Iraq onto jagged rocks, and now must live with the fact that many Republicans are going to jump ship and save their own skins rather than go down with it.
Politicians do what's politically viable, or they become ex-politicians. That's the nature of the beast. The voters were willing to give President Bush a lot of leeway to get the job done, but they're not seeing the results they want. The apparent lack of results and progress makes it increasingly difficult for Republicans to support the war.
Blame the media, blame democracy, blame whatever you like. Just don't be surprised when this trend continues.
"You do realize that about %70 of the American public is against the war right now don't you? "
Actually, the MSM uses 'manufactured' polls to convince you that this stat is fact!
I encourage you to review new polling results from the most respected INDEPENDENT pollster in the business today:
THE BATTLEGROUND POLL 2007
Among other things, you will discover the following:
WAR IN IRAQ
46% war worth fighting
48% war not worth fighting
[. . . a even spit rather than a 70% majority against!]
53% of electorate coalesce around the President's stated goal of forces staying until the situation is confirmed stable (32%) or the President's plan for a troop surge to stabilize the situation quickly (21%) -- hardly looks like a repudiation of the President's approach to me?!
PRESIDENT BUSH
42% JA rating
45% Favorability rating
[FYI: For survey respondents, job approval and favorability ratings have become synonymous!]
61% LIKABILITY RATING
[FYI: The Battleground Poll remains the only poll that consistently tracks a president's 'likability rating'. All MSM pollsters produced likability ratings until their boy Clinton became president and couldn't get his LR above 40%!]
BattleGround Poll: Republican Strategic Analysis
By Ed Goeas
"Continuing a trend seen throughout his Presidency, the (President's) personal approval rating remains high at sixty-one (61%) of likely voters approving of him personally, a sign that the President has an opening to at some point move his image and JA rating net positive. On this measure 93% of Republicans and 56% of Independents approve of him. The President continues to have a considerable amount of personal good will not only with his base Republican voters, but also with those key Independent voters."
You will find more polling statistics and analysis at
http://www.tarrance.com/Republican-Analysis.pdf