I continue to be highly offended that President Bush polls so low in Texas and nationally. Nationally he is now polling around 27 percent. That is absurd! Especially in light of the strong upswing in Iraq and the global trends toward President Bush in a variety of nations.
As someone who loves President Bush, I am beginning to believe that Osama Bin Laden is more admired by Americans. This is really beginning to anger me. I think the God Damn America crowd is growing on the Right and the Left and I detest it.
President Bush has been a great leader for our country.
President Clinton almost certainly raped women and committed sexual assaults but was much more highly regarded.
I don’t think it is enough to blame the media. I think conservatives have thoroughly back stabbed this President.
It’s easy to understand why Bush’s rating is so low. Precisely because he has his own mind. To the left, he is a personification of whatever they hate from the right. To the non-social conservative moderates, he is too religious. To some people on the right spectrum, he is not rightist enough and has ‘bertrayed’ their values (which is incorrect, since he came to office by campaigning for ‘compassionate conservatism’). Since many in the left like anything that against America, we might have socialists or 3rd world leaders have higher ratings than W (I’m not sure if there’s a poll about this, though).
Don't let 'em catch you with whatever it is you're smoking!
His foreign policy in Central and South America has been horrific. Throw in open borders, and you should be able to see why the numbers dropped. Add in the collapse of the US dollar, China trade policies, and the lack of a coherent energy policy, and I'd say his numbers are about where they belong.
Since you mentioned Iraq, I'll point out that many of the more recent problems stem from going in with the wrong rules of engagement and inadequate use of force on the front end. Failure to secure Iraqi borders hasn't helped.