Belief in Bush: Bush's rating not just wartime bounce

USA Today ^ | May 2, 2002 | Richard Benedetto

[eureka!]

FYI. Ladies, you may want to ping all the Bushbot babes. ;^)

[ex-snook]

". His 77% approval rating represents an INCREASE "

Sorry folks, I think the Bush rating should be closer to 100% for he has tried to please everyone because Bush wants to be re-elected.

As long as Bush smiles while being barebacked by McCain and Daschle in domestic policy and by Sharon, Kristol, and by a lineup of neo-cons in foreign policy, his ratings will not falter. It is their way, or the highway.

If Bush decides to fight off the gang-bangers, his approval rating will suffer but America and conservatism will benefit. The ball is in the Bush court.

[FastCoyote]

The dissing is because he doesn't use MORE of his talents, not less. I think Bush is MISSING opportunities (he didn't have to do steel or CFR). With Clinton, I wanted so much LESS of his crap.

[reaganite]

Good article, DrDeb. President Bush is the real deal and partisan hacks just cannot separate him from the people. I have a client whose hispanic mother lives in Texas. The client explained how truly loved "W" was there.

Since 9/11, his megaphone speech at ground zero, and his oval office talk with reporters, ie: "I'm a loving guy, but I've got a job to do," cannot be spun away. The whole country has had an opportunity to see what a good man he truly is. When I saw a young black man on CNN saying "he is my heart," I realized just how strongly the impact of a good man doing a great job for a country he loves is (maybe that should be a "great man" doing a "good job"). The nattering nabobs have their work cut out for themselves when it comes to George W. Bush.

[MonroeDNA]

Dude, time to sober up, after your tip-over in the armchair.

[Dales]

The most rabid bush bashers, who literally never have a good thing to say about his administration, actually provide a good service, I think.

I have not been in the Bush camp since CFR, but I find myself being driven back there by the efforts of those who continually work to cut him down.

[MeekOneGOP]

The poll suggests that Americans have taken a closer look at Bush since Sept. 11 and find that while they strongly approve of how he has led the country in response to the terrorist attacks, they also generally like him as a person and admire his character, regardless of whether they agree with him on the issues.

That gives me a warm and fuzzy feelin' that the average Joe knows Bush for what he is, then....
;O)

[Dog Gone]

"You've got to think this is more than just the normal bounce from the rally effect," says independent pollster Larry Hugick of Princeton Research Associates.

I don't know this guy, but if he were Republican or conservative, they would have pointed that out. He must be an honest Democrat.

[rabbitdog]

relatively high compared to God or Masharaff of Pakistan. Maybe President Bush knows what he's doing huh?

[solo gringo]

Bush is the real thing and people know it and they like what they see and hear.they believe him and rightly so he was an outstanding gov.for texas we love him and his message here in the lone star state.

[ohioWfan]

Provides good moral leadership - 84%
Is a strong and decisive leader -77%
Is honest and trustworthy - 77%
Is sincere in what he says -76%
Can manage the government effectively -75%
Works well with both parties to get things done in Washington- 73%
Puts the country’s interests ahead of his own political interests - 72%
Understands complex issues -68%
Shares your values -67%
Cares about the needs of people like you -66%
Is a person you admire -64%
Generally agrees with you on issues you care about (other than terrorism) - 64%
Is not a typical politician -54%

These numbers are ASTOUNDING!!

Bottom line here......CHARACTER COUNTS!

If only the Bush haters at FR would realize that!!

Thanks, kayak!!

[Freee-dame]

Then ask. "If the media lied to us about Bush, perhaps they are lying about Issue X and Candidate Y?"

Doris Kearns Goodwin, being rehabilitated on Imus, said that Bush was probably right for wartime, because he could go directly from A to B; while Clinton saw all sides of an issue, implying his much greater intelligence (gag). DKG still hasn't realized that the current George W plays chess, not checkers!

[ex-snook]

You have to face the truth. The Bush rating should be closer to 100% for he has tried to please everyone because Bush wants to be re-elected.

As long as Bush smiles while being barebacked by McCain and Daschle in domestic policy and by Sharon, Kristol, and by a lineup of neo-cons in foreign policy, his ratings will not falter. It is their way, or the highway.

If Bush decides to fight off the gang-bangers, his approval rating will suffer but America and conservatism will benefit. The ball is in the Bush court.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

I have not been in the Bush camp since CFR, but I find myself being driven back there by the efforts of those who continually work to cut him down.

Good point.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Ladies, you may want to ping all the Bushbot babes

I think John's a dude...

: )

[rwfromkansas]

Or as Amy Muzzocchi, 35, a computer worker in Rosedale, Md. put it, "He turned out to be a lot better than I thought."

Oh really....well, maybe you should give the GOP a chance in the future????

Anyway, the poll also shows some bad news.....the Dems stand a good chance of taking a larger lead in the Senate and perhaps picking up a few seats in the House. We have GOT to see that this does not happen.

[kayak]

This bears repeating ......

the Dems stand a good chance of taking a larger lead in the Senate and perhaps picking up a few seats in the House. We have GOT to see that this does not happen.

[Southack]

The references to President Kennedy's ratings are especially interesting when one considers this:

Former President Carter, Senator Boxer, and Congressman Rangle are all publicly bashing fellow Democrat Kennedy's embargo of Cuba right now.

The Democratic Party elite have shifted so far to the Left that they now feel compelled to tear down the "conservative" icons in their own Party.

So the next time you hear someone favor a Democrat over a Republican, ask them if they approve of Carter, Boxer, and Rangle bashing fellow Democrat Kennedy.

[McLynnan]

Beautiful! Our President's honor and goodness shine through. In less than a year he has gained the trust of the majority of Americans with his unassuming dignity and unabashed patriotism. I trust his motives -- I won't sully this thread with the name of the unmentionable one, but I find it so reassuring that we no longer have to look for the hidden agenda in everything our President says and does.

[oyez]

George W. Bush towers over Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy

Of course, Roosevelt was confined to a wheel chair and Kennedy was confined to a rocking chair.

I wasn't around for FDR, but from what I can gather from the peoeple I grew up around all he was respected for his war leadership and rural electrification. That's about it. Kennedy? Forget it. Everybody knew Joe was calling the shots.

Bush, the younger probably commands more respect than anyone in memorory, Reagan included.