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

USA Today ^ | May 2, 2002 | Richard Benedetto

[DrDeb]

There is more to President Bush's relatively high approval ratings than just the patriotic, rally-round-the-flag effect of his leadership in the war on terrorism, a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll suggests.

Built on the faith Americans showed in him following his response to terror attacks on Sept. 11, the poll shows that almost eight months later Bush has developed an image among most Americans as a strong, competent, leader who shares their values and has elevated respect for presidency.

[nopardons]

Thank you for correcting my misspelling . Unlike some, I don't mind at all.

No, " me " is NOT acceptable , when saying so and so and ...! The easy wasy to know when to use me and I, is to say the sentence both ways, whilst omitting the others.

Frankly, I usually don't correct other posters' replies grammatically ; however , due to the content of all of his, I made an exception. LOL

[streetpreacher]

Please forgive me if I was in any way unkind in my communications. FreedomFriend, you are correct that my response to the e-mail petition appears to be mockery. Although, I believe it is flawed, my attitude was less than Christlike. In a couple of responses with you, I showed impatience and an angry demeanor. I am sorry.

[Mo1]

So, no, there is no comarison betwen then and now.

Ok .. I will admit the times are somewhat different today then back then .. but the similarities are still the same ..

Many accused folks coming to America of stealing jobs also .. and many of the same arguments that you have made here on this thread were also made back then ..

Try reading a few history books or maybe check out the History Channel sometime .. you might learn something

[Lorena]

***grins*** backatcha and thanks for the ping. I wouldn't have wanted to miss this one!

[christine]

i know the usage of me and i in most cases. for example, were you to say "my husband and i are going shopping" if you say it without "my husband and" then i would be proper. if i were to say "my sister is going shopping with my husband and me" and you say it without "my husband and" then me is proper.

that is why i am not sure on ff's usage in that particular instance. i still maintain that "younger than me" is proper and acceptable there.

[FreedomFriend]

Christine, thanks for your remarks. I, too, agree.

I believe the comment in question was, "many of the Founders were younger than me"

How in the world is that incorrect grammar? I wouldn't have said, "the Founders and me", for "the Founders and I" is appropriate. Indeed, other than your regular typos (lack of proofreading), I haven't seen anything wrong.

[nopardons]

No, you have that wrong. It's the way in which you contructed each sentence , that's throwing you off; I think . You still wouldn't say that your sister and me are going shoping. Would you say " me is going shopping " ? NO ! You would say that " I am going shopping ." Therefore, it's still my husband, sister and I are going shopping, my sister and I are going shopping , or I am going shopping. I hope that this has helped. : - )

In the " younger than me " , there is a left out / assumed closing phrase . Therefore one would say, " younger than I am " ; never the offending " me ". That's how one knows that it is " I " and not " me ".

[orfisher]

>>Americans are for character and the decency it brings.<< They are also for employment and economic stability. If things don't improve, those high numbers will not hold.

[christine]

You still wouldn't say that your sister and me are going shopping.

i know, i know!! my sister and i are going shopping or my sister is going shopping with my husband and me. i am clear on that one.

the "younger than me" or "younger than i" is the only usage was not sure about. i understand that younger than i [am young] is understood. however, i thought perhaps that "younger than me" is also acceptable here. wish i had a dang grammar book!

[nopardons]

Okay, you want the " rules " ? Here it is, in English teacher language , thanks to " TEACHING ENGLISH GRAMMAR ". With the verb to be, the use of the nominative case is used, NOT the dative ( objective ) case ; in other words, it is correct to use " I " and incorrect to use " me " , in that sentence !

You sent me to the basement, in search of my old college grammar books . I haven't looked at them in many decades, but I DO know correct grammar usage. LOL In " ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH " , the incorrect usage is shown by this example : He is stronger than me. This is the same sort of sentence ( replace " stronger " with " younger " , and there you have it ! ) I corrected. There are rules for all languages ; common, incorrect usage doesn't change the rules. : - )

[christine]

thanks, np. now i know where to go when i have future grammar questions. ;)

[nopardons]

You are most welcome, christine11 .

I may miss correcting most of my own typos ( being a " webbie " the wireless keyboard has a mind of its own some of the time, and correcting them , with this setup is more difficut than with a computer ... no spell check feature ) , and make some silly misspellings ( I have a form of dyslexia ; have ALWAYS been a rotten speller ) ... but I do know grammar. LOL

[RamsNo1]

I'm sure Bush favorability ratings with the satanic music crowd just went up after the recent WH dinner. Oh well, whatever he needs to get re-elected.

[RamsNo1]

Strong moral leaders don't acknowledge Ozzy Osbourne or give up most of the domestic agenda waiting for control of the senate.

[ohioWfan]

Oh, for goodness sake! You're going to criticize anything this man does and find some sinister ulterior motive in it. He was having fun last night, that's all. He's good enough to be paid for his comedy. His timing and inflection are perfect.

Hey, why don't you try having fun sometime, and acquiring a sense of humor? You might just like not being mad at the world for a while. Sheesh!

BTW, I'll depend on more reliable sources than you, Mr. Ram, as to whether or not he's a strong moral leader. You don't know diddlysquat about him, and you can't stand him to boot. People who do know him don't agree with you. I choose to believe them.

[FreedomFriend]

Apology accepted.

[ladyinred]

The thing I like best about this article is the line that says President Bush shares their values. I am convinced that most people in this country do have decent moral values.
It is the media and the leftists who scream the loudest that make it appear that their beliefs are the norm.