Posted on 01/24/2004 1:55:23 PM PST by KQQL
Bush’s own standing has slipped among registered voters. "Because of American leadership and resolve, the world is changing for the better," he declared Tuesday. But more people now say they are dissatisfied (52 percent) than satisfied (43 percent) with the way things are going in the United States, down from a post-9/11 peak last April of 50 percent satisfied. And even thought Bush used the State of the Union to emphasize his controversial tax cuts, Medicare overhaul, opposition to gay marriage and a burgeoning economic rebound, Bush saw his job performance ratings dip to 50 percent approval (versus 44 percent who disapprove)—his most negative ratings to date—suggesting a nation sharply divided over the president and his policies. To be sure, Bush is just as solidly backed by Republicans (85 percent) as he is opposed by Democrats (86 percent).
Overall, 52 percent of those polled by NEWSWEEK say they would not like to see Bush serve a second term, compared to 44 percent who want to see him win again in November.
As a result, Kerry is enjoying a marginal advantage over Bush, a first for the poll. Forty-nine percent of registered voters chose Kerry, compared to 46 percent who re-elected Bush.
In fact, all Democrats are polling better against Bush, perhaps due to increased media attention to their primary horserace: Clark gets 47 percent of voters’ choice compared to 48 percent from Bush; Edwards has 46 percent compared to Bush’s 49; Leiberman wins 45 percent versus Bush’s 49 percent; and Dean fares the worst with 45 percent of their votes to Bush’s 50 percent.
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For this NEWSWEEK poll, Princeton Survey Research Associates interviewed 1,006 adults aged 18 and older Jan. 22 and Jan. 23 by telephone. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points
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I think a Democrat president would very likely succeed in getting what he (or it) wants..
Why wouldn't a D president succeed in getting a more lenient amnesty? What track record of success does an R congress have with a D president?
Do you remember what happened in '95? Do you remember what happened in January and February of '99? And, those were the few and far between stand-up times. And, they both ended in failure. Yet your romanticize it.
I'll take my chances with the R president.
Amen! You are right on!
Even if it is not disproportionately so, this is still not surprising. If you look at the early stage of Presidential election years, opposition front runners invariably start off with a poll advantage over incumbent Presidents. Mondale lead over Reagan, and Dole did over Clinton. It is the unknown factor. I would be really worried for Kerry if he did NOT lead Bush at this early stage.
Once the candidate is defined by the incumbent, it is a different story.
Just like generals that fight the last war, politicians that fight the last election are doomed to lose. 2000 is done and over with. One can find all sorts of similarities, and at the same time can find all sorts of gigantic differences, and those differences are enough to make it a whole different ball game.
He reminds me of Lurch in the Adams Family ... only difference is that Lurch had a personality.
If none of Kerry's opponents makes a good negative ad against him based on the information in this Jonathan Cohn article, then the Iowans will have won! ... On the stump this week, Kerry portentously attacked special interests and complained that retirement accounts have been "decimated" by the "scandals of Enron and Worldcom," but Cohn makes it clear that an overbroad law that Kerry supported limiting the ability of investors to sue over fraudulent accounting practices contributed to the Enron and Worldcom scandals. The law was backed by a variety of monied special interests and was passed over President Clinton's veto. ... You think there is enough hypocrisy there to work with? ... 3:41 P.M.
Read my lips, no new spending!
I call it what it is. I don't play Clintonian word games.
I am very familiar with the immigration laws and policies of this country. I have professional-level knowledge and experience with them. This is amnesty on the installment plan. Amnesty won't be immediate, but in time virtually every guest worker who desires a green card will get a green card. You can count on it.
Amnesty means pardoning unlawful activity and placing the wrongdoer on equal footing with a law-abiding person. With this in mind, pay close attention to this part of Bush's speech:
"Undocumented workers now here will be required to pay a one-time fee to register for the temporary worker program . . . . Some temporary workers will make the decision to pursue American citizenship. Those who make this choice will be allowed to apply in the normal way . . . . The citizenship line, however, is too long, and our current limits on legal immigration are too low. My administration will work with the Congress to increase the annual number of green cards that can lead to citizenship."
Did you catch the sleight-of-hand? It is this: by paying a nominal "fee" the illegal alien is pardoned and given the same status as the legal alien. Thus cleansed of wrongdoing, the illegal alien is allowed to stay legally in the country for three to six years. In the meantime, the administration promises to work hard to increase the annual number of green cards availale. For whom do you suppose this increased number of green cards is destined if not for the newly washed formerly illegal aliens?
That is amnesty, pure and simple.
Bush makes it sound as if we'll just roll these people out again after three or six years. That is a stinking pile of horse manure. Bush is smart enough to know better. Human beings are not mere commodities like train boxcars that roll into the nation and out again. People come into a country and establish roots. They marry, they give birth, they buy and sell homes and other property, they become involved in the community, they become poltically energized and focused on increasing their clout in society. As a fully legalized underclass, guest workers will start working immediately to use the legal process to increase political clout to force greater and more extensive concessions toward citizenship. They will aided and abetted in this by an activist judiciary.
If Bush's foolhardy plan is implemented, we will add the population equivalent of another state of Texas to our country--95 percent of them from Mexico. The stress on the social and political infrastructure will be immense. And it will all have been started by a supposedly innocuous plan to bring a few million illegal aliens out of the shadows.
Yes, I have. Check it out.
Nice work.
Just remember, a vote for the Constitution Party is a vote for Al Qaeda.
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