Posted on 05/11/2006 11:11:14 AM PDT by gwb43_2004
ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush, his approval ratings at a record low, acknowledged Wednesday that war in Iraq and rising gas prices have created "battle fatigue" among many Americans.
That anxiety, Bush said, has settled over much of the nation as people worry about whether the United States will succeed in Iraq and how they will afford to fill up their tanks.
"There's a sense of disquiet because of the war in Iraq," said Bush, in an hour-long interview with the Orlando Sentinel and six other Florida newspapers.
(Excerpt) Read more at charlotte.com ...
Yes it is thank God. Maybe now that Tony Snow is in there, he will pass along to the president it's not about the war or gas. One can hope.
I don't know too many people who are ticked off at him about the war or fuel prices, but I know plenty who are ticked off at him about illegals, big government and insane federal spending for pork.
Gee, for a minute I thought I had logged onto DemocraticUnderground or MoveOn.
PS - I am not a "Bushbot" - I didn't even want him to get the nomination in 2000. However, the way he handled 9/11 and the War on Terror made be look at him in a whole new light.
I don't like his non-action on the borders - but I much prefer his non-action to the potential Democrats action.
I shudder to think how the DNC would handle the Iranian nuclear situation.
And you'd think a guy who could choose any moniker for posting on FR would choose something other than the last name of a murderer.
Prentenders........ go back to moveon.
That's precisely my point ... Bush botched Katrina by underestimating the damage that would occur from a category 5 hurricane ... although he was briefed. Bush instead of staying at the ranch in Crawford should have had his butt on AF1 winging back to Washington in the hours immediately before the storm or, at the very least, flown up to NORAD in Colo. Springs to monitor developments ... after all Katrina was headed for 'Rat state. Instead the storm hits, he gets on AF1 and flies out to a Pubbie fund raiser in San Diego ... talk about clueless.
Go back to DU!
Precisely. Those Bush haters who opposed the war from day one will always oppose the war. While some "fatigue" may set in, conservatives will support the WOT and the CIC's mission to win the war in Iraq until our dying day. His poll numbers have little to do with Iraq and much more to do with what you have listed above.
I don't know anybody who voted for John Kerry, but 59 million Americans did.
Illegal immigration might not be as high a priority here, where I'm surrounded by Hispanic democrats and I can tell you, they support the war and the troops. Gas , we all grumble about but how can you control the price of what someone is selling? We don't have a cold winter coming up to worry about though.
I believe there are people (even here on FR) that, like the situation our President is in and don't want him to "fix things". I'm not one of them. As the poster above mentioned, once he starts discussing our concerns and lays out a good plan, a lot will rally around him again.
Oh good......ANOTHER thread turned into an "I hate Bush" rant.
You sure about that? I wouldn't bet the ranch. Finding them may be like finding NO cops.
Sounds more like Jimmy Carter and his 'malaise' than sunny Ronald Reagan.
"My #1 problem w/ the prez is his wiretapping and general sense of invading our privacy. Too much movement towards a secure state."
You must be kidding, right Newbie?
I don't know how you stand on other issues but to make that remark is uncalled for.
Bush is RE-vitalizing the democrat party ON PURPOSE...
What do you call that.. TREASON?.. NAH!.. there is another word, and that word is Turn-Coat.. While all eyes are on Iraq, Bush is dismantling headquarters.. Changeing the voting demographics in the U.S. for the future(and maybe the present).. ON PURPOSE...
It is no accident or geo-political game.. its serious business... ON PURPOSE..
Bush is globalist.. Considering what a globalist could gain by a huge influx of people into the political process that could care less about borders.. is obvious..
He looks at them, but he doesn't decide his stance on issues based on them. I often think that's a good thing. However, I wish he'd pay a bit closer to the polls on his illegal immigration policy.
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