CONGRATULATIONS to President Bush for pursuing the active, disciplined life style necessary to remain a healthy, handsome, '5-fan' stud at the 'middle' age of 60!!
POLLING UPDATE . . .
Despite a tough war, high gas prices, and constant bashing by (media) elitists on both the left AND right, President Bush continues to maintain a job approval rating in the 40s -- under similar circumstances, Truman, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, and Bush 41 posted JA ratings in the 20s/low 30s!
GALLUP/USATODAY
7/28-30/06 40% approve 56% disapprove (-16; UP from -34 in May)
[82% approval from Republicans -- who actually constitute at least 51% of the electorate, yet are routinely sampled at a mere 25-32%.)
http://poll.gallup.com/
RASMUSSEN
7/29-31/06 40% approve 58% disapprove
[I find it highly suspicious that Gallup's JA ratings for the President have been higher than Rasmussen's JA ratings lately . . . Rasmussen seems to be playing with his sampling formula again -- LOTS OF HIDDEN AGENDAS!]
BOTTOMLINE: If the MSM pollsters put the President's JA rating at 40%, you can accurately assume that his rating is actually closer to 45% - 48% among 'adults' and 48% - 51% among 'likely voters'!]
INTERESTING READ . . .
Israel Advances, Stock Markets Rally?
By Lawrence Kudlow
The U.S. stock market and world equity bourses are important measures of fear, hope, security, and the health of the world's economy. And while you might not know it from today's magnified headlines about war, terrorism, higher oil prices, and rising interest rates, the stock market message is one of reasonable hope, confidence, and optimism about the state of the world.
Could it also be that world stock markets are rallying as Israel and its freedom agenda advances toward a Hezbollah-free Lebanese border, highlighting a significant defeat not only of the thuggish and cowardly Hezbollah murderers, but their totalitarian backers in Syria and Iran?
At the close of business last Friday -- after another violent week in the Middle East -- Bloomberg chronicled the impressive performance of world stock markets: U.S. share prices had their best gain since November 2004; Canadian and European stocks had their top weekly performances all year; British and Brazilian equities rose for the second straight week; Asian stocks posted their strongest gain in over a month; Japan was up 3.5 percent; and India surged near 6 percent.
You can read the entire article at
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/israel_advances_stock_markets.html
MUST VIEW . . .
Condi on Bill O'Reilly -- will re-air at 11 PM EDT
[While O'Reilly's constant interuptions drove me crazy, Condi looked and sounded great -- she explained the President's position smartly and articulately)!
Thanks DrDeb, I'll try and catch Condi in 30 minutes.
Glad to see you and "thanks" as always for the great analysis and links.
I can't BELIEVE the MSM hasn't mentioned the RISING job approval for the Pres . . . what a surprise!!! NOT!
Thanks DrDeb, I'll try and catch Condi in 30 minutes.