A day in the life of President Bush (photos): 8/15/02

"the guy to the right of me was the one in the black hat"... hehe just kidding...

great pics rintense!

kim
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Haven't read the rest of the posts to see if anyone told you this, but the President did mention Daschle by name, and thanked him for being there. He is such a better person than I am! LOL!

He also said that he wanted Laura to come, and that they drew the short straw and he came instead! It was cute.

I had to leave in the middle of the speech, though to pick up our daughter from soccer practice and get her registered at the HS. Sometimes this mothering thing really gets in the way of my fun!

Doesn't our president have the most ADORABLE expressions -- he is such a humble yet charismatic man!!

Received a great memo from Matthew Dowd, senior advisor/pollster for the RNC and President Bush [NOTE: The content of this memo reinforces the analysis I posted last evening!]:

TO: Interested Parties

FROM: Matthew Dowd, Senior Advisor, RNC

RE: Investors vs. Non-Investors:
Why The Democrat Attacks Aren't Working

Since the mid-80’s the number of people invested in the stock market has more than doubled. Today roughly two-thirds of American voters have some investment in the stock market from individual stocks, retirement plans,
mutual funds, etc. This is a group that carries quite a bit of weight today at the polls, but lately is has been a bit misinterpreted.

Democrats, some in the media and many pundits have assumed that the stock market falling over the last few months spelled doom for President Bush and the Republican Party. This assumption was based on the fact that so many people have investments in the market and have experienced losses. It was assumed that these investors would blame Republicans. Some "renowned" pollsters and pundits even went as far as to assert that the anger among this group of voters would mean serious trouble for the Republican Party.

I hesitate to bring this up (not really), but the facts dispute these conclusions. In January of this year Republicans had a generic ballot advantage of eight points among voters who invest (Republicans 40% to
Democrats 32%). Among voters who do not invest, Democrats had an advantage of one or two points. Again, keep in mind voters who invest out number non-investors by two to one. At this time, President Bush’s approval rating was in the mid-80’s with both groups.

Today, in the latest tracking polls, Republicans have a net generic ballot advantage of 13 points (45% for Republicans and 32% for Democrats) among investors. This is a net increase of five points since January of this year among voters who have been hardest hit by a decline in the stock market! Among voters who do not invest, Democrats have an eighteen-point advantage.
Non-investing voters are dominated to a large degree by Democratic partisans. Again, investing voters far outnumber non investors, which is why when you
look at the whole group of voters, the generic ballot number is tied, which it has been for six months.

Further, currently President Bush enjoys an approval rating in the mid-70’s among investors, and an approval rating in the low 70’s among non-investors. Thus, while we predicted the President’s approval rating would slowly decline over time, his decline among investing voters has actually been slower than among non-investors. Again, not supporting the pundit speculation.

So the question is why? There are several reasons. First, investing voters, as a whole are more optimistic than non-investors because they are in the market. While investors are worried about their retirement and savings, they understand better the cyclical nature of stock fluctuations and movement. They generally have an attitude that even though things are not where they would like them, the market has a tendency to rise over time. Second, the investing voters see the government playing a reduced role in the very large historic economic cycles. Though they list the economy as their number one issue and
desire further action, they have a pretty realistic understanding of the ebb and flow of business growth. While they want the political sphere to play a constructive role and believe that policies like tax cuts, corporate accountability rules with tough enforcement and free trade can assist in positive movement, these voters understand that the economy follows long term
patterns not necessarily dictated by hour by hour partisan back and forth. Interestingly, while Republicans have faired worse over the last few months among non-investors, the number one issue among non-investors is education, not the economy as it is with investors.

Finally, a major political development over the course of the last few years, as more and more Americans are part of the investing world, is the "Investment Gap" that has widened and become significant over time. As one can see from the above figures, the "Investment Gap" now is staggering 31 points (Republican generic ballot advantage of 13 plus the Democrat advantage with non-investors of 18). In January this "Investment Gap" was 10 points. In the past, when the now famous "Gender Gap" was highlighted as significant it was 15 to 20 points.

Today, Democrats are having difficulty at the polls to a large degree because of their inability to garner a competitive number of votes among this rather dominant group of voters who invest. A key reason they don’t have strong support is the party’s lack of a clearly defined economic agenda as a companion to their attacks. Further complicating things for Democrats is the fact that this investing group of voters is more moderate than non-investors, contains a larger share of union households, is split evenly between men and women, and nearly two-thirds of the women in this group work outside the home.
And because investors represent two of every three voters and will continue to grow over time, this puts the Democratic Party in a very difficult spot.

Doesn't our president have the most ADORABLE expressions -- he is such a humble yet charismatic man!!

Received a great memo from Matthew Dowd, senior advisor/pollster for the RNC and President Bush [NOTE: The content of this memo reinforces the analysis I posted last evening!]:

TO: Interested Parties

FROM: Matthew Dowd, Senior Advisor, RNC

RE: Investors vs. Non-Investors:
Why The Democrat Attacks Aren't Working

Since the mid-80’s the number of people invested in the stock market has more than doubled. Today roughly two-thirds of American voters have some investment in the stock market from individual stocks, retirement plans,
mutual funds, etc. This is a group that carries quite a bit of weight today at the polls, but lately is has been a bit misinterpreted.

Democrats, some in the media and many pundits have assumed that the stock market falling over the last few months spelled doom for President Bush and the Republican Party. This assumption was based on the fact that so many people have investments in the market and have experienced losses. It was assumed that these investors would blame Republicans. Some "renowned" pollsters and pundits even went as far as to assert that the anger among this group of voters would mean serious trouble for the Republican Party.

I hesitate to bring this up (not really), but the facts dispute these conclusions. In January of this year Republicans had a generic ballot advantage of eight points among voters who invest (Republicans 40% to
Democrats 32%). Among voters who do not invest, Democrats had an advantage of one or two points. Again, keep in mind voters who invest out number non-investors by two to one. At this time, President Bush’s approval rating was in the mid-80’s with both groups.

Today, in the latest tracking polls, Republicans have a net generic ballot advantage of 13 points (45% for Republicans and 32% for Democrats) among investors. This is a net increase of five points since January of this year among voters who have been hardest hit by a decline in the stock market! Among voters who do not invest, Democrats have an eighteen-point advantage.
Non-investing voters are dominated to a large degree by Democratic partisans. Again, investing voters far outnumber non investors, which is why when you
look at the whole group of voters, the generic ballot number is tied, which it has been for six months.

Further, currently President Bush enjoys an approval rating in the mid-70’s among investors, and an approval rating in the low 70’s among non-investors. Thus, while we predicted the President’s approval rating would slowly decline over time, his decline among investing voters has actually been slower than among non-investors. Again, not supporting the pundit speculation.

So the question is why? There are several reasons. First, investing voters, as a whole are more optimistic than non-investors because they are in the market. While investors are worried about their retirement and savings, they understand better the cyclical nature of stock fluctuations and movement. They generally have an attitude that even though things are not where they would like them, the market has a tendency to rise over time. Second, the investing voters see the government playing a reduced role in the very large historic economic cycles. Though they list the economy as their number one issue and
desire further action, they have a pretty realistic understanding of the ebb and flow of business growth. While they want the political sphere to play a constructive role and believe that policies like tax cuts, corporate accountability rules with tough enforcement and free trade can assist in positive movement, these voters understand that the economy follows long term
patterns not necessarily dictated by hour by hour partisan back and forth. Interestingly, while Republicans have faired worse over the last few months among non-investors, the number one issue among non-investors is education, not the economy as it is with investors.

Finally, a major political development over the course of the last few years, as more and more Americans are part of the investing world, is the "Investment Gap" that has widened and become significant over time. As one can see from the above figures, the "Investment Gap" now is staggering 31 points (Republican generic ballot advantage of 13 plus the Democrat advantage with non-investors of 18). In January this "Investment Gap" was 10 points. In the past, when the now famous "Gender Gap" was highlighted as significant it was 15 to 20 points.

Today, Democrats are having difficulty at the polls to a large degree because of their inability to garner a competitive number of votes among this rather dominant group of voters who invest. A key reason they don’t have strong support is the party’s lack of a clearly defined economic agenda as a companion to their attacks. Further complicating things for Democrats is the fact that this investing group of voters is more moderate than non-investors, contains a larger share of union households, is split evenly between men and women, and nearly two-thirds of the women in this group work outside the home.
And because investors represent two of every three voters and will continue to grow over time, this puts the Democratic Party in a very difficult spot.

Sorry for the double post -- my system is moving VERY slowly tonight!

That didn't even CLICK with me. President Bush ALWAYS introduces the Senators/Reps from the state he is in. WOW. WAY TO GO GW!

YIPEEEE! I was one of MANY people who emailed the RNC headquarters and told them to get Marc Racicot ON TV NOW!!!

To combat the DNC and McCauliffe it is imperative that Marc do more than just issue a press release.

He was on on Hannity and Colmes last night too. YIPPPPPEEEE!!!!! Maybe he heard us?

Wow! What a fabulous first picture. Thanks for the new wallpaper. I wish I could get that picture on a sweatshirt or a t-shirt.

With the combination of the first fabulous picture, and this one, we can see which end his face will look better on.

I'm thinking maybe on the left end right next to the first George W. What do you think? :o)

That's ok. It was worth reading twice!!

Excellent!!!!

I'm just glad there were no pictures with Tommy.

I swear I heard Dubya say this in his speech:

"We had a scare a few minutes ago. I had something tugging on my socks and thought Barney had snuck onto Air Force One. (laughter) But then I looked down and realized it was Tom Daschle biting my ankles. (laughter)"

Did you hear him say that too??? Hehehe.

Yeah, yeah, I heard it too, RWP! Guess he didn't know the mike was still on! ;o)

Very interesting statement, but who is Lyn Nofziger. I hate to be so dumb but I have never heard of this person.

LOL, I wish Dubya would of said that :-) Here is the only mention of the 4'11" DNC Puppet....

"I want to thank -- I want to thank Majority Leader Tom Daschle for coming today. Tom, I appreciate your time. I'm honored you're here. (Applause.) And I want to thank Senator Tim Johnson as well for taking time out of his day to come to be here at Mount Rushmore. (Applause.)" George W. Bush 8/15/02

A close advisor to Ronald Reagan...

Rackkkkk the photos Rintense

Good evening Daily Dosers

Well Interfax news wire is reporting that North Korea wacky leader Kim Jong 2 going meet with Dubya little KGB buddy Vladimir Putin perhaps in November

Also I post this last nite but report out of Israel Hareetz wire is confirming now push come to shove Israel would lay down nuke smackdown on Iraq

Won't ask for permission from USA

What permission

Hey as representative of this country Israel go for it baby

Since I mentioned my post from last evening, I thought I'd re-post it for those who may have missed it (yes, I think it's that important):

The following is a link to a VERY interesting socio-political analysis from Gallup -- this analysis provides an excellent framework for both explaining the President's incredible approval ratings and predicting voter behavior in '02 and '04.

PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE TABLE TITLED POLITICAL ORIENTATION. Note that 3 of the 5 profile categories (comprising 64% of the profilees) give the President approval ratings of 78, 80 and 86%!!!! Only ONE profile category (representing a mere 20% of the profilees)gives the President an approval rating below 63%. Additionally a majority in 4 of the 5 categories (representing 80% of the profilees) are likely to vote for the President in 2004!

In the future, when Gallup posts its 60-something approval rating for the President, remember these categories and the statistical fact that almost 2/3rds of our fellow citizens actually give our President an 80% or higher approval rating! And these are the citizens who vote!

HYPOTHESIS: After analyzing this poll and others (including the recent statewide poll in Georgia), I postulate that approximately 80% of Whites and Asians (non-Pacific Islanders) approve of the President's job performance vs 25-35% of Blacks and Hispanics who I believe comprise large majorities in both the Stressed Pessimists and Struggler categories -- categories easily manipulated by RAT scare tactics and demagoging. Fortunately, the profilees in these categories comprise only 36% of the total!

http://gallup.com/poll/releases/pr020814.asp

Lyn Nofziger A advisor to Ronald Reagan and a long time Conservative contributor to think tanks and advisory boards

Your first photo gives me chills! Talk about a picture suitable for fundraising! Who was the photographer for that one? The official White House photographer? WOW! I might have to bump my wallpaper (W and Barney) What a dilemma!

Any bets on how many newspapers will choose this one for tomorrow's editions? Probably none. Wouldn't want the public to know how great our president actually looks!

I hope it gives a different kind of chill to McAuliffe et al. I love to hear the 'rats squeal.