[luv2ndamend]

Some good news!

[kezekiel]

sniff sniff... Is that a Republican Senatorial majority I smell?

[PianoMan]

52 percent favorable for Cheney - and that is one conservative guy.

[vbmoneyspender]

When respondents are asked to rank the most important issues for the government to address, without being shown any list or being prompted, the economy continues to top the list at 28 percent, but this is down somewhat from its score in July and August (33 percent and 32 percent).

The next four issues, however, are terrorism (24 percent), the "war" (14 percent), Iraq/Saddam Hussein (14 percent) and national security (12 percent).

In other words, the war on terrorism ranks first at 64%.

[tomahawk]

I can understand these numbers, except for one. Why aren't Cheney's numbers higher? He is doing a fantastic job, and his input is very beneficial. His rating should be high like Rummy's (my favorite).

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Hence, the RAT meltdown this week. 1994 is going to be revisited in November.

[Savage Beast]

"The ratings of the Democrats in Congress have also improved"

You have to remember that half the population has an I.Q. below 100.

[Allrich Towing]

Great news!! Go, Mr. President!

- Gin

[afuturegovernor]

Ok, honestly Lincoln Chaffee is the only senator who might switch. Chaffee's ACU rating was in the 40's (compared to a 29 from Jeffords last year.) Specter, Collins, and Snowe will all stay in the GOP (they all scored in the 50's or 60's). I'm not saying that Chaffee will switch, but he's the only one that might.

[copycat]

The next four issues, however, are terrorism (24 percent), the "war" (14 percent), Iraq/Saddam Hussein (14 percent) and national security (12 percent).

These are all the same issue. War on Terror - 64% Economy - 28%.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

It won't matter if we all don't make a concerted effort to vote and bring people with us when we go to the polls. The dims have been stuffing the ballot box for years and this time around they're desperate.

[Post Toasties]

Good news. Now if the US can hold those thoughts until November...

[Man of the Right]

The Democrats are the Republicans best ally.

We understate their political death wish.

On the national security issue, the smart move would be to move to the right of Bush, criticizing the family's appeasement of Saddam in the '80s, its inattentiveness to national security prior to 9-11, and demanding immediate military action. Instead, they've positioned themselves as Saddam's protector. The public can see through their attempt to hold U.S. national security hostage to the U.N. to buy Saddam time to announce he possesses nuclear weapons.

[areafiftyone]

There is a Newsweek poll just out (but its not online yet so I can't post it.) If anyone can get it please post it. Bush's approval rating is at 65% which is great. The support for military action has gone down a little bit but that is to be expected with all the Democreeps on TV bashing Bush back and forth. Bush needs to go on TV more and talk to the American public.

[Salvation]

Bumping the good news.

[VRWC_minion]

The next four issues, however, are terrorism (24 percent), the "war" (14 percent), Iraq/Saddam Hussein (14 percent) and national security (12 percent).

I see these as one issue and it adds up to 64%.

[JasonC]

"The next four issues, however, are..."

LOL. They have to split up the security issue into 4 line items to get it lower than "the economy". 64% say security is the number one issues, vs. 28% the economy - they just say it with different words (war, terror, Iraq, etc).

How about they split up "the economy" into - the economy, unemployment, new jobs, trade, the stock market, growth, salaries, and job security - pretending there are eight issues there instead of one?