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Well, look what happens when you answer your critics with the truth and communicate your ideas. Looney left winger propaganda unchecked will hurt anyone, so now he looks intent on keeping the commincation constant and consistent from now on. Our safety and freedom depend on it.
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The one thing I appreciate about President Bush is his consistency. No matter his critics or his supporter's view on his position on the war, he has remained steadfast in his beliefs of our being on the right track.
It is good, especially for someone in my profession, to know that the head guy is not going to waver in his determination to win this thing.
You can disagree with his plan but it's hard to disagree with his motives, at least in my opinion.
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One thing I might add, the poll was done before his talk with the American people last night. So it's likely even a tad higher by now. The truth always wins.
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quote:Originally posted by 24bit: The truth always wins.
I hope so
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He improved communications after the media came out and covered stories characterizing him as living in a bubble..
suddenly...it was 'Bush on a Whirlwind Tour'.. for two weeks we saw him everywhere..more in two weeks than in two years!
I'm surprised he wasn't doing concerts to boot (everybody grab your lighters)
"Dubya sings the Hits"
OK, I'll stop (Just a little rueful humor there.)
He is consistant, no doubt.. tho one can easily wonder why he has not been communicable with the nation before during the last three years.. it is better late than never.. however, nothing new was offered, really --
sort of speaking out of both sides of his mouth from the oval office, I thought. On one hand, he admitted mistakes (a commendable thing in and of itself, and a first for him, I'll give him that, clearly people need allot more candor from this White House than we have gotten), however at the same time he was blaming others for them, and sighting all those he claims made the same mistakes.. on one hand welcoming 'constructive criticizms' -- on the other, calling those who have criticizms 'defeatists'.
I felt his speech(es) were woefully political, all things considered. He seemed to be focused mainly on speaking to two groups - those who have sipported him, and those who are moving away.. and the main issue was monkey in the middle. He seemed to be forcing some things he thinks (or his advisors think) the public wants to hear, reactive to poll plummets. That was dissapointing.
This business of the polls is odd as usual..
there seem to be two different assessments simultaneously released..
The Washington Post/ABC news poll says he has gone to 47% job approval rating and some describe that as a 'surge'..
But then there is the CNN/Gallop poll (kind of the standard)
which says despite all the recent happenings.. he gained a point or two, and is at 41%, with 53% viewing him 'unfavorably', ect, ect..
(note: I see both polls were taken before the national address on Sunday)
Either way, whichever is closest to any form of accuracy..
What's more important.. IMO -- is in the weeks to come in Iraq, that is FAR more important than approval ratings.
The public however, also reacts to the spying (the law breaking kind), the domestic corruption and indictments, the ongoing investigations of Rove, the Katrina victims, the the filibuster of the Patriot act, objection to Alito.. to name a few things.
I fear this rise, whatever the numbers may be, is merely due to a few appearances (show business) and stabalization of gas prices.
Mo
From the Gallop Poll page, appended ****
Poll: Bush fails to sway public on Iraq
By Susan Page, USA TODAY
The series of speeches President Bush delivered during the past three weeks defending the invasion of Iraq failed to buy patience for the war or convince more Americans that the conflict is part of a broader campaign against terrorism, according to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend.
(Related: Poll results)
The interviews with 1,003 adults nationwide were conducted Friday through Sunday, before Bush delivered an address to the nation Sunday and held a nationally televised news conference Monday. Those events may affect the public's perceptions of him and the war.
Still, the findings underscore the task the president faces and explains why he has been emphasizing particular points -- including his views that the war in Iraq is a critical part of the war on terrorism, that it would be wrong to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and that the United States is winning.
In the poll:
* A record 55% say the war in Iraq is entirely separate from the war on terrorism that began with the Sept. 11 attacks, the first time a majority has held that opinion.
* Six of 10 think the United States should deploy a significant number of troops in Iraq for another year or less, though just 17% predict the United States will achieve that timetable.
* A 56% majority say Bush doesn't have a plan to achieve victory in Iraq, about the same as the 55% who held that view the night he delivered the first of four speeches. Half of those surveyed say neither side is winning in Iraq; 40% say the United States is winning. A 52% majority say it was a mistake to send troops.
One bright spot for Bush: 50% predict last week's elections in Iraq will be a major step to help the United States achieve its goals there.
The poll's margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.
At his news conference Monday, Bush dismissed a question about his decline in the polls.
"My job is to confront big challenges and lead, and I fully understand everybody is not going to agree with my decisions," he said. "But the president's job is to do what he thinks is right, and that's what I'm going to continue to do."
Bush's job-approval rating was 41%, a bit higher than his historic low of 37% last month but down a point or two from earlier in December. For the first time a majority, 53%, said they had an unfavorable impression of him.
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He reached his presidency low, almost the same time that Clinton hit his and almost the same numbers. I find that very interesting. Anyway, he's going to do a better job of countering the left wing lie propaganda, and doing that on a consistent basis, and staying the course in Iraq which is turnin into a big success, will keep him in the high 40's and low 50's. As Iraq becomes more stable and troops are slowly coming home, he'll get more credit for Iraq and he'll be in the 60's to 70's.
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Polls schmolls,
Who is it they keep polling anyway......
Don't think he really cares....it's not like he's gonna get elected again anyway...
Even if the Dems don't get anyone better than Gore...the folks will probably vote in a Dem anyway next time...
And the band played on.........zman
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