Gallup: Most Recent Bush Quarter Worst For A President Since 1992

[Mark E. Smith]

GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
August 09, 2006

PRINCETON, NJ -- George W. Bush's most recent quarter, the 22nd in office, was the worst of his presidency and the worst for any president since 1992, based on his 35.8% average approval rating during that quarter. It also ranks in the bottom 20 quarters our of more than 240 quarters Gallup has measured for all presidents since Harry Truman.

For the quarter beginning on April 20, 2006 and ending on July 19, Bush averaged a 35.8% approval rating. This includes Bush's term low 31% single poll rating in early May of this year.

http://poll.gallup.com/content/?ci=24043

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

1. He's Still King For 2 1/2 More Years

Polls? Who cares about polls? "I'M KING GEORGE!!" "You can get my rating down to the 23% base, and I'll still be KING GEORGE!"

[MrCoffee]

2. Never forget what happened to the last Mad King George

The good old days...sigh.

[Supersedeas]

11. justice...justice can be so sweet

[krispos42]

17. Dare I ask.... Beheaded? n/t

[hvn_nbr_2]

32. No. Died deaf, blind, and mad.

The Britannia article:
http://britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon55.html

[Qutzupalotl]

34. He's almost there.

Mad with power
Blind to consequences
Deaf to critics

[hvn_nbr_2]

39. There are other parallels too

As I read the Britannia article, I was thinking, "This sounds like our King George." I even started to think that he might be the reincarnation of George III, but a picture of George III didn't look at all like George the Dumbya.

[krispos42]

41. Well, it's an idealized portrait.

Besides, I heard that part of our monarch's rakish good looks could be from fetal alcohol syndrome. I do think Chimpy's brain was pickled in the womb.

From Wikipedia:

<begin snip>
Features of FASD may include facial deformities, stunted physical and emotional development, memory and attention deficits, a tendency to impulsive behavior, inability to reason from cause to effect, a failure to comprehend the concept of time, difficulty telling fantasy from reality, inability to control sexual impulses, and an apparent lack of remorse. Secondary disabilities such as mental illness and drug addiction are also likely to develop. Unlike the primary disabilities, these do not reflect the central nervous system damage, but instead develop because the child has difficulty adapting to his environment.

Fetal alcohol exposure is regarded by researchers as the leading known cause of mental retardation in the Western world.
<end snip>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_alcohol_spectrum_disorder

Is that fucking scary, or what?

[Totallybushed]

9. Hey if we

win in November, and Conyer gets to be Judiciary chairman, there will be an impeachment investigation. Natuarlly there is no hope whatsoever of a conviction, but it may be possible that * is forced to resign by his handlers to keep deep, dark secrets from coming out!!

[humbled_opinion]

44. Not so quick

2/3 approval is possible depending on the mood of the country in the NOV elections. This may turn out to be a serious referendum on Bush. In fact it may be exactly what the electorate, (less the 1/3 nutty neocons) want to be done.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. And Clinton's was 61.6%

[Demit]

4. "for any president since 1992"? LOL! How many have we had since then?

What a way to bury that the last prez to have such low ratings was his dad. That's pretty lame writing.

[krispos42]

18. He had to have his 2nd term...

To show up his dad. At any cost, even at being the WORST PRESIDENT EVER!

[Quantess]

21. Not according to the freak I saw on the freeway yesterday, LOL.

First I saw the 2 bumper stickers that crowed his support for the chimp, then I saw the license plate that said BUSH 05.

It was a great, big, nice, new truck, too. What a shame to deface it like that.

I gave him the finger but he didn't see me. I bet he gets the finger a lot.

[krispos42]

42. The guy must think the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor...

in 1492 using TIE fighters launched from the deck of the 'Merrimack'.

Dear God in heaven, I don't think this person should be allowed to use a fork or knife, for his own protection and the protection of others.

I believe the term I am looking for is 'flabbergasted'.

[Jester_11218]

5. Correction

It was the worst quater for America and for the world! Who cares about Bush? He is insulated from this.

[wake.up.america]

8. You got that right. He has his mansion like bomb shelter already ...

constructed with plenty of food, water and videos.

"It was the worst quater for America and for the world! Who cares about Bush? He is insulated from this."

[ClintonTyree]

22. Correct, he still insists he has a "mandate".

His only "mandate" was Jimmy/Jeff, "the cannon", Gannon. The man lives in a dream-world, totally insulated from the truth and criticism. Loser. :grr:

[caligirl]

6. If its this bad with a repub congress I can't wait to see what a dem

controlled congress will do to King George. He will be locked in the white house paralyzed for two years. Castrated by his own zeal to murder in the middle east, to steal for his friends and ignore the people 'beneath him'

[llmart]

7. And who was President at that time????

n/t

[alfredo]

15. It's a mixture of Bush 1 and Clinton

I would say it would be his daddy because his approval rating was in the dumper at that time and Clinton was new and enjoying the first 100 days honeymoon.

[RamboLiberal]

19. Huh - Clinton took office in 93 - 2nd worst is 41st Bush

to own. So once more Chimpy outdid Daddy!

[alfredo]

20. I stand corrected

[llmart]

43. Actually, mine was a rhetorical statement............

but I see that further down in the thread some posters weren't really sure who WAS president at that time.

[w4rma]

10. So this quarter was the worst quarter for a president since the last Bush.

Heh.

[Tekla West]

12. Worst quarter for America too

any relation between the two?

[mvd]

13. Yet another negative milestone for *

But the guy has no shame. He'll justify it in his head, just like Sr. did - or even more than he did.

[SutaUvaca]

14. 35.8% average actually approve??

Who are those people.?? Surely the super rich don't both with poll answering, and the super dumb don't know which end of the pencil to hold. Could it be that Diebold polling equipment is in use to keep the chimpster from sliding into single digits?

[ClintonTyree]

25. The freepers.........

jeepers freepers...... :eyes: They'll believe anything they're told by Limbaugh. To this day they haven't realized that Rush's show is comedy, not to be taken "series". :rofl: They are some VERY "stoopid" sacks of cells. :rofl:

[bling bling]

29. I can tell you who they are.

Go to Wall Street Journal opinion board (opinionjournal.com). There's always repsonses to the editorials and most of the time the majority of responses are from Republicans. You can almost always find some die-hard Bush fans among them.

I gather from their typical responses that the Bush fans are still supportive of him because:

1) He is a good Christian and is not afraid to lead the country based on his beliefs.
2) He stands by his convictions. Unlike Clinton, he doesn't make every decision based on popularity polls. All he cares about is keepin us safe from the terrorists. These are dangerous times. They absolutely trust him with their lives. (It may seem like I'm embellishing these a little. Scary thing is that I'm not.)
3) Bush is the essence of Presidential perfection. The only reason that EVERYBODY doesn't see how great Mr. Wonderful is, is because of the raging, angry liberals who seize every opportunity to undermine the Republicans efforts at getting anything done and because the (you guessed it) liberal media has an anti-Bush agenda. The media would rather die than say anything positive about Bush or Iraq.

That pretty much sums it up. Most of the other Republicans that respond on that board are starting to see the light and have stopped drooling and cheerleading over the chimp. Even Peggy Noonan is starting to come to her senses. It's hard for me to understand why some of the otherwise intelligent Republicans didn't see how awful Bush was BEFORE they helped to re-elect him.

[drone]

35. making wealth

There are people making money off this war.

[ekwhite]

37. It's no accident

It's no accident that the proportion of people who support George W. Bush is about the same proportion of people who belong to right-wing fundamentalist churches.

[yellowcanine]

16. Maybe being "the decider" isn't that popular? We Americans tend to

prefer to think of our elected officials as public servants rather than as "deciders."

[rodeodance]

23. aw gee, Mr Bush ranks with the low days Bill C. Proud moment hey Jr?

[fudge stripe cookays]

26. Bill C did not take office until 93.

He's outdoing his dad once again.

[drone]

36. Too bad we can't recall the past

Bill Clintons days in the WH were the best days I ever experienced. I don't look for a repeat for many many years. After this war we will have to pay for it...and we will have to rebuild. My question is what century will it be over?

[damntexdem]

24. Well, that's keeping it in the family, anyway.

;-)

[RagingInMiami]

27. Like father, like son

[silverojo]

28. No...like FAILURE, like son.

:evilgrin:

[corkhead]

30. 1992 my ass. how about 1789

[jfkraus]

31. WPE

Worst President Ever. Has any president ever gone from so high (90's) to so low (30's)?

[KnaveRupe]

45. Why, as a matter of fact, yes!

His name was George Bush also.

90%+ approval rating during Gulf War I
30-something % approval rating during 1992 campaign.

The rotten apple doesn't fall far from the blighted tree.

[smirkymonkey]

33. You know what that means.....

time for another "TERRA" attack. :nuke:

[truthisfreedom]

38. i bet he's got the worst record for any "wartime" president.

i can't think of a better candidate.

[d---mad2]

40. worst ever?

Prior to the '04 elections I wrote an op-ed piece comparing Hoover to Bush II.

I ended it by saying, at least Bush doesn't suck as bad as a Hoover.

And now I must apoligize to the Hooverites. Bush is by far the #1 worst President this

country has ever had. When I travel abroad I tell people I'm a Canadian citizen!!!!!!!!!!!

[missTheBigDog]

46. What a disgrace...

Still got another 2.5 years of this fool. Seems like a freakin' eternity. It's going to take another 40 years to undue the damage he's done to this country and it's reputation worldwide. I feel so bad for our kids.