Bad News for Bush in Latest Poll

[Dr Ron]

From Light Up The Darkness--see original post for links

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/?view=plink&id=1260


Bad News for Bush in Latest Poll
13 July 2005

The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll (here and here) has bad news for President Bush, with mixed opinions on the next Supreme Court pick which reflect the current division in the country.

Respondents by a 49 percent-to-46 percent margin disapprove of Bush’s job performance. That’s a drop from May when 47 percent approved and 47 percent disapproved. Only 41 percent give Bush good marks for being "honest and straightforward" which is his lowest ranking on this question since he became president. This is a drop of nine percentage points since January, when a majority (50 percent to 36 percent) believed that he was honest and straightforward.

52% say the nation is "off on the wrong track," while just 34% say it is "headed in the right direction." Americans disapprove of how Congress is doing its job, by 55% to 28%. By 45% to 38%, Americans say they would prefer that the 2006 elections produce a Democratic-controlled Congress rather than a Republican-controlled Congress.

By 57% to 33%, Americans believe that allowing workers to invest Social Security contributions in the stock market is a "bad idea," and opponents are much more likely to say their minds are made up. A plurality in every age group opposes the idea, and senior citizens are opposed by 71% to 19%.

When asked about the next Supreme Court justice, 41 percent (vs. 30 percent) want Bush to appoint a strong conservative to the court, while a nearly equal proportion (40 percent to 25 percent) would like for him to take into consideration the views of secular and liberal groups. 65% say the court shouldn't overturn Roe v. Wade, with many people who are anti-abortion also opposing a change in the law. 63% support a justice who would allow references to God in public life, 60% favor a woman, and 55% favor a justice who would uphold affirmative action laws.

[amber dog democrat]

1. Its like that line from the Grateful Dead's Me and My Uncle...

" One of them calling,
and then 2 more,
accused him of cheating "

Its beginning to snowball. I think we may already be past the point where spinning, or stonewalling will be of help.

or as Frank Zappa once said,

" when they find out the way you lied, and all the corny tricks you tried will not forstall the rising tide..."

Its such a good think to wath the momentum building. The best thing the Chimp can do is go on being the Chimp.

[Old and In the Way]

2. Or, to amp one of my favorite tunes: "The Harder They Come, The Harder

They Fall...One and ALL"

:-)

[amber dog democrat]

6. There is a bit of karma to this, isn't there ?

or by the Stones, " Baby baby baby, your'e out of time "

or Bobby Dillon,,, " Its a hard rain, that's gonna fall !"

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[Horse with no Name]

5. His polls consistently

show the support of his base--however, everyone else is just fucked.
I truly believe the exit polls showed that same margin also, however, unfortunately part of his "base" is Diebold, et al.