My take on Bush’s poll numbers

my fertile mind | 05/12/2006 | me

[Albertafriend]

We already know a lot of these polls are more heavily weighted with Democrats. How do we know that the numbers they give are really the right numbers? What if they are completely lying and the numbers representing Democrats are even greater than what they admit? Considering how the Left is able to come up with the same word or phrase to repeat over and over just about every day, wht couldn't they also conspire to lie about the poll numbers to pump up the Left and deflate the Right?

[newgeezer]

Do you ever feel like your in an alternative reality?

Like, one where contractions dont exist? ;^)

[George W. Bush]

And lets not forget Harriet Miers! Oh NOOOO!!! Oh I forgot… she withdrew and we got Sam Alito…

Gee, that one still stings a little, doesn't it? Come on, don't be a sore winner.

; )

The same folks who dumped Harriet and Brownie and stuck the fork into Dubai are the same ones demanding closed borders and mass deportations. The Republican majority is in danger over this issue and, consequently, Bush faces becoming the Dims' bitch in 2007 if the GOP doesn't all toe the line. And they don't like it one bit. Too bad.

The real secret to the modern strength of the Stupid Party comes down to mostly just one thing: when the base cracks the whip, they sit up and obey.

This is why the Dims are weak. It's their completely top-down leadership style. In the GOP, if the base is determined enough, we actually can make things change. And there's little point in a democracy if that can't happen. Just one more reason why Dims are increasingly repulsive to the voters... well ... beyond their already well-known repulsive qualities.

Damned slimy politicians...

[RetiredArmy]

Americans today are far softer than a few generations ago.

We are weaklings, and it will show.

Sorry, but we already are in many respects. Maybe 25-35% of Americans actually care. The others don't give a dang (insert other colorful 4 letter word here if you like). If there is nothing in it for them, line their pockets, etc., they don't care. Period.

[George W. Bush]

For the rest of us, it's the open borders and wastrel spending.

Much as I hate to admit it, actually I think they can get away with the LBJ-would-blush spending. People only grumble about that.

But the borders/illegals is more like Harriet or Brownie/FEMA or Dubai. And it's not just the base. It's a lot of the conservative political press. What I find interesting is that the conservative pundits are already telling them they'd better give in on the borders/amnesty thing before it's too late. See Sowell, National Review, etc.

The illegals thing makes a visceral connection with people on a whole range of other issues. No two conservatives formulate the same way but they are all fixated on one solution: close the borders, deport the illegals, then consider a proper immigration policy.

[Always A Marine]

Bush's poll numbers are in the tank because conservatives are pissed with him. He was never going to get the Dems to be happy with him except in the immediate aftermath of 911. He used to have positive ratings from more than 80% of conservatives. Now its a little over 50%. It's not only gas prices, its the port deal, amnesty for illegals, lack of border enforcement, spending like a drunken sailor, lack of vetos, wasting months on Social Security reform only to walk away from it without a vote.

You are right, and I am one of those angry Conservatives. We are with Dubya on the war, but he takes us for granted and has abandoned us on almost every other issue. At home, his effective surrender to Democrat domestic policies is evidenced by the lack of a single Bush veto in five and a half years. Pork barrel spending (by the GOP!) is unchecked and spiralling out of control. But what really frosts me is Bush's absolute refusal to enforce our immigration laws.

Basic first aid teaches that the first life-saving step is to stop the bleeding. Securing the border is the only logical way to stem the Mexican invasion. But at the same Dubya has refused to protect the border, he has cut the enforcement strength of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and ordered an effective moratorium on rounding up and deporting alien lawbreakers. Bush's refusal to enforce existing laws amounts to DERELICTION OF DUTY. His active subversion of those same laws is even worse.

[Pharmer]

BTT for mor comments

[randog]

1) Illegals and Open Borders
2) Gas prices due to lack of drilling and refineries
3) Iraq War being fought with too much PC

You're:

1) Nitpicking;
2) Forgetting all the good things he's done;
3) A lousy troll!!

</bushbot>

[2rightsleftcoast]

That's right. Stop the Bush bashing. I am with the President. We are at war, He needs and deserves our support. Stop this nonsense about sitting out the next election. I am wondering if some of the bashers are really republicans. The President is bashed daily on tv, we can disagree with some things but still support him. While I'm at it will everyone who hasn't seen it go see United 93.
I should be #1 at the box office.

[Bushiefan]

Go away!! I am so sick of hearing all the bashing every where I turn. You would think we could hear something good here. But no, same old DU and media doom and gloom. Our heroic troops don't deserve such a pathetic press and public. God bless them and our president. We have become weak, pampered and spoiled.

[Dave S]

Go away!! I am so sick of hearing all the bashing every where I turn

Hey if you dont like it, why you go way and dig your head in the sand. GeeI thought we conservatives dealt dealt with reality and not with fairytales. And what does any of what I listed as reasons for Bush's popularity problems with conservatives have to do with our heroic troops. You seen to have difficulty dealing with more than one issue at a time. Under your way of thinking, if we complain about Bush's total disregard for our borders, then we are dissing our troops and putting them in harms way. That is as ridiculous as was most of your rant.

[Dave S]

Our heroic troops don't deserve such a pathetic press and public. God bless them and our president. We have become weak, pampered and spoiled.

Our troops also deserve much better from their president. They deserve a president that can capably defend his policies and occasionally show a little passion about something.

[linn37]

Its now popular to bash the President no matter how well things are going.

[Pharmer]

In Light of Laura Bush's comments BTT