Monday, February 27, 2006
Dead Weight
Going into the 2006 election season, the Democrats have no better friend than George W. Bush himself. The man has become an albatross.
That's right, 34 percent. But some of the other numbers are even more shocking. Let's take a look, shall we?
And the capper of them all:
DING DING DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNER! Eighteen percent!? Holy shit! Not even Nixon made it to eighteen percent. This is uncharted territory, people.
I can't wait to see all of the congressional Republicans running like hell when Georgieboy shows up in their state. It's going to be a fun summer watching every Republican running for office trying to wash off that George W. Bush stink.
- The latest CBS News poll finds President Bush's approval rating has fallen to an all-time low of 34 percent, while pessimism about the Iraq war has risen to a new high.
Americans are also overwhelmingly opposed to the Bush-backed deal giving a Dubai-owned company operational control over six major U.S. ports. Seven in 10 Americans, including 58 percent of Republicans, say they're opposed to the agreement.
CBS News senior White House correspondent Jim Axelrod reports that now it turns out the Coast Guard had concerns about the ports deal, a disclosure that is no doubt troubling to a president who assured Americans there was no security risk from the deal.
The troubling results for the Bush administration come amid reminders about the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina and negative assessments of how the government and the president have handled it for six months.
That's right, 34 percent. But some of the other numbers are even more shocking. Let's take a look, shall we?
- BUSH’S HANDLING OF WAR ON TERROR
Approve - 43%
Disapprove - 50%
PRES. BUSH JOB APPROVALS
Iraq - 30%
Economy - 32%
Energy - 27%
SHOULD U.A.E. COMPANY OPERATE U.S. PORTS?
Yes - 21%
No - 70%
HOW ARE THINGS GOING IN IRAQ?
Well - 36%
Badly - 62%
IS IRAQ WORTH THE COST?
- The results of the war
Yes - 29%
No - 63%
Removing Saddam Hussein
Yes - 41%
No - 53%
U.S. MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ
Right thing - 41%
Should have stayed out - 54%
DOES BUSH CARE ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU?
A lot - 17%
Some - 30%
Not much/none - 51%
VIEWS OF GEORGE W. BUSH
Favorable - 29%
Unfavorable - 53%
And the capper of them all:
- VIEWS OF DICK CHENEY
Favorable - 18%
Unfavorable - 46%
DING DING DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNER! Eighteen percent!? Holy shit! Not even Nixon made it to eighteen percent. This is uncharted territory, people.
I can't wait to see all of the congressional Republicans running like hell when Georgieboy shows up in their state. It's going to be a fun summer watching every Republican running for office trying to wash off that George W. Bush stink.
