Democrat From Kentucky: Bush's Numbers Ain't So Good

Newsweek just published new poll numbers for the White House and they ain't so good. The president's approval rating continues to drop, his disapproval rating continues to climb and it seems no one is trusting him either, finding him untrustworthy and unethical. The good news is it's still better than VP Dick, who people apparently have come to believe he takes the name to heart.

President George W. Bush is sinking deeper and deeper into political trouble, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Only 36 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president, and an astounding 68 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with the direction of the country—the highest in Bush’s presidency. But that’s not the worst of it for the 43rd president of the United States, a leader who rode comfortably to reelection just a year ago. Half of all Americans now believe he’s not “honest and ethical.”

Honestly, there is a downside even for progressives and that is a credibility isssue. Our leaders continue to lose credibility at home and abroad. The deal is things like this are only way to truly get these people out of office. They have to screw up so tremendously bad across the board as to force people to ask what the hell they're thinking. It's just ashame it couldn't have happened last year.

posted by Stithmeister @ 4:16 PM

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At 2:21 PM,

Rachael Clark said...

What I hate the most about the Republicans' lack of ethics, lack of leadership, and disregard for the importance of good foreign relations, is that we will be left to clean up their mess. Not that life is fair, but I really think it is UNFAIR for Democrats to have to step in after this 8 year f-up, and have to beg for forgiveness...promise things will be different...and probably to make Americans sacrifice even more because of the debt especially. Why do the bad guys have so much power??????

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At 3:16 PM,

Edie said...

Well, there is another side to this story that is being conveniently forgotten by Democrats. While Bush and the Republicans have seen their public approval ratings collapse, the standing of the Democrats has not risen. In fact, a Washington Post-ABC poll places public opinion for congressional Democrats at 41 percent, only a few points higher than the Bush administration, and 71 percent said there was no appreciable difference between the two parties.

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At 3:49 PM,

Stithmeister said...

Unfortunately, their have been far to many Democrats who've had ethical problems in the past. Even Senator Biden has had problems. He ran for president back in 1988 I think and had to drop out because he had plagiarized some speeches.

As far as the Democratic positioning, the Democrats have to assert control of the agenda. It's as simple as that. They have to present a product that will be appealing to Americans while somewhat limiting the Republican's ability to respond.

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At 8:57 PM,

Rachael Clark said...

I helped out with some polling for Kenton Co. last night and was somewhat amazed by what I learned in the few calls I made. Only one person knew who the governor, state reps, state senators, and U.S. senators were for Kentucky. One lady didn't know the difference between Republicans and Democrats. One guy said neither party works for lower and middle class Americans.

It seems as if regular people dislike all politicians IMMENSELY. They have lumped them all into the same group - Republicans have ethics problems, then so do Democrats. That is one point on which I disagree with most people - Democrats are NOTHING like Republicans in terms of ethics violations. This administration especially is the most vile, corrupt, amoral bunch I have ever seen. Democrats need to remind people when it's time to vote of all of this misbehavior. Too much being nice.

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