The Discontent Among Us
Approval ratings for the President and the GOP have hit new lows according to a new AP-Ipsos poll.
At this stage in their presidencies, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan had approval ratings in the mid sixties. Bush's now stands at 36%.
The Republican Congress is gaining even less favor with an approval rating of just 30%.
This is patricularly significant during an electrion year where "there is more at stake than the careers of GOP lawmakers. A Democratic-led Congress could bury the last vestiges of Bush's legislative agenda and subject the administration to high-profile investigations of the Iraq war, the CIA leak case, warrantless eavesdropping and other matters."
- Bush's foreign policy - 40% approval
- Bush's Handling of Iraq - 35% approval
- "By a 49-33 margin, the public favors Democrats over Republicans when asked which party should control Congress."
- 69% of Americans believes the nation is headed in the wrong direction
- 6 in 10 Republicans disapprove of the Republican-led Congress
posted by BeingHuman @ 8:42 AM
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You can cite these polls until next week - politics and national approval/disapproval can change on a dime. Short answer: LOTS can happen between now and November.
I don't agree with everything from this prez, but I happen to like that he has his own will.
That is absolutely true that public opinion can and will vary significantly in a short amount of time.
Regarding the President and "his own will" I find it my duty to object to his actions when they contravene the Constitution and the Laws of this nation.
We are a country of laws, not of men, and certainly in the eyes of the law, the President remains just a man, still subject to those laws.
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