Originally Posted by hjmick
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Priceless!
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It looks like GWB is almost 3X as popular as Congress.President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress registered record-low approval ratings in a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday, and a new monthly index measuring the mood of Americans dipped slightly on deepening worries about the economy.
Only 29 percent of Americans gave Bush a positive grade for his job performance, below his worst Zogby poll mark of 30 percent in March. A paltry 11 percent rated Congress positively, beating the previous low of 14 percent in July.
Last edited by Abbey Marie; 10-04-2007 at 11:37 AM.
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He might be 3X as popular as my MIL but that doesn't mean he's well thought of.
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But then again that would be suggesting a popularity contest, so much more needs to be taken into consideration.
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Everything's relative. Personally, I'd rather have a 29% approval than 11%. But maybe that's just me.
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“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
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I approve Abbey, that should bring up the 11% a it.
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and that must drive the lefties up the wall
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considering the fact that congress is nearly evenly split between republicans and democrats, and considering the fact that, every single poll for more than a year that has asked voters to give their opinions of democrats in congress and republicans in congress has given the strong edge to democrats, us "lefties" aren't really too bothered by this at all.
I think it is funny how the right avoids all discussions of those differential polls and tries to make "congress" synonymous with "democrats".
Bottom line: if you are suggesting that the voters dislike the democrats in congress, I would suggest the old adage applies about people in glass houses.
However badly the public holds the democrats in congress, poll after poll after poll has shown that they hold the republicans MUCH lower.
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Consider the fact that the democrats are in control of congress, they hold all of the committe chairs and set the agenda.
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consider the fact that the republicans hold the white house and can and have vetoed bills passed by the democratic controlled congress...
consider the fact that the republicans in the senate can and have filibustered major democratic initiatives
consider the fact that democrats in neither house hold a veto proof majority.
being in control of congress with less than a veto proof majority when the other party controls the white house is hardly a very powerful position, now, isit?
and true to form, you failed to address the differential polls that have shown, consistently, for more than a year that the public thinks MUCH worse of congressional republicans than they do of congressional democrats.
consider that.
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Consider the fact that this Congress is perceived (correctly so) by people to be Democrat controlled, regardless of veto power.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
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But....But....But....consider the fact that the republicans hold the white house and can and have vetoed bills passed by the democratic controlled congress...
consider the fact that the republicans in the senate can and have filibustered major democratic initiatives
consider the fact that democrats in neither house hold a veto proof majority.
being in control of congress with less than a veto proof majority when the other party controls the white house is hardly a very powerful position, now, isit?
and true to form, you failed to address the differential polls that have shown, consistently, for more than a year that the public thinks MUCH worse of congressional republicans than they do of congressional democrats.
consider that.
Please man, just realize and get over the fact that the Democrats made huge sweeping promises to get into office that they most likely had no intentions of keeping and now they are paying the price for their deception in the 11% approval rating they now proudly carry.
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is this the blame republicans for everything hour?
Common maineman democrats have to take responsibility for their short comings, just like bush and every republican in the house and senate and any politician.
And, im sorry but your complaining about filibusters the dems did that with supreme court nominees and i dont remember republicans doing that to ruth I hate america beta ginsberg.
True, bush can veto whatever he wants, but if you get enough votes you can override it.
republicans are abandoing bush, so i dont think bush can veto anything without consequences in the sense, eventually republicans , enough of them could join the dems on an issue.
what does it matter who america thinks is worse.
they think we (republicans and democrats both suck) yeah democrats are in power, but as the elections shows, and now shows. Americans would be more happy with the donkey from shrek in congress, and princess fiona as president then what we have now.
Youre being a bit partisan dont you think?
consider the fact that the republicans hold the white house and can and have vetoed bills passed by the democratic controlled congress...
consider the fact that the republicans in the senate can and have filibustered major democratic initiatives
consider the fact that democrats in neither house hold a veto proof majority.
being in control of congress with less than a veto proof majority when the other party controls the white house is hardly a very powerful position, now, isit?
and true to form, you failed to address the differential polls that have shown, consistently, for more than a year that the public thinks MUCH worse of congressional republicans than they do of congressional democrats.
consider that.
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