A plurality of Americans support it. Specifically, 46 percent of Americans (48 percent of voters) support Sen. Russ Feingold’s censure resolution, while 44 percent (43 percent of voters) oppose the idea. Which begs the question: when Russ Feingold offered the resolution, why did Senate Democrats run away from it like he just lit a bomb?
Pew Poll: Bush Is “Incompetent”
Not only does the latest Pew Poll put Bush at 33% approval, but it contains this laugh-out-loud graph: This was the response to an open-ended question about the one word people would use to describe Bush (no suggested answers were given).
USA Today/Gallop/CNN Poll Puts Bush At 36%
That’s his lowest approval rating for that poll ever. It was taken this weekend — after the Dubai Ports World deal fell through. The poll also discovered that: 57 percent of those polled believed that sending troops in Iraq was a mistake, while 42 percent felt the war was not a mistake. Sixty percent of Americans believed that things were … Read More
Burnt Out
The senior White House staff is burnt out, says the Washington Post. Cuv governating is hard work.
Headline Of The Day
Reuters: "Republicans Look To A Future Without Bush" Oh, I think they aren’t the only ones…..
Not Again
WaPo headline: "Bush Goes On Offensive To Explain War Strategy" Yup. Another series of speeches to hand-picked audiences. Again. “Bush supporters cite Iraq speeches as start of rebound” [AP, 12/13/05] “Bush vows victory, not retreat; Speech gives strategy for winning Iraq war, rejects exit timetable” [Toledo Blade, 12/1/05] “Bush Goes on the Offensive Against Critics of War in Iraq” [Los … Read More
Bush’s Domestic Advisor A Crook
One month ago, I wondered why Bush’s domestic advisor resigned. Now we know: A former adviser to President Bush was arrested this week in Maryland and charged with swindling two department stores out of more than $5,000 in a refund scam. Montgomery County police said Claude Allen, 45, was arrested Thursday and charged with carrying out a felony theft scheme … Read More
Faith-Based President
Bush today: "You’ve got to stand on what you believe, that’s what you’ve got to do, if you’re going to make decisions that are solid and sound…" Facts be damned, right?
The Germans Have A Word For Everything
Wordsmith.org’s word of the day is weltschmertz. I dig this word, not only because it has six consonants in a row (can you name another?), but because it describes my current political temperature. The word means: World weariness; pessimism, apathy, or sadness felt at the difference between physical reality and the ideal state. I look at the grisly, yet successful, … Read More
“Resolved” in Newfane, VT
At a town meeting on Tuesday, the Newfane (VT) community voted "yea" to the following resolution: ""Whereas George W. Bush has:"1. Misled the nation about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction;"2. Misled the nation about ties between Iraq and Al Quaeda;"3. Used these falsehoods to lead our nation into war unsupported by international law;"4. Not told the truth about American policy … Read More
Another Bad Bush/GOP Poll
A Fox News poll — let me stress that — a Fox News poll of registered voters has Bush’s approval rating plummeting from 44% (on Feb 7-8) to 39% (on Feb 27-Mar 1). Given the margins of error involved, that’s not too far from the CBS poll of 34%. The poll also reflects that the plurality of people would prefer … Read More
Bush Was Told “No Imminent Threat” Before Iraq War
Murray Waas at the National Journal reports today that Bush was specifically told in advance of the Iraq war, via two reports, that: (1) There was disagreement about the aluminum tubes/nuclear program issue: Among other things, the report stated that the Energy Department and the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research believed that the tubes were "intended for conventional … Read More
Contrasting Headlines Reveal A Lesson
Katrina headline (AP): Ex-FEMA Chief Says Bush Was Overconfident War on Terror headline (AP): Bush Confident Bin Laden Will Be Captured
Where Did You Get YOUR Degree?
Can I just rant for a second? Polls like this drive me nuts. Here’s are the questions asked of respondents by Survey USA: "Based on what you know about the government wiretapping of certain phone calls …Is it clear that President Bush obeyed the law? … Is it clear that President Bush broke the law? Is it not clear? … … Read More
Impeach
Taking a cue from Wisconsin Democrats, the Dems in the NC Senate have backed a resolution urging the state’s representatives in Washington to support efforts to impeach Bush, Cheney and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Okay.