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.
Bush Ratings At An All-Time Low
That’s the headline screaming from CBS, who now have Bush at 34%. (And Cheney’s at 18%. That’s simply mind-blowing. Why so high?) UPDATE: A conservative "pollster-type" writes to the Corner and takes aim at the poll’s methodology. He peaks in silliness when he writes this: Now, I’ll tell you right now, what "Americans" or "adults nationwide" think, doesn’t matter one … Read More
I Love This
Via Shakespeare’s Sister, we learn of an Ohio State Senator who has discovered the power of satire as a legislative tool: Lawmaker’s proposal: Bar Republicans from adopting If an Ohio lawmaker’s proposal becomes state law, Republicans would be barred from being adoptive parents. State Sen. Robert Hagan sent out e-mails to fellow lawmakers late Wednesday night, stating that he intends … Read More
How Bad Are Things For Bush?
This bad Bet you thought you never see those numbers, eh?
He Forgot To Bring The Funny
The Redstate post entitled "Boston Red Sox As Washington Politicians" naturally caught my eye, but I failed to crack so much as a smile.
Which Begs The Question
From AP: WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday that the Pentagon is reviewing its practice of paying to plant stories in the Iraqi news media, withdrawing his earlier claim that it had been stopped. Rumsfeld told reporters he was mistaken in the earlier assertion. "I don’t have knowledge as to whether it’s been stopped. I do have … Read More
Whose Government?: The Politics of “Portgate”
Bluememe, via Glenn Greenwald, deconstructs Bush’s language: Bush took the rare step of calling reporters to his conference room on Air Force One after returning from a speech in Colorado. He also stopped to talk before television cameras after he returned to the White House."I can understand why some in Congress have raised questions about whether or not our country … Read More
Bush Losing His Base
This is not another post about Bush’s low approval numbers. This one has some new information. From Zogby: Bush shows weakness among the demographic groups that have comprised the heart of his political base over the past five years, according to Pollster John Zogby, President and CEO of Zogby International. Zogby: On Bush, his overall approval/disapproval rating is 40%-60%, but … Read More
Church And Politics
Oy. They’re are it again. And right down the street from me: The North Carolina Republican Party asked its members this week to send their church directories to the party, drawing furious protests from local and national religious leaders. "Such a request is completely beyond the pale of what is acceptable," said the Rev. Richard Land, head of the Ethics … Read More
4% of Americans Are Sickos
or on drugs. Via Wonkette, this Time poll graphic
After Neoconservatism
Poltical types are abuzz about the editorial in yesterday’s NYT Magazine by Francis Fukuyama, spelling the death of — or at least the flaws revealed in — the neoconservative movement. It’s a heavy read, but interesting. Ex-neoconservative Andrew Sullivan weighs in: I have no doubt that Frank Fukuyama’s essay in the New York Times Magazine will prompt a lot of … Read More