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Historic Disapproval: Bush Hits All-Time Low
abcnews.go.com — Just two presidents have had lower approval (Richard Nixon and Harry Truman) than President Bush, and none has had higher disapproval in polls since 1938.
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- MercyPolitics, on 10/01/2008, -14/+280I have heard some rumors that he started drinking again, well , if it's not the case I think he should.
- Newportbeachguy, on 10/01/2008, -2/+43Or I should.
- Dylson, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2Yes! LETS ALL GET DRUNK!
- fantasmacanino, on 10/01/2008, -16/+10What do you mean again? By the way he's been leading your country I would never he's drunk all the time (just hear him speak, he makes as much sense as a frat boy).
- natxavier, on 10/01/2008, -2/+2he IS a frat boy. do your homework :P
- NyteStarNyne, on 10/01/2008, -11/+5I feel bad for the relatives. The Bush legacy is ruined beyond repair. Didn't his niece have to change her last name for a clothing line or something?
- nick111, on 10/01/2008, -7/+15Umm... how you say...?
***** the relatives. The greedy and mean can look after themselves. They always do. - Caffeinate, on 10/01/2008, -1/+4The lines...they are getting wavy ::drink:: Fellow Americans, stop moving the lines, I want to snort them...
- nikhil1986, on 10/01/2008, -0/+9Well, irrespective of lineage, if my last name was Bush.. I would definitely not start a clothing line named Bush Clothing... could be misinterpreted, if you know what I mean. "Omg, I just bought a Bush dress today!"
- nick111, on 10/01/2008, -7/+15Umm... how you say...?
- floorman56, on 10/01/2008, -15/+29And congress is STILL lower
- broncfan23, on 10/01/2008, -15/+10lol why does he get dugg down...again digg hates the truth.
The DEMOCRAT controlled congress has a 10% approval rating. - Caffeinate, on 10/01/2008, -3/+22Woot, Congress is lower than Bush, and they have a 51% Dem majority after a resounding 8 years of veto proof Republican majority and "the sky is falling" politics...ahaahhhaa
Oh wait. - MxM111, on 10/01/2008, -5/+24The reason why it is lower is because pro-republicans do not like democratic congress, and democrats can not do a thing becasue they do not have veto-proof majority, and most of the time republicans will not vote with democrats against Bush. So pro-democrats also do not like inability of congress to do things.
So, do not blame democrats only. Inability to compromise from both sides and the republican support of most Bush polices and Bush willing to veto everything that does not fit his strict ideology is also to blame. - rotundo, on 10/01/2008, -4/+14Well of course with a group of varied people there's something for everyone to disapprove of. Nobody can be totally happy with a large group of politicians from all over the spectrum. A "whole congress" approval rating makes little sense.
But to be a single person, and have such a low rating... well that is just pitiful. - SpacePoet, on 10/01/2008, -2/+8This little talking point was stupid the first time i heard it, now it's beyond pathetic.
- GeneralFault, on 10/01/2008, -3/+2SpacePoet,
I agree. This talking point was lame even when "we" were using it the other way around. It's just a weak argument one way or the other. Not to mention that the poster is lamely trying to excuse the failure of Bush by pointing out the failure of Congress. - renegadeafk, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2Congress has ALWAYS had lower approval ratings than presidents.
- broncfan23, on 10/01/2008, -15/+10lol why does he get dugg down...again digg hates the truth.
- liquidmetalband, on 10/01/2008, -8/+4And by drinking, you mean HEROIN!
- travis712, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2wait, what? A retarded texas man strung out on H all the time running the country? Ah, probably wouldn't even notice the difference.
- SuicideMouse, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1Strung out? Maybe on meth.
He's the president... he could ALWAYS have H, so he wouldn't be strung out, rather, he'd be nodding out.
- camiller, on 10/01/2008, -0/+20He stopped drinking? Talk about out of touch with the common man.
- elhaf, on 10/01/2008, -2/+2But I thought we were all supposed to have a beer with him. What the hell?
- pantone287, on 10/01/2008, -2/+5I have the feeling that he has been drinking since he entered office. He has the eyes of an alcoholic.
- UltraDavid, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ViQMkqnToA
- darkciti2, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2Well, he could still become the first President to ever commit suicide and maybe garner a few sympathy points.
- Waterrat, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2 He'd never off himself cause he's afraid his imaginary friend in the sky would send him to hell if he did.
- LilRabbitFooFoo, on 10/02/2008, -0/+2Unfortunately, the damage is done.
He outdid his daddy alright...in every negative way possible.
- Ansible, on 10/01/2008, -1/+4He picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue...
- starmanjones, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2the internet is full of video of a drunken slurring bush saying dumb things to a dumbfounded audience.
- Newportbeachguy, on 10/01/2008, -2/+43Or I should.
- madfastride, on 10/01/2008, -32/+5Drinking!?!?!? why.... He still doesn't understand what it means! No reason to drink for him, yet...
- andywu92, on 10/01/2008, -2/+2There's a "reply" button above you
- MetalFrog, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1I can't find this 'button' you speak of. Can you point it out?
- andywu92, on 10/01/2008, -2/+2There's a "reply" button above you
- AdeleMor, on 10/01/2008, -9/+371Do you think he even cares anymore?
- Newportbeachguy, on 10/01/2008, -6/+150Sir, you're implying he ever did care.
- jehan60188, on 10/01/2008, -3/+14yah, seriously, he managed to get accomplished that which he set out to get accomplished- getting him and his friends even richer
- fluxion, on 10/01/2008, -3/+21honestly...i think he's made some honest attempts to not look like such a disaster of a president in recent times. i think he realizes now that his legacy is not gonna be a good one.
i almost feel sorry for the guy, but how could i in light of what's happened? what's done is done.- nick111, on 10/01/2008, -4/+44Yea. Ok, let that feeling wash over you and pass.
Because for America to regain any shred of interntional credibility or self-respect, various members of the Bush administration, probably including Bush himself, need to stand trial for war-crimes.
If you don't do it, then someone else will under the same terms of Universal Jurisdiction which eventually got Pinochet extradited to Spain, and which prevent Kissinger from visiting France - he'd be arrested.
The Bush administration is without any reasonable doubt, guilty of torture and waging wars of aggression, illegal under the Geneva convention and the terms of Nuremburg. They need to face justice.
So um... don't feel sorry for him. He responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. Feel sorry for them. - synack, on 10/01/2008, -3/+33I just wanted to say thank you, nick111, for your eloquent response. That is truly the fact of the matter. What astounds me is that when Clinton was in office he was IMPEACHED for diddling an intern and that was quite some news at the time. Here we are now with a president who has the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocent lives on his hands and the best we can do is lambast him on the internet?
I feel sorry for those who died by no fault of their own, but I also feel sorry for us. - seand, on 10/01/2008, -1/+15synack -
Clinton was impeached for lying under oath in regards to diddling an intern, not for the act of diddling the intern. Had he just said "yeah I diddled her, get over it" that would have been it (or damn well should have been).
Bush can't lie under oath if he is never sworn to oath during questioning. Pretty brilliant side-stepping if you ask me! - AndrewMoyer, on 10/01/2008, -1/+22The Clinton impeachment vs. the Bush non-impeachment just mirrors a very strange American cultural perspective:
* Nudity is WAY WORSE than violence. *
It's OK to have games like Grand Theft Auto where you are KILLING COPS endlessly, but don't show a nipple or it'll have to be taken off the shelves.
The Puritanical Corporate States of America. - rotundo, on 10/01/2008, -1/+11@seand - the real question to me is why the hell was he under oath and being asked about his sexual life at all? I mean, what the *****? That was probably the least important thing brewing in the world at that point, and the media and the republicans should be ashamed of themselves forever for distracting so many from real issues like the economy and international tensions.
- elhaf, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2The worst of it is, the sham impeachment of Clinton turned America off from impeachment of Bush. The public was perceived of as not wanting to go through that again.
- GeneralFault, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2rutondo,
I was about to reply with a history of how Clinton was forced to testify on this issue as a result of other allegations against him. But in the end, I just couldn't think of a way to put it that did not just scream out the question of why Bush hasn't been subjugated to the same treatment. You are right, Clinton should never have been required to testify under oath on this issue (an issue not of war, not of life and death, not even of government business) while still in office.
- nick111, on 10/01/2008, -4/+44Yea. Ok, let that feeling wash over you and pass.
- marc123, on 10/01/2008, -3/+2do you think he understands what it means?
- wrillo, on 10/01/2008, -4/+8come on guys, he is still a person. Of course he cares that over two hundred million people in the US think he is the greatest scum to ever live... and that doesn't even account for the rest of the world! BILLIONS of people think he is a ***** up!
... of course he cares- gooniegoogooz, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1we don't doubt he cares, but sadly he cares for his own reasons, like legacy and image. I believe that most people still feel, as I do, that he is ignorant to WHY people think he is a ***** up, by his own choosing.
- callinthelaw69, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1As if he ever has?
- snapcase, on 10/01/2008, -3/+4I doubt he'd care. And I'm willing to bet that 90% of the people digging this craptastic article didn't care to even skim the text. The title seems to imply it's about Bush's ratings. The article is mostly about opinion polls between McCain and Obama. It makes a bit of mention about how Bush's ratings are effecting the candidates.
People need to learn to click he god damn link rather than just digging anything that *seems* to bash bush. - DiggasWAttitude, on 10/01/2008, -1/+7“No one has given less of a ***** than Bush. If you was hanging from a cliff and all you needed was a ***** to save your life and George was at the top of the cliff with eleven ***** in his pocket and you asked him to give you one he would say ‘I don’t give a *****.’” - Chris Rock
- Chubaccatron, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4Bush does not care what the public thinks of him. He only wishes to be remembered as a man who did everything he could with the power and tools available to him to stop an enormous threat from ripping his country apart. (Read: Truman, Churchill, Galileo, Darwin, etc...). It's a inspiring ideal to reach for. Many do, some fail.
I'm not defending the man, but I will say that he has made his decisions and the only thing that can truly judge him now is the weight of history, which will no doubt take a more balanced view of the man before inevitably pushing him and his legacy into obscurity. For that is where we all must end, in obscurity, crushed under the weight of what and who must follow us.
Funny thing though, he wanted to save us from the Terrorists. However, we quickly figured out that the biggest threat to the American people -our real enemies- lie within the senate, and the house, within our own political parties, using you to retain power. As with every good thing that got ruined, it's always the most vocal idiots that everyone pays attention to.
And as it recently turned out on Sept. 29, when it comes down to the wire, these politicians are the ones that voted to stay in good public opinion, and so nothing was done. Because of public opinion, nothing was done when something HAS to be done. Where does this logic come from? Fear of not getting re-elected, fear of losing power. These people are elected to power to do what must be done to keep this country worth living in. Yet they are constantly worried about how they look. This is the same congress that passes non-binding resolutions when they could be making laws that help us become a better country... all for public opinion.
You see what i'm getting at, don't you?
- Newportbeachguy, on 10/01/2008, -6/+150Sir, you're implying he ever did care.
- minorsportsfan, on 10/01/2008, -12/+492Anything over zero is generous.
- brb1031, on 10/01/2008, -0/+9Well, he's at about 26%.
http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
He consistently enjoys a negative net approval rating, I beleive this is unprecedented.
For a recent comparison, during his entire second term, even during his impeachment, Clinton always had a positive net approval:
http://www.pollingreport.com/clinton-.htm - thereisnostate, on 10/01/2008, -0/+29It makes one wonder why millions of Americans voted for Bush twice.
- scubaman5000, on 10/01/2008, -1/+36The same reasons they are voting for McCain and Palin.
I think the biggest reasons are fear and their church told them to. - MarshalBanana, on 10/01/2008, -1/+6I'm still wondering about the first time.
- scubaman5000, on 10/01/2008, -1/+36The same reasons they are voting for McCain and Palin.
- flossdaily, on 10/01/2008, -3/+4Republicans shouldn't be allowed to vote in this election. Seriously guys, let everyone else pick the next guy.
- Terasiel, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5As much as I'd love to see McCain come out of this with less than 20% of the vote... It's just anti-American to tell someone they can't vote. Even if they'd want the same done to you.
- hotpuck6, on 10/01/2008, -1/+9i'm amazed the people who are stupid enough to still support him have the brain capacity to contribute to these polls.
- brb1031, on 10/01/2008, -0/+9Well, he's at about 26%.
- spikyvashy, on 10/01/2008, -32/+26look at that face , he's a god dam monkey.
His father probably pretends he doesn't have a son- metapop, on 10/01/2008, -11/+24actually, i'm pretty confident his father is quite proud of him. GWB has played a significant role in breaking down the US's currency, ignored our national soverignty and opened the doors for the NAU to occur, has stripped the US of civil liberties and habeus corpus, and has pulled one of the greatest lies of all time, 9/11. All of these events have contributed towards the stated goal of his father (and grandfather), the new world order... how could they expect the NWO to succeed if the US was to remain intact?
- csw1342, on 10/01/2008, -2/+6Don't forget this little gem.
See #7.
http://www.cracked.com/article_15974_7-insane-cons ... - Rudegar, on 10/01/2008, -0/+8I was under the impression that he had 2
- socialPsyence, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Make that 3...
- MammasMilk, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2I always felt that was mean to monkeys.
- aussiejan, on 10/01/2008, -14/+298Who are these people that are still supporting him? You're country is in tatters - wars, economy diving, divided like never before in history. Who is still cheering him on? What is wrong with them?
- SSPink, on 10/01/2008, -3/+145There are a certain number of hyper-partisan people who will support him simply because he is a republican, it won't matter if he starts eating babies or raping dogs, he'll always be their man as long as he's a republican.
There are also people (old people, for some reason) who will always support the president no matter who it is. People who believe you need to support the office even if you wouldn't support the person holding it.- antidense, on 10/01/2008, -0/+37>People who believe you need to support the office even if you wouldn't support the person holding it.
I wish those people would take a close read of the Declaration of Independence. - swr1ght, on 10/01/2008, -0/+22They wouldn't really have to make a close read. It is pretty obvious.
- sinrtb, on 10/01/2008, -0/+6@antidense: They did and voted against it.
- hotpuck6, on 10/01/2008, -2/+4Ah, good ol' WWII propaganda thinking!
GO Grandma! - Chubaccatron, on 10/01/2008, -6/+2SSPink, what you speak of is called loyalty. It's been an evolutionary net-positive trait for thousands of years. Then again, in a social context, free speech has not been.
- antidense, on 10/01/2008, -0/+37>People who believe you need to support the office even if you wouldn't support the person holding it.
- azbmr, on 10/01/2008, -3/+25There are also a few that put their heads in the sand. They find one crazy person with a monthly newsletter that supports their interpretation of how things "are." Then they just read that newsletter each month and ignore all other forms of "news" out there.
It is similar to all those Nazi sympathizers out there, but there's no pointing that out to them. - cdigioia, on 10/01/2008, -2/+15I've never liked Bush, but if you want the reasoning his few remaining supports have...
what SSPink said, plus:
1.) Some people still think the war was a good idea (unsure why)
2.) The economy for the most part hasn't been his fault (not for lack of trying though - & this new bill for the bailout...dear lord). Debt levels etc. are often the president's fault, but that's our kid's problem...The current economy of any president is usually largely out of their hands.
3.) The divided part I actually disagree with - I think there were many more divided instances in the 20th century (Vietnam era comes to mind)
So people have that reasoning, plus some sort of blindness/apathy/acceptance of the reduced civil liberties, costs of the Iraqi war, and the general fact that he's nowhere near intelligent enough to be president.
So there you have it.
Plus the extra crazy right-wingers who think anything bad must be the fault of the Jew-Commies.- kaelyiesta, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3Good point about this nation being divided. I've read enough US history to know how benign we have become as citizens. If you want divided read up on WW1. the 'hyphenates' weren't just politically ostracized, there were full on massacres during Wilsons administration.
- elhaf, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3That, and we did fight a civil war once, immediately after which the president was assassinated by a "true believer".
- Omsil98, on 10/01/2008, -1/+22Don't forget about the fundies who are hoping Bush brings about the end times...
- cshbell, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1Those people don't exist, actually. Bush belongs to the United Methodist Church, which is neither premillennialist (end times-focused) nor particularly conservative.
See this piece by Alan Jacobs in the Boston Globe a few years ago: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/20 ...
- cshbell, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1Those people don't exist, actually. Bush belongs to the United Methodist Church, which is neither premillennialist (end times-focused) nor particularly conservative.
- potterboy, on 10/01/2008, -1/+50My mother... and she believes that McCain will make a great President, Palin is the "REAL DEAL", that GitMo isn't illegal, and that my being anti-Bush is somehow anit-American.
- TheOther1, on 10/01/2008, -26/+3Your Mom rocks!
- AsiaPokerHiro, on 10/01/2008, -0/+24Please drug your mom on Nov.2 ? Too much to ask?
- yohnstoppable, on 10/01/2008, -1/+31Gotta love relatives with stupid political opinions. I'm originally from Texas, so I have a few old relatives down there. Their train of thought is a bit different than mine when it comes to politics.
Can't vote a n****r into office.
Hilary, being a woman, would embolden terrorists.
Someone needs to do something about all the Mexicans
Those are the key issues with them. I just smile and try to change the subject. - Arramol, on 10/01/2008, -2/+6What on earth hell-hole part of Texas are your relatives from? I've lived here for 17 years and have literally *never* heard a white person here refer to blacks as "n****rs." I'm not saying it didn't happen, just amazed and dismayed.
Oh, and no, not all of Texas is a hell-hole - in before the trolls. - Quaterni0n, on 10/01/2008, -4/+8I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but your mom is a dumbass.
- rv361162, on 10/01/2008, -3/+7true texans actually keep their heads out of their asses and know about Ron Paul.
All other hardcore "republican" Texans who are out here supporting McCain just because he's "republican" are about to get a steer horn up their ass real quick.
Vote 3rd party or write in RP, the rest is a waste. Yes, that means your homeboy, Obama. - elhaf, on 10/01/2008, -2/+3I sent my mother in law a list of all the media outlets, including Karl Rove and Mitt Romney among other conservatives, who were calling out McCain for lying a couple of weeks ago, and she said they were biased. The media. Against McCain. Weren't they "his base" a couple of months ago?
- troy1of2, on 10/01/2008, -1/+8Well, I hate to admit it but it's my in-laws. How or why I don't know but they still think the man has done a great job and often send me emails touting the virtues of his policies.
- Quaterni0n, on 10/01/2008, -2/+6I bet they're ignorant fundies who believe the world is only 6000 years old.
- kemp34, on 10/01/2008, -5/+11A guy on digg who calls himself "TheNWO" said the other day he was proud to have Bush as his president.
http://digg.com/business_finance/Paul_Kucinich_vot ...
Also, be sure to check out this guy's overall history. He is the definition of a turd.- kday, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5don't feed the trolls.
- SlowelyFadeAway, on 10/01/2008, -3/+19As much as we'd like to, we can't blame the economy crisis entirely on him. The downfall of the economy is the result of things that happened as far back as pre-WWI Wilson times, when the Fed took power of the money system.
- Folksie, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4I totally agree with that! Screw the Fed!
- SundayBrunch, on 10/01/2008, -4/+2no we can't, but why stop at "pre-WW1 Wilson times, when the fed took power of the money system." I says it was the dinosaurs. Or, Or, henry the 8th.
- chops76, on 10/01/2008, -1/+25Two words:
Fox News. - milkmage, on 10/01/2008, -1/+18you know how on the SATs you get 400 points just for showing up?
well... - InYourHonor, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4I wouldnt say more divided than ever before, but certainly divided.
- sccrplyr40, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7I think the percentage for American Population who believe the sun revolves around the earth is about the same as his approval rating
- rhynost, on 10/01/2008, -1/+4I believe Palin's old Pastor threatened people with going to hell if they didn't support Bush. So thats a pretty good reason for the people who believe in that sort of thing.
- cgbspender, on 10/01/2008, -1/+8"Because else the terrists who hate us for our freedom win."
- Folksie, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3Hahah! That's why we need the Patriot Act, the Military Comissions Act, and the Homegrown terrorism prevention act - to save us from our freedom...I mean terrorists... whatever take your pharmaceuticals and shut up... while your at it - don't think either.
- pilgrim3970, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2kind of an exageration. Our country was in much worse shape during the Civil War. We haven't gotten to the point where states are talking succession.
- elhaf, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3Or even secession. But yeah, the economy sucked then, too, in addition to hundreds of thousands of all-American casualties. Oh yeah, but someone shot that president.
- motomike, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7Also keep in mind, given a large enough population, the normal distribution (in the statistical sense) shows that around 10% of those people will have IQs under 80. Which would account for almost half of his support right now.
- Infidelcastr0, on 10/01/2008, -3/+4We have these people called Republicans, jingoistic anti-intellectuals who are stuck in the 1800s and have been discredited repeatedly throughout history. They simply bury their heads in the sand if reality conflicts with their "principles" and use some asinine argument (often involving conspiracy theories) to distort the facts and blame someone else. (try asking one about the Great Depression). That, or they just try and change the subject to "family values" or "our enemies".
Whenever they cause a problem they say it's because we didn't take their ideas far enough, and if we could just get rid of more business regulations, kill more Muslims, or cut corporate taxes a little more, things will turn around and they will be vindicated. They see only in black and white and think it's "Communism" to expect employers to provide safe working conditions or tell banks they can't screw up our economy.
Many (not all) of them actively want to turn America into a christian theocracy and will vote accordingly despite all other issues, believing that no matter how badly we mess up the country or how many people die, when the ***** really hits the fan, all good Christians will disappear and go to heaven.- SundayBrunch, on 10/01/2008, -4/+2yeah, it's only the party that freed the slaves (radical reconstruction), and did most of the good things for the common man in america. Republican party, FYI, is the most principled party throughout history.
- Infidelcastr0, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2So by your logic we should vote today based on something a liberal republican did in the the 1860s?
- acebrickman, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1not all... good thing you CYA with those two words. You wouldn't have had these views if you lived in President Taft's time. Sorry our party's most vocal members right now are ***** crazy, just like those slave-lervin' Southern Dems of years past
- Infidelcastr0, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1:)
Yea I can't really say I would have had too much of problem with Taft.
Trust busting, expanding the post office and civil service, peaceful foreign policy...
Music to my ears.
I really hope all you sane conservatives can someday take over your party (or strengthen a 3rd party) Seems like there's some serious divisions starting to form in the GOP.
- justcharlie, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2There also exists a fairly large number of hyper-partisan Republicans who blame all of Bush's inadequacies on Democrats. In their eyes all of the blunders of Bush, as most people interpret it, are actually due to Democrats. By blunders I mean 9/11, the nose-diving economy, Katrina, Iraq, everything. Read a conservative website like www.frontpagemag.com to get an idea of what I'm talking about. Those are the kind of people who support him.
I'm not a Republican and I don't defend their positions, I just have exposure to them. - socalftw, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4Found them:
http://www.break.com/index/redneck-woman-rails-on- ...- cgbspender, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2She really is well educated: she knows Obama's full name and three foreign countries.
Must be the mayor or something. - Me0wmix, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Damn I feel sorry for that dog at the front, living with such stupidity.
- cgbspender, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2She really is well educated: she knows Obama's full name and three foreign countries.
- boner79, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1I bet some of that 30% block of ignorant Christian people that were in love with Bush and would follow him no matter what have already moved on to Sarah Palin and so are now finally turning their back on Bush and thus the 70%+ disapproval rating
- 808ethan, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Their conditioned for it by religion.
Shut of my brain, believe what I like no matter how stupid it is. Yup we have millions of people with that ability. Trained from birth! God bless America!
- SSPink, on 10/01/2008, -3/+145There are a certain number of hyper-partisan people who will support him simply because he is a republican, it won't matter if he starts eating babies or raping dogs, he'll always be their man as long as he's a republican.
- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -46/+32I don't think he really cares who "disapproves" of him. The jerk holds more power rigth now that we even allow ourselves to acknowledge. If people weren't so busy with there grande lattes and BMW's, had they realized that they're dumping money into their material desires and putting themselves before the rest of American society and the economy, hence our current situation. Maybe we could have done something to get him out of office. He's still got until January, what makes us think that he'll just waltz on out and tell us how "great it was to be our president. This guy doesn't care about us he never has and he never will. Nobody in his entire family lineage cared about America. Historic my ass. The only part of history that has been made here is that we failed as a nation to get him out of office. Every time I hear what he has to say I just shake my head in disbelief. Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lame ass jokes. Sneaky little SOB chuckles every time he manages to VOCALIZE his own contempt for this country.
"This would be much easier if it was a dictatorship. Especially if I was the dictator." - George W. Bush
With everything that has happened during his Overlord Regime or Monarchy if you want to call it. How is that we just sat in our chairs, or couches and watched him and his Oil Brigade destroy our beloved land? I love my country but fear my government. I personally believe that his tricks will continue until the day he leaves office (if he leaves office - I'll keep that portion of my thoughts out of this comment), and I'm positive that they will continue even after he leaves office. Hell, they may even get worse. He follows much more closely in the foot steps of good his ol' gran-dad Prescott Bush; The Nazi party major player more so than his father.
Bush doesn't give one iota of a thought towards what the people of America think of him. Every time we let him get away with passing secret laws., every time we here about new executive orders, he's sitting in his throne laughing inside at his own devious meanderings and realizes just how much power he has and we've given it to him. What sick little thoughts pass through his twisted mind? What is his plan for tomorrow, next week and the next 10 to 20 years?
I don't have to list the things that have happened as we are all very well aware of how hard the media works at ramming the propaganda down our throats. What will you do if our economy ceases to exist? Where will you go when YOU lose your home? What will you do when you lose your job and there isn't another job waiting to be gotten? Is that when you will finally stand up say "ENOUGH!" When is enough, enough and I don;y just mean that still with regards to Bush? When will you demand your freedom and the right to live a happy healthy life? Will you allow this country to fall? Will you stand up defend what's left of our constitution? or will you allow those that hold power and money to to send us into extreme national poverty, homelessness, and hysteria? If we haven't already; it is my belief that we are running out of time.
"It started in basements, and it started in sheds. It started in backyards, and it's hidden under beds. I turned on the TV don't believe what they say. we can't stay here now love but we can't get away." - Tom Morello "The Nightwatchman"
Will you grab your gun or will run for the hills? Will you revolt or join them? It's time to start making difficult choices that our generation has only so far read about in text books. We have brave men and women that have already made there choice to fight for our country and they are stuck in a country for reasons they don't know. Yet there are still those individuals among us that feel that we have to pay with our freedom and our lives. These individuals are still in this country and a part of a regime that will enforce a police state and destroy what ever sovereignty we still hold. These "sheep" are not to blame, they don't understand let alone know why they will commit crimes against there own people. Yet those that hold power will use them to control you and your family.
I don't care if this comment is read, buried, completely disregarded and thought of as just another rant. Nor does it matter if it is dugg, and admired, this is not my motive. I'm only writing this to be another voice if not A voice. A voice to ask the questions of a very true and possible reality that could erupt in our lives within a very short time from now. Give it your all. What-ever that may be. Do your best and push through until the end of this period in our lives. When all of this is over and we can start again take a deep breath and look at the hardships that we've overcome. Look at what they try to do and put us through and how we can and always will over come not as a nation or a culture. Not as a people that allowed there country to be overthrown by those that we ourselves elected to run our country but as those that believe in the simple in truth that we will survive. We will continue and will rebuild.
EXIST TO LIVE
LIVE TO LEARN
LEARN TO KNOW
KNOW TO ACT
ACT TO TEACH
TEACH TO UNDERSTAND
UNDERSTAND TO STRIVE
STRIVE TO EVOLVE
EVOLVE TO CONTINUE
CONTINUE TO LOVE
LOVE TO CREATE
CREATE TO IMAGINE
IMAGINE TO DREAM
DREAM TO BELIEVE
BELIEVE TO REALIZE
REALIZE TO MOVE
MOVE TO CHANGE
CHANGE TO CONTINUE
CONTINUE TO EXIST- MediaWeasel, on 10/01/2008, -3/+6Inspiring post. That can apply to anyone wherever they are in the world - it's not good enough to simply be complacent and let other people make the waves and change things. This involves all of us. Everywhere. We all have voices for a purpose.
- duderino63, on 10/01/2008, -5/+17Try decaffeinated! Really.
- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -3/+1WHY?
- meatsplash, on 10/02/2008, -0/+0Duderino, you aren't funny. Thanks for adding a comment that has no purpose. Talking for the sake of talking....
- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -7/+6I don't understand why anyone dugg him down?
- cloudberries, on 10/01/2008, -2/+16TLDR (too long, didn't read), I'd imagine. Most people on the internet have an attention span of..
Ooh, a butterfly! - fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -3/+4So instead of just ignoring it as their ignorance predisposes them to do, they need to take the extra step to click the thumbs down digg? Why?
- cloudberries, on 10/01/2008, -2/+16TLDR (too long, didn't read), I'd imagine. Most people on the internet have an attention span of..
- Asianwaste, on 10/01/2008, -4/+14Get to the goddamn point
- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -3/+2I did and apparently you didn't get it or at the very least didn't read it
- apackofmonkeys, on 10/01/2008, -3/+8"I don't care if this comment is read, buried, completely disregarded and thought of as just another rant"
Good, because I buried you for being just another rant. That, and the silly thing you put at the bottom.- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -3/+2Good, thanks don't care
- apackofmonkeys, on 10/01/2008, -1/+3@fyrescraps: Good, I heard you the first time you said that in your OP.
- meatsplash, on 10/02/2008, -1/+0I'll agree that it was a bit wordy, but it is a very good point.
In case you didn't know, you are posting comments for digg, a website that has forums for people who READ long articles, and then process their thoughts on said articles, and possibly even share their opinion of said article. More or less I just wanted to let apackofmonkeys and folks like him know that participating in digg involves a bit of reading and writing. If your reading abilities aren't serving you well here, you could try posting comments @ break.com. Their forums seem like they would appeal to someone like you, ADD/ADHD and all that.
- Jaablaze, on 10/01/2008, -4/+8why do people write these HUGE posts? It gets ignored.
- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -3/+2because we hope that it makes a point why do you even ask?
- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -3/+3Sure are a lot of posts declaring this post was ignored. How about if you're ignoring it, you actually ignore it instead of grandstanding about how all posts should embrace ADHD ignorance?
- Asianwaste, on 10/01/2008, -2/+4All of that can be summed up with a simple sentence: I dislike's Bush's presidential term. Who the ***** doesn't?
Everything else is moonbat conjecture and quotes that are used out of context or lack relevancy to anything to beguile the stupidity of this post. Anyways, all of this is forgetting the fact that Bush is out of office in less than 5 months!
- Asianwaste, on 10/01/2008, -2/+4All of that can be summed up with a simple sentence: I dislike's Bush's presidential term. Who the ***** doesn't?
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Take your medicine!- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -4/+1well aren't we creative
- singularityv, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2Those "material desires" are the only things that matter.
Anyway, I think Bush is an incompetent fool and a piss-poor leader, but I don't think he's evil. He's doing what he thinks is right, but he's wrong, so he ***** it up.- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -4/+1Ignorance is bliss isn't it. LOL ...
- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -5/+2To many people have too much to say about too many things and not enough to say about the things that really matter. The retards above who suggested medicine ...... your laziness and lack of intelligence is my medicine. I'm doing my part so ***** OFF AND DIE! BTW thanks for the fuel ... *****
- apackofmonkeys, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4You said in your OP you didn't care how people reacted to your post...... but you actually care enough to reply to each person and curse them out. How cute!
- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -2/+1Never said I wouldn't react
- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -3/+2First they'll tell you you're crazy and they'll laugh at you. Then the very thing you warned them about affects them directly. Then it's not so funny anymore. Then sooner or later the ones who thought that they were right and you were wrong will come crying and crawling back for help when all is lost.
- Asianwaste, on 10/01/2008, -1/+3We laugh at you because you are full of too many words that say very little. Get over yourself.
- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1... sigh ...
- getbusyliving, on 10/01/2008, -2/+3Holy *****, you are a lunatic. It's scary to think that we all walk around living our daily lives with the possibility that the person walking next to us could be you.
- fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -3/+2Reality strikes again huh
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Now you have forced me to take my medicine!
- poprocksandsoda, on 10/01/2008, -65/+16Funny how you also forget to mention he holds the record for highest approval rating ever as well after 9/11.
- internetcoward, on 10/01/2008, -9/+63youre acting like he did something to deserve it.
- metapop, on 10/01/2008, -10/+27oh, he did lots of things involving 9/11... but they deserve trials for treason, not a positive approval rating.
- TruthinessHurts, on 10/01/2008, -3/+3Rightards aren't the brightest, they can't figure out cause and effect.
- algaeturd, on 10/01/2008, -10/+35Hey guys! Hey guys! I think we found one of those few supporters!
Who cares what his approval rating was while the country was under duress? Does that even matter? He took the approval we gave to him and spat it back in our faces. He failed. He lied. That's the bottom line.- SpyDerMann, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4"The people get the government they deserve".
ZOMG terrorists! Let's go after Iraq, no questions asked! - poprocksandsoda, on 10/02/2008, -1/+1Because you don't judge people on how they act when things are status quo ... you judge them on how they act when things go ***** up.
- SpyDerMann, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4"The people get the government they deserve".
- JoeMondo, on 10/01/2008, -4/+43We were attacked. A rock could have been president and it would have have the same high approval rating at that moment.
And a rock would have a higher approval rating now.- Robotsscareme, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4I think charles S. Dutton or "Roc" would have a better approval rating now..
- mhuggins, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4Don't blame me. I voted for the rock.
- Hockey13, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2In rock we trust.
- biotch, on 10/01/2008, -0/+9pop
no one cares that his approval ranked the highest after an event like 9/11. Whats more telling is how he managed to take the highest approval rating and turn it into one of the lowest in history. - Ricemanstm, on 10/01/2008, -11/+2And while y'all LOVE to harp on Bush's approval ratings, YOUR DEMOCRATIC controlled CONGRESS ranks somewhere around 17%. SEVENTEEN PERCENT. Yeah, but forget that, let's just harp on Bush. Nit bots.
- oscenester, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2idiot.
- Ricemanstm, on 10/01/2008, -2/+1Why am I the idiot? Because I'm stating another fact that you don't want to hear? Awww...poor baby. If you don't like the facts than perhaps you should try something else...like comic books.
- Aguyinachair, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3We are saying Bush sucks. Congress sucks too. But this is an article about hating Bush. Thanks bye.
- metapop, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1not everyone is a democrat or republican. don't try to suggest that anyone who disapproves of bush is pleased with congress.
- mrsbrown333, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1One of the reasons Congress has such a low approval rating is because the Dems refuse to impeach Bush and hold him accountable for his crimes. Their approval would skyrocket if they did that.
- biotch, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1hah riceman..
Why are you an idiot?
Because all you can say is that its the democratic controlled congress which is the constantly parroted talking point by repubs. If you looked any deeper youd find that the Dems have about an 8.6 margin over repubs for the generic congressional poll. Meaning its the REPUBLICANS that are ***** up the approval rating more than the Dems. So either you arent thinking for yourself or you are purposely misleading people... both of which damages this nation during an election... either way... idiot.
And technically it isnt controlled by the dems at all. The repubs have broken the filibuster record and have upheld almost all of Bush's vetoes. They filibustered a vote on an Iraq withdrawal for one. Make no mistake the repubs are still in control of congress until either the dems have a veto proof majority or a slim minority with a dem in the executive branch.
Sources:
record fillibusters
http://www.cwa-legislative.org/news/republicans-br ...
generic congressional poll average
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/gene ...
filibuster on Iraq
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-07-17 ... - veeew, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1I am a conservative that usually votes Republican and I am against Bush because of the FACTS concerning his criminality and everything he has done these past years to destroy our Constitution and our freedom. You need to break free from the Republicrat matrix and stop auto-replying to the truth about Bush with assumptions about the person being a Democrat. You have forced your brain to require that anyone opposed to Bush must be a Democrat. Nevermind the TRUTH, just blame the other party. Democrats do it too. Look at the FACTS. McBama are crooked lying scumbags, as well as Bush and his administration. Look for a true candidate who is not corporately-endorsed and stop the blind submission to your party.
- beesaretasty, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1I can lie to you and get high approval too.
"Hey, everyone in the US gets a million dollars. I have the winning lottery ticket in my hand" - If spoken by somebody who you may not like, but you certainly have to trust, you would be like "Hell yeah, I love this guy!"
He lied to a nation that was as patriotic as we have ever been and the nation foolishly listened and believed him. He turned that patriotism to cynicism for a good portion of the population. He turned a nation that was all standing up for their fellow citizens, willing to do whatever was needed, and made many of them feel like assholes for listening to and standing up for the man.
Yes, he had the highest approval rating afterward. But there comes a point when the lies catch up to you and when that happens 7 out of 10 people get pissed. The other 3 don't want to admit to themselves that they were fooled so easily. - Dawnrazor, on 10/01/2008, -0/+6He had the highest approval ratings in history and then proceeded to do such a ***** job of running the country that he turned them into the lowest.
Something to be proud of for sure. - superabe420, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3hitler had a high approval rate amongst the german people back in the 20's and early 30's.
he knew how to take advantage of a country in their time of crisis, as well.
that was bus... sorry, hitler. - TruthinessHurts, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2LOL
And he took that approval rating, and BLEW IT.
He took all that goodwill worldwide, and acted like an ***** and lost it.
This sort of dishonesty has become a trademark of the rightards.
How do you sleep at night?
So you consider yourself a "patriot" by lying to your fellow Americans?
I find that disgusting, but I find so much of rightard ethics disgusting.
Men with honor would not try these lame assed lies, in my opinion.
- internetcoward, on 10/01/2008, -9/+63youre acting like he did something to deserve it.
- metapop, on 10/01/2008, -19/+57this man is the definition of a coward. he has murdered and stolen from the very people who elected him to office. if what has happened over the past 8 years took place 200 years ago, he would have been tarred & feathered or (probably) worse- hung for treason.
- mooseontheloose, on 10/01/2008, -2/+12hanged
- Fracture98, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Yeah. It was Clinton who was hung.
- zrezvi, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3I recall a quote from Oliver Stone's movie 'Nixon' :
Nixon shuffles back alone, coming to a stop in front of a larger-than-life, full-length oil portrait of JOHN F. KENNEDY. Nixon studies the portrait, pads closer. Looks up.
NIXON
When they look at you, they see what they want to be.
(then)
When they look at me, they see what they are ... - LilRabbitFooFoo, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Hey, the people who put him in office got EVERYTHING they wanted.
Notice how Cheney is nowhere to be seen these days? Too busy counting all the cash.
- mooseontheloose, on 10/01/2008, -2/+12hanged
- tibs, on 10/01/2008, -8/+29Can't we just make this a sticky and be done with it?
- PPCG4, on 10/02/2008, -0/+2No. This isn't 4chan.
- Wosat, on 10/01/2008, -29/+52How is this in US 2008 elections? Is Bush running for office?
Oh, right... Obama's trying to run against Bush. I get it now.- awa64, on 10/01/2008, -8/+53He's running against a guy that agrees with and will continue 90% of Bush's bad ideas, so... pretty much, yeah.
- Lythium, on 10/01/2008, -1/+20Well, considering 95% of the article is about election poll statistics and not about Bush at all, I'd say the article *placement* is accurate but the *headline* isn't.
- beesaretasty, on 10/01/2008, -3/+4Read the article.
- didomi, on 10/01/2008, -1/+11McCain and Obama are the same. The banks run our country and the presidential candidates are pawns.
"Give me control over a nation's currency and I care not who makes its laws."
-Mayer Amshel Rothschild, founder of Rothschild banking dynasty.
"I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world. No longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men."
-President Woodrow Wilson, in regret of signing the Federal Reserve Act.- kaelyiesta, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2There are some historians who have started making some good arguments that many things Wilson was quoted for saying were never said. Many who closely surrounded him during his delusional reign as president twisted the truth to make him seem wise, despite his choices. Fleming has written a wealth of information backed up by factual evidence disproving many things he supposedly said(see 'Illusions of Victory'). While I agree with what that quote argues, I suspect one of Wilson's close friends(Colonel House, or Edith Wilson) fabricated that quote. Wilson never had an ounce of concern for the harm he caused, as long as he attained the power and glory he was after.
- didomi, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3Interesting. Even if someone fabricated his statements, that does not change the underlying of the Fed's power.
That will be interesting to research though. - kaelyiesta, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1@didomi, I can't be certain he didn't say this specific quote, I only can infer from what other quotes I do know were fabricated, that this was fabricated too. It has the same kind of 'I made a terrible decision but now I know I shouldn't have done it' retrospective feel to it that many of the others have. It smells just like the other quotes that his friends made up to try covering for his terrible decisions.
And I completely agree, whatever he said, the dangers of a centralized bank are clear. The framers of the constitution knew a thing or two about how much power those who stood to control our money would gain.
- GhostyBoy, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2Come on! Bush/Cheney 08! Let's do this!
- joeanon, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1So, what your saying is you are one of the idiots who voted for Bush ?
- GhostyBoy, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Far from it. That was a little Canadian humor for you there.
- nernie, on 10/01/2008, -6/+26Can we please take some responsibility and get out there and vote this time?
http://make.ourpledgetovote.com/- fuzzmeister, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2And, if you aren't registered, http://voteforchange.com
- col381, on 10/01/2008, -22/+31Worst President Ever.
(say it in the way Comic Book Guy would say it on the Simpsons... it's fun!!)- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -3/+16Buried for unnecessary parenthetical -- everybody already knows the context of "worst ______ ever"
- fluxion, on 10/01/2008, -7/+1if one wishes to be more explicit, a change of "ever" to "evAr" would be just as effective
- col381, on 10/01/2008, -8/+3Hmm... "parenthetical" eh.. someone took their big word pills today
Worst Insult Ever.
Zing!! - fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -7/+4Oh man, being literate is so uncool! Is that you George?
- rac1234, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5Wait until you see President Palin.
Please, America, don't let that happen. - PolishLogic, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2Which makes it even more fitting that he's paired with the worst Congress ever.
- zrezvi, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1I recall a quote from Oliver Stone's movie 'Nixon' :
Nixon shuffles back alone, coming to a stop in front of a larger-than-life, full-length oil portrait of JOHN F. KENNEDY. Nixon studies the portrait, pads closer. Looks up.
NIXON
When they look at you, they see what they want to be.
(then)
When they look at me, they see what they are ...
- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -3/+16Buried for unnecessary parenthetical -- everybody already knows the context of "worst ______ ever"
- hdrkid, on 10/01/2008, -6/+25Bush bank bailout - worst idea ever.
- Barbarino, on 10/01/2008, -0/+9Yet, supported by Obama....
- kemp34, on 10/01/2008, -4/+8They are all in bed together. Vote third party. Spread the word. End the farce.
- UltraMegaFilms, on 10/01/2008, -5/+2Saying "vote third party" is stupid. You are bitching about faceless candidates, and your response is "vote based on this other criteria that doesn't really represent any real ideas." As soon as a third party candidate becomes realistically electable, they are going to look the same as everyone else. Your a farce.
- oscenester, on 10/01/2008, -1/+4Actually I believe it was McCain that stood up and claimed full credit.
- LilRabbitFooFoo, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Obama is only 1 senator out of a hundred today and so he has to play the game. Maybe tomorrow it will be different.
- Barbarino, on 10/01/2008, -0/+9Yet, supported by Obama....
- dildoolielly, on 10/01/2008, -18/+82A modest proposal for Bush apologists...
MOVE TO IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN
Hear me out...
Bush is a lame duck now -- his approval ratings are at historic lows, lower than Whale *****. His agenda is seeing defeat in the US Congress, and polls show Americans overwhelmingly disagreeing with him on nearly every major issue.
This means YOU ARE PART OF A MINORITY in the United States.
Iraq and Afghanistan are "free and democratic" -- I've seen you people declare so a million times.
There are very few liberals in Iraq and Afghanistan, so you won't be bothered with the awful truth about BushCo's COLOSSAL failures.
On the other hand, Iraq and Afghanistan are chock full of fundamentalist religious whackos who should make you feel right at home.
Oh, and Iraq and Afghanistan are also chock full of terrorists, so you can actually FIGHT THEM, instead of sending other people's children to die or spewing opinions about "liberals."
Think about it...- GSnake, on 10/01/2008, -0/+6"Think about it..."
That's just it, they don't think, period. - kaelyiesta, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4Damn... here I was hoping you'd conclude that they should eat their own babies or something.
- biblebelter, on 10/01/2008, -2/+1I hear Somalia is lovely this time of year.
Somalia has no government regulation, no law, no taxes and the right of every man, woman and child to own any kind of weapon they want.
Somalia is the actualization of the GOP agenda. They have no government and haven't for over a decade... and look how great a place that is for standard of living and doing business!
We should deport people who have that vision for the U.S.and work to achieve it to Somalia. Why change the U.S. when that country meets GOP principles so completely. - jeffbw, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Or perhaps the American facility at Guantanamo Bay. I'm told it's something of a paradise.
- GSnake, on 10/01/2008, -0/+6"Think about it..."
- Wryly, on 10/01/2008, -12/+15An 8-year game of limbo.
- rv361162, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1excellent parallel.
- rv361162, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1excellent parallel.
- teotbote, on 10/01/2008, -12/+29Harry Truman may have been an unpopular president, but that ***** had balls and conviction. He did what he did because he believed in it, or because there were limited options available to him. Anyone who would put him in the same category as Nixon or Bush needs to read a ***** book.
- MrErr, on 10/01/2008, -5/+8Bush has convictions. Bush did what he did because he believed in it. How is Bush that different from Truman?
- teotbote, on 10/01/2008, -5/+3Bush hasn't shown me yet that he believes in anything at all. It's hilarious to me that you would even suggest that he has.
Does he believe in things? Most likely. Has he been honest with us about what those things are? Are you ***** nuts?
- teotbote, on 10/01/2008, -5/+3Bush hasn't shown me yet that he believes in anything at all. It's hilarious to me that you would even suggest that he has.
- MrErr, on 10/01/2008, -5/+8Bush has convictions. Bush did what he did because he believed in it. How is Bush that different from Truman?
- Jonmad17, on 10/01/2008, -5/+17There is only one president that I can think of that was worse: Franklin Pierce. Which is funny since Barbara Pierce Bush ( GWB's mom) is a direct descendant of that president. Which means that George W. Bush is related to what is often considered the worst president of all time.
- malman4, on 10/01/2008, -17/+4Ever heard of Jimmie Carter? As a Pres. he was a real loser.
- publiclurker, on 10/01/2008, -0/+8Talk about clueless. I take it you are a Bush supporter.
- bjames87, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Robert Wuhl "Assume the Position" FTW
- LilRabbitFooFoo, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1GW trumps Pierce by miles now. Congrats, boy!
- malman4, on 10/01/2008, -17/+4Ever heard of Jimmie Carter? As a Pres. he was a real loser.
- Faulk28, on 10/01/2008, -17/+17The sad truth is folks blame the president when the congress makes bad choices. Digg 'crats: If Obama gets elected he will face the same sad reality. I don't think he can make a difference.
- smotpoker1, on 10/01/2008, -2/+3that's funny bush damn sure did in the worst way.So yes Obama can make a difference but I wish it was Ron Paul he would fix it and jail these thugs in office today.
- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5Just because you say he can't make a difference, doesn't make it true.
- edrodgers731, on 10/01/2008, -1/+0Likewise, I'm sure.
- freediverx, on 10/01/2008, -2/+12I doubt Obama will force the country into a war based on lies and fabricated intelligence. I doubt Obama will push for anything like the Patriot Act, eating away at our Constitution and civil liberties. I doubt Obama will appoint extremist right-wing lunatics to the Supreme Court, hell-bent on further eroding the rights of individuals. I doubt Obama will address every economic challenge by proposing another tax cut tailored for the richest 1% of the population.
Politicians are crooks by definition, and both parties are tainted and ineffective. But it's clear that one party has done far more damage to this country, and that's the party that's getting kicked out of the White House next month,
Once that's over with, maybe we can do something about getting rid of some of the dirtiest Republicans in Congress, as well as some of the right-wing crooks posing as Democrats there as well...- NonLeftistDiggr, on 10/01/2008, -2/+1 as well as some of the right-wing crooks posing as Democrats there as well...
oh you're one of those. the Patriot act is an infingement on our rights, but the government spending more of our money on top of what Bush has when Obama and Pelosi hook up isn't.
I got a 3% tax cut and I'm not rich, so please, the "tax cuts were all for the rich" ***** has to stop. I can admit that they found no WMD's in Iraq, therefore you should be able to admit everyone got a tax cut, and if the rich got a bigger one it's becasue they already pay the most taxes by an extreme margin.
- NonLeftistDiggr, on 10/01/2008, -2/+1 as well as some of the right-wing crooks posing as Democrats there as well...
- Exhaust, on 10/01/2008, -0/+9You realize that Bush held all the cards for 6 YEARS right? He had BOTH the House and the Senate under his control until the people finally revolted in 2006 and gave the Dems a very small majority in Congress. The Dems have only had control of both houses for 2 years. They don't the votes to override Bush's veto. Bush and his fake "Republican" neo-con party are to blame for the state of the country. There is no excuse for them. Don't even try that BS.
- pilgrim3970, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2"He had BOTH the House and the Senate under his control until the people finally revolted in 2006 and gave the Dems a very small majority in Congress."
And how has that worked out? Dude, face it, so long as we have the two party monopoly, things will not change.
- pilgrim3970, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2"He had BOTH the House and the Senate under his control until the people finally revolted in 2006 and gave the Dems a very small majority in Congress."
- rmmcclay, on 10/01/2008, -8/+53Thank you very much to all of those who voted for Bush/Cheney.
Thank you very much. =(- blackrave, on 10/01/2008, -0/+6And please don't let history repeat itself. =(
- 4d669, on 10/01/2008, -1/+4They stole both elections.
- yohnstoppable, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos
- Buzzpatrol, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3Hey, Idea! Let THEM bail out Wall street!
- j0hnk377y, on 10/01/2008, -11/+25Only exceeded by Congress at 10%
- overtoke, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2If congress had impeached Bush their approval rating would be much higher.
- butch456, on 10/01/2008, -46/+2yea i support bush just like i voted for him 3 years ago. all you ***** libs here on digg just put these articles up to make him look bad
- sprNmgcHlmt, on 10/01/2008, -3/+20yeah, he needs our help to look bad. but seeing as you still support his dumbass that makes you look even dumber.
way to think it thru putz. - smotpoker1, on 10/01/2008, -2/+17You should be kicked and beaten every day douche bag.
- apackofmonkeys, on 10/01/2008, -5/+1If that's the way you treat political opposition, there are a few other countries that would be a better fit for you.
- futebollounge, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2this isnt about political opposition smart one. its about bush being a dumbass and anyone still behind him an even bigger dumbass.
- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -1/+9Please explain what exactly can be used to make him look *good*
- neilschelly, on 10/01/2008, -1/+14You're free to contribute by digging an article that makes him look good. If you can't find one, write one. Then digg it.
-N - Exhaust, on 10/01/2008, -2/+6People like Butch456 are the reason the world is doomed. How someone could still support this abomination of a president I have no idea.
You sir, fail at life. Please do the world a favor and off yourself. - kemp34, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5You're joking right? How could anyone support this guy at this point? Do you live under a rock?
- mgraham80, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4Also, 70 percent of the American people disapprove of him just to make him look bad.
- puskunk, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7Has anyone looked at this loser's profile? McCain plant. Look at his comments and when he joined. Loser.
- sprNmgcHlmt, on 10/01/2008, -3/+20yeah, he needs our help to look bad. but seeing as you still support his dumbass that makes you look even dumber.
- gentmax, on 10/01/2008, -7/+14Where are the reports of Congress' record low approval ratings? They were in the single digits a few weeks ago.
- biogears, on 10/01/2008, -8/+4Uh, congress is run by the Dems, you won't see that here on Digg: Unfair and Unbalanced.
- davebots, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Shhhh that will get you burried into the far depths of digg. I dont think anti dem statements are allowed here.
- darlingt, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7Congress as a group is always quite low. A better measure would be to look at your individual senators/representative.
- mgraham80, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4Quite right. It is much easier to hate a faceless organization than it is an individual, which is why Bush's disapproval ratings are so remarkable.
- biogears, on 10/01/2008, -8/+4Uh, congress is run by the Dems, you won't see that here on Digg: Unfair and Unbalanced.
- PeanutCheeseBar, on 10/01/2008, -14/+17It's funny how quick people are to forget that this Democratic majority Congress also has the lowest approval rating ever.
- smotpoker1, on 10/01/2008, -7/+6Do you repukes come any dumber than this fool?
- BECoole, on 10/01/2008, -3/+1Stoned much?
- pilgrim3970, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1sure, they're called democraps
- Exhaust, on 10/01/2008, -5/+13The Dems have barely had a majority for TWO YEARS! You're abomination of a president held all the cards for 6 F'ING YEARS!
The Dems don't have the votes to override the piece of garbage president people like you elected so STFU. Go crawl back into your hole you blind apologist republican douche.- shauncorleone, on 10/01/2008, -7/+4"The Dems" can't even get a bill approved that "YOU'RE" abomination of a president supports. Why? Because the worst House Speaker in recent history TOLD those Democrat reps in close elections not to vote for it, and she would turn around and blame its utter failure on the Republicans. Bush has done some idiotic things, but seemingly everyone in Washington is playing election year politics during a major financial crisis.
You know, it's the name-calling juvenile mindset from people such as yourself that make Obama look even worse than he is. - darlingt, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4@shauncorleone: 60% of Democrats voted for that bill, as compared to 33% of Republicans. If you think that Rep. Pelosi can sway the minds of Republicans with a speech, you're giving her way too much credit... and that's coming from a staunch anti-Republican.
- j0hnk377y, on 10/01/2008, -2/+4Name 3 bills that the Dems have forced Bush to veto? Bottom line is that they don't push the envelope, they are weak. Saying he'll only veto it is BS.
- PeanutCheeseBar, on 10/01/2008, -3/+4It took Bush six years to set a new all-time low, while it took your Democratic-majority Congress only two.
Kudos to your Democratic-majority Congress for being as useless as Bush was in only a third of the time. - pilgrim3970, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3excuses, excuses.
- shauncorleone, on 10/01/2008, -2/+3@darlingt: That tells me that 67% of Republicans are smarter than to apply a bandaid to a tumor. The defeat of a bill drafted by Congress is always assumed to be a terrible failure, when in reality it's often the opposite. I never claimed Pelosi's speech caused them to change their vote, either, but thank you for trying to feed me with your words.
@johnk377y: I'm with you. I can only think of 1 major bill Bush has vetoed, and that was the ridiculous children's healthcare bill that would have expanded free healthcare to "children" up to age 25 and "poor" families making up to $80k in some states. Bush was in favor of the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill and this bailout. He's become progressively less conservative since 2006, not that he was Reagan-esque to begin with.
- shauncorleone, on 10/01/2008, -7/+4"The Dems" can't even get a bill approved that "YOU'RE" abomination of a president supports. Why? Because the worst House Speaker in recent history TOLD those Democrat reps in close elections not to vote for it, and she would turn around and blame its utter failure on the Republicans. Bush has done some idiotic things, but seemingly everyone in Washington is playing election year politics during a major financial crisis.
- 4d669, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5Don't make it right vs left.
- rmoore09, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1thats simply because they were voting bush the whole time!
- overtoke, on 10/01/2008, -1/+3No, we haven't forgotten. And the funny thing here is how a stupid ass Bush supporter, without fail, will say something along the lines of "but Clinton!" or "but Congress!" any time there is a story criticizing Bush.
The fact is this story is about Bush, not congress.
But if you want to talk about congress there is a reason its approval is so low: BECAUSE THEY DID NOT IMPEACH BUSH
It's that simple. So shut your stupid face, Cheesesqueezer
- smotpoker1, on 10/01/2008, -7/+6Do you repukes come any dumber than this fool?
- sprNmgcHlmt, on 10/01/2008, -4/+24it's no longer just another liberal commie declaration.
it's a FACT. - Treoinmypocket, on 10/01/2008, -14/+34And Congress's approval rating is even lower...
- Versh, on 10/01/2008, -2/+4According to the Reuters/Zogby Index,
Bush : 26 % approval
Congress : 11% approval
If I didn't have so many plans for the weekend I'd join that revolt my neighbors keep going on about. - pennsykid2000, on 10/01/2008, -2/+5All these comments about how approval ratings of Congress are lower than Bush's are misleading. Approval of "Congress" is of a vague institution, not an individual, so that's a bit of an apples to oranges comparison. I'd bet the approval ratings of individual members of Congress are double Bush's, about 50% or even higher, among their constituents. If their individual approval ratings averaged Bush's 27%, the turnover in Congress in Nov would be almost complete and beyond historic, and that ain't going to happen.
- Treoinmypocket, on 10/01/2008, -3/+2"I'd bet the approval ratings of individual members of Congress are double Bush's, about 50% or even higher, among their constituents."
Don't complain about vague comparison's by making vague statements.
In addition, could you explain how individuals in Congress have 50%+ approval ratings and Congress has 11%? - PolishLogic, on 10/01/2008, -3/+1Yes, pennsykid, and I bet that Bush's friends, family, Texas republicans, and others who voted for him twice would give him a high approval rating.
What's your point?
- Treoinmypocket, on 10/01/2008, -3/+2"I'd bet the approval ratings of individual members of Congress are double Bush's, about 50% or even higher, among their constituents."
- Versh, on 10/01/2008, -2/+4According to the Reuters/Zogby Index,
- SuperVepr308, on 10/01/2008, -19/+9And that Democratic congress of yours is 10 pts lower than the president's. You Dems proud of your choices yet?
- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -3/+3Even if they all demonstrably suck on their own, what are they supposed to do? They tried to reject this bailout, and Bush did an end-around getting the Fed to print like $500 billion in cash anyways...
- edrodgers731, on 10/01/2008, -2/+0Excuse me, but the government's job is to spend cash like a whale in Las Vegas. Business as usual.
Just because you don't know about the constant infusions of cash and trillions per year in spending is no excuse.
The -reach around- started before congress (republicans) rejected the bill. It had little to do with the bill at all. It was business as usual. - SuperVepr308, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4Just an FYI, Bush does not control the Fed. They do whatever they want because the can.
- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2So maybe Ron Paul isn't so crazy afterall?
- edrodgers731, on 10/01/2008, -2/+0Excuse me, but the government's job is to spend cash like a whale in Las Vegas. Business as usual.
- awa64, on 10/01/2008, -2/+14If by "Democratic congress" you mean "51% Democrat 49% Republican Congress that can't overturn Presidential vetos," then I guess I'm proud of my choices--just disappointed by the choices made by my fellow countrymen who have prevented my choices from having any impact thanks to a lack of a veto-proof majority.
On the other hand, it HAS stopped the Bush administration from constantly being handed a blank check by Congress like they were before the 2006 election, so... yeah, I'd say it's an improvement. It may be disheartening to see Congress do nothing, and that rightly leads to low approval ratings, but... doing nothing is better than more Bush-enabling. - Mujokan, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2But everyone likes their own Congress representative. They just don't like that OTHER states get pork, and they don't like it that collectively they get nothing done because of veto battles and Senate battles.
Solution:
1. Vote Obama so there's no veto gridlock (no way in Hell next Congress will be GOP)
2. Get rid of everyone's stupid pork. Honestly, next time someone proposes a bridge to nowhere after what this bailout will cost (some version will get passed eventually, sorry) they should be tarred and feathered.- shauncorleone, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3Um, you think a Democrat Congress and Democrat President will signal an end to pork? You probably need to do a little research. Oh, and both Obama and Biden supported the Bridge to Nowhere.
- Mujokan, on 10/01/2008, -0/+0They refused to back an amendment that picked it out in particular, along with everyone else in the Senate but the proposer. But they didn't support it -- they criticized it severely. The problem was that amendment couldn't get up, partly because Sarah Palin's friend Ted Stevens promised he would resign on the spot if it did.
I think pork will be pretty radioactive from now on. Mmm... radioactive pork... - NonLeftistDiggr, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2pork spending is pennies in a barrel, get rid of social security, cut the military in half and let the rest of the world do more, now we are talking.
Oh, and if your priority is the government spending less money, obama is the worst choice followed very closely by McCain. Neither has figured out you don't have to promise everybody a bunch of handouts to win... they're just to ***** to campaign on the opposite... CUTS - Mujokan, on 10/01/2008, -0/+0I was giving my opinion on why I think Congress is unpopular. I think lobbyists, special interests, pork, are part of the reason for the low approval rating.
Last I heard, Obama had less of a deficit than McCain in his platform, but I haven't checked lately. But anyway, try campaigning on scrapping social security and see how far you get... :
- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -3/+3Even if they all demonstrably suck on their own, what are they supposed to do? They tried to reject this bailout, and Bush did an end-around getting the Fed to print like $500 billion in cash anyways...
- TheMachine1, on 10/01/2008, -5/+11Presidents raise a lot money to build a big presidential library. Bush should just give the money to charity and not build a library.
- Omsil98, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1OR he could make his a picture book library!
Maybe that is what all the photo-ops were for. - doublefelix, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1He should put it all towards an Iraq War Memorial since he believes in the War so much.
- Omsil98, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1OR he could make his a picture book library!
- Oversoul, on 10/01/2008, -13/+7Why is this even news? Why is it on the front page of Digg? Who cares what Bush's current approval rating is? Shouldn't the discussion be about, oh I don't know:
Fixing the financial crisis
Electing the next President
Getting out of Iraq
Finishing the job in Afghanistan
etc, etc, etc
Bush's approval rating doesn't matter, at all.- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -1/+3No, it matters, too. Just because you say it doesn't matter, doesn't make it true. It matters because nobody likes him, and we're all mad he hasn't been impeached yet.
- rivsgivsmeshivs, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2You're right, and I think most people are much more concerned with the upcoming election. But, at the same time, McCain is often portrayed / perceived as being similiar to Bush, so Bush's current ratings do have a link to this election.
- shauncorleone, on 10/01/2008, -1/+3Why fix the current problems we face when it's so much easier to play the blame game?
- M4dC0ns3rv4tive, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1It's on the front page of the new because the media cannot let us forget about Bush. If we forget about Bush, then McCain has a shot at winning. I am not a Bush fan, but this is pretty obvious.
- mbraynard, on 10/01/2008, -12/+6"Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now...and so we'll hunt him, because he can take it. Because he's not a hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector...a dark knight."
- mgraham80, on 10/01/2008, -3/+9FAIL.
- imsoclever, on 10/01/2008, -2/+4I'm think you're the first person ever to try and compare Bush with Batman.. and I'm pretty sure that's not because you are smarter than everyone.
- mbraynard, on 10/02/2008, -1/+1I'm not smarter than Joe Biden - he told me his IQ is higher than mine.
But I'm not the first person to compare Bush to Batman.
- mbraynard, on 10/02/2008, -1/+1I'm not smarter than Joe Biden - he told me his IQ is higher than mine.
- porkdanish, on 10/01/2008, -6/+36He should buy a go cart.
- amightywind, on 10/01/2008, -20/+4The Obama campaign logo looks like a gay pride symbol.
- banderwocky, on 10/01/2008, -3/+14Awww muffin. Bad week for Exxon John and the Dog in Lipstick eh? Yeah, I know. It's ok. It will soon be all over. The gaffs will help end it soon. Don't worry.
- sjm20k, on 10/01/2008, -1/+9the Freudian floodgates are open now!
- mgraham80, on 10/01/2008, -1/+5You look like a gay pride symbol.
- oblique63, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3you do realize it's RED, WHITE and BLUE and not rainbow-colored right?...
- amightywind, on 10/01/2008, -4/+1The colors are in gay mockery of Old Glory.
- 4321234, on 10/01/2008, -0/+9He should find his real dad.
- jfdolier, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2He should find his real dad in a go cart.
- tim710, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1and paint flames on them
- ditka354, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1This wasn't even funny the first time. I don't get why it's a meme.
- HookmasterCH47, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1He should paint flames on his read dad in a go cart
- RgyaGramShad, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1he should paint flames on the economy
- olafcore, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1horse porn?
- amightywind, on 10/01/2008, -20/+4The Obama campaign logo looks like a gay pride symbol.
- GOMiles, on 10/01/2008, -4/+5Sleep in the bed you make!
- joe122370, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1screwed up, words you speak
glad you could make it to digg yoda - fyrescraps, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1what?
- joe122370, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1screwed up, words you speak
- fromaworld, on 10/01/2008, -14/+7"and none has had higher disapproval in polls ............... since 1938."
This is so full of spin it makes me want to throw up. There have been plenty of other presidents that were less popular and the article even it admits it and pretty much contradicts itself. Essentially they're saying: "Out of our 43 presidents, in the past 10 presidents Bush is the worse)."
You know who that more unpopular president was? Roosevelt. You know what party he belonged to? Democrat.- JoeMondo, on 10/01/2008, -1/+5Bush could never hope in his life to have the popularity, influence or legacy of FDR.
Just two presidents have had lower approval (Richard Nixon and Harry Truman) than President Bush, and none has had higher disapproval in polls since 1938. - BotchaMcCoola, on 10/01/2008, -1/+6He is the worst Republican in History. Stop trying to make light of it.
- JoeMondo, on 10/01/2008, -1/+5Bush could never hope in his life to have the popularity, influence or legacy of FDR.
- Sixxer, on 10/01/2008, -2/+426%
- fromaworld, on 10/01/2008, -8/+13And congress approval rating hits an even lower low....18%... They managed to tie their previous record of 18%!
- edrodgers731, on 10/01/2008, -1/+3I think it depends on the particular poll. Zogby put them at 11% in the last one.
- joe122370, on 10/01/2008, -1/+4ummm they were in single digits at one point
- nick1971, on 10/01/2008, -9/+2470% disapprove - OK understand that.
26% approve - To this group can I ask which prescription medication or recreational pharmaceutical are you taking to allow you to come to an approve rating
As for the 4% who couldn't care less I hope you are not symbolic of a voting block at the next election.
On a positive note SAT scores will go up, as through studying GWB presidency, children everywhere will have learned how to use the following words.
absurd, addled, anserine, asinine, beef-witted, beetle-headed, besotted, blockish, bovine, brainless, brutish, clod, cloddish, comatose, crass, cretinous, dazed, dense, dimwitted, dizzy, doltish, dopey, dull, dumb, dumbbell, dunce, fat-witted, fatuous, foolish, footless, foppish, hebetate, humdrum, idiot, idiotic, ignorant, imbecile, imbecilic, imperceptive, inane, inept, insensate, insensible, irrational, irresponsible, lethargic, loutish, meaningless, moron, moronic, oafish, obtuse, oscitant, pointless, prosaic, prosy, purblind, senseless, silly, simple, simpleton, slow, sluggish, stolid, stultifying, stupefied, torpid, undiscerning, uninspiring tame, unintelligent, unwise, vacuous, vapid, witless, worthless, apt, exciting, interesting, lively, sharp, shrewd, spirited
Thank you GWB for providing us a role model, who can be described with so many new words.
Hopefully we will not be "blessed" with a McCain / Palin win, I really like using the words above but there are only so many times that I want to have to say that a VP candidate is hebetudinous, anserine and vacuous.- LilRabbitFooFoo, on 10/02/2008, -0/+2It's just the low IQ contingent. Remember the majority of all human beings are average intelligence or less. This has always been the flaw of "mob rule" true democracy and why we have a republic of representatives. Unfortunately, the flip side of that is that the representatives make it easier for the wealthy to consolidate their influence in a way that they couldn't if power was distributed more broadly. So, the price of having representatives who are generally far better educated than the body politic and thus better to govern responsibly is that those men and women are required to remain immune to undue influence if they are really going to have the country and the people as their first, best responsibility.
The other two branches were designed to check and balance congress just in case. But Bushco gutted and politicized those and you've seen the results of their subverting the will of the Founding Fathers. :(
- LilRabbitFooFoo, on 10/02/2008, -0/+2It's just the low IQ contingent. Remember the majority of all human beings are average intelligence or less. This has always been the flaw of "mob rule" true democracy and why we have a republic of representatives. Unfortunately, the flip side of that is that the representatives make it easier for the wealthy to consolidate their influence in a way that they couldn't if power was distributed more broadly. So, the price of having representatives who are generally far better educated than the body politic and thus better to govern responsibly is that those men and women are required to remain immune to undue influence if they are really going to have the country and the people as their first, best responsibility.
- amightywind, on 10/01/2008, -15/+2GDub Rulez! I would like to see him call out the Marine, arrest Obama, and cancel this unnecessary election. 4 more years!
- fugularity, on 10/01/2008, -1/+5I sure hope you're joking...
- Mujokan, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2Does he always call out that same one Marine? Or do they pick one at random?
- an0nymous, on 10/01/2008, -1/+40/10
You're capable of better trolling. Try again! - banderwocky, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2AMERICA! F*CK YEAH!!!
- sjm20k, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1Yeah! Heil!
- SpacePoet, on 10/01/2008, -1/+3Wow, after looking at his post history, he is not trolling.
- sunsunych, on 10/01/2008, -2/+5Bush is breaking another record!
- Betrayal, on 10/01/2008, -5/+10Get a rope Bush. I'd pay for it.
- BotchaMcCoola, on 10/01/2008, -1/+5Hopefully he will do the honorable thing after the inauguration of Obama.
- Fun4Two, on 10/01/2008, -1/+3Fan fiction until it happens. Don't Jinx it.
- BotchaMcCoola, on 10/01/2008, -1/+5Hopefully he will do the honorable thing after the inauguration of Obama.
- Cosmo96, on 10/01/2008, -9/+14Hey give W some credit, at least his ratings are higher then congress where the democrats happen to have a majority.
- CeeAyy, on 10/01/2008, -2/+3Here's the funny thing... It doesn't make him any better just because you can point to congress as having low ratings. He is a failed President. Again, the approval rating of congress has nothing to do with his failure as a president.
Actually, his approval rating is not all that important. His real legacy is what's really important. His approval ratings may be forgotten, but the economy and the war that he leaves behind will always be remembered.
There is not one reasonable person in this world who believes that the USA is in good shape. It is in worse shape in just about every way than when he took office. PERIOD. His ratings are just a reflection of how badly people feel about the horrible job he has done. Regardless of ratings... he has been a disaster for the USA and for the world.- matthewbot, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy_of_the_single ...
Seriously. You and like everyone else on digg.
- matthewbot, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy_of_the_single ...
- CeeAyy, on 10/01/2008, -2/+3Here's the funny thing... It doesn't make him any better just because you can point to congress as having low ratings. He is a failed President. Again, the approval rating of congress has nothing to do with his failure as a president.
- zizzybaloobah, on 10/01/2008, -6/+12By some accounts: http://digg.com/political_opinion/Bush_goes_from_l ...
Congress' approval rating has dropped to around 10%. Seems like in a race to Zero, Congress is the sure winner.- Mujokan, on 10/01/2008, -3/+1People like their own representatives. Even if you lie about trying to pick up guys in an airport bathroom you are likely to keep your approval rating over 10%, and most are much higher.
What people don't like is pork (at least for other states) and gridlock. This last Congress has gotten almost nothing done due to Senate filibusters and Presidential vetoes.
There will doubtless be a Democratic House and Senate this year, though who knows if it'll be filibuster proof. But McCain is going to be vetoing every single beer that comes across his desk to make himself look like a maverick. At least if Obama is in they might get something done for a change.
(If you think it's better when Congress doesn't do anything, then you should love this past one dearly. But you would apparently be in the minority.)- zizzybaloobah, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5Actually for the most part, I do think it's better if Congress doesn't do anything. Don't we have enough laws on the books already?
They don't read (or even comprehend?) the legislation they do pass, and when it is passed, it's usually crafted to benefit the legislators' favorite lobby groups and it's full of earmarks and amendments that aren't even germane to the original intent of the proposal. - Mujokan, on 10/01/2008, -3/+0You should probably vote McCain for gridlock the
- zizzybaloobah, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5Actually for the most part, I do think it's better if Congress doesn't do anything. Don't we have enough laws on the books already?
- Mujokan, on 10/01/2008, -3/+1People like their own representatives. Even if you lie about trying to pick up guys in an airport bathroom you are likely to keep your approval rating over 10%, and most are much higher.