I've never understood all the fuss with polls. Besides their fickle nature, there is the tendency to selectively use only those results that buttress one's preconceptions.

This particular poll was clipped yesterday by cajoyce. Look at it in more detail. Are you prepared to argue that Truman was one of our worst presidents on the basis of his polling numbers? I won't. Recently, Jimmy Carter called GW the worst president ever -- who had the lower poll numbers? This further clip shows how apt willhelm's analysis is:

Just 23% of Americans approve the performance of the
Democrat-controlled Congress, the same level reported ...

I've never understood all the fuss with polls. Besides their fickle nature, there is the tendency to selectively use only those results that buttress one's preconceptions.

This particular poll was clipped yesterday by cajoyce. Look at it in more detail. Are you prepared to argue that Truman was one of our worst presidents on the basis of his polling numbers? I won't. Recently, Jimmy Carter called GW the worst president ever -- who had the lower poll numbers? This further clip shows how apt willhelm's analysis is:

Just 23% of Americans approve the performance of the
Democrat-controlled Congress, the same level reported a year ago when
Republicans who held House and Senate majorities were heading toward
defeat in the November elections.

Hey, George Bush would not have been my choice either, but what option did the Democrats leave me? Al Gore? John Kerry? Thanks, but no thanks.

"Harry Reid's approval rating is 15%."

Interesting lie of omission. While Reid's approval rating is relatively low, what you didn't say is that 66% dislike Bush and 45% dislike Reid. 20% more people DISLIKE Bush than Reid.

The reason: a good chunk of people don't know Reid from an oak tree -- unlike Bush, who merely comes across as being as competent as an oak tree.

I'm not offering an opinion of Reid one way or the other, but your comments were Baghdad-Bobish in their lack of accuracy. Reid's no prince, but people aren't going to say they approve of someone they know nothing about -- thus Reid's "low" approval numbers. It's like asking people if they approve of schmengelpheullfer. If t...

"Harry Reid's approval rating is 15%."

Interesting lie of omission. While Reid's approval rating is relatively low, what you didn't say is that 66% dislike Bush and 45% dislike Reid. 20% more people DISLIKE Bush than Reid.

The reason: a good chunk of people don't know Reid from an oak tree -- unlike Bush, who merely comes across as being as competent as an oak tree.

I'm not offering an opinion of Reid one way or the other, but your comments were Baghdad-Bobish in their lack of accuracy. Reid's no prince, but people aren't going to say they approve of someone they know nothing about -- thus Reid's "low" approval numbers. It's like asking people if they approve of schmengelpheullfer. If they've never heard of it, they can't say they approve of it. Thus, low approval numbers. 30%-40% have no idea who he is, and once they come down off the fence Reid's approvals could be double Bush's.

When it comes to Bush, people are pretty well informed and his rates show it. Barring some new terrorist incident on American soil that gives Bush the chance to once again stand on a pile of corpses proudly, and give jingoistic speeches (aka 9/11), I think his approval ratings aren't budging much from the dismal basement wherin they dwell.

Bush's numbers are exactly where they belong. My only surprise is that it took so long to get there.

None of this has anything to do with Harry Reid. People are judging Mr. Bush on what they feel about him and the job he is doing as president......period.

The man ran out of control because he had 6 years of no congressional oversight. He essentially got away with anything he chose to get away with, including running the justice department as the arm of the executive office in the white house.

He and his cronies lied us into a criminal war which has killed over 3,500 of our youngest and finest, and still counting. He as assumed no responsibility for any wrong doing, and still lies about ...

Bush's numbers are exactly where they belong. My only surprise is that it took so long to get there.

None of this has anything to do with Harry Reid. People are judging Mr. Bush on what they feel about him and the job he is doing as president......period.

The man ran out of control because he had 6 years of no congressional oversight. He essentially got away with anything he chose to get away with, including running the justice department as the arm of the executive office in the white house.

He and his cronies lied us into a criminal war which has killed over 3,500 of our youngest and finest, and still counting. He as assumed no responsibility for any wrong doing, and still lies about the situation in Iraq and how we got there in the first place.

My fondest wish is not for impeachment of this president, but to see him shlepped off to the Hague and tried as a war criminal right alongside his pal Cheney.