02/24/2008 12:26:38 AM EST

Worst. President. Ever.

posted by MedfordTim

Among all Americans, 19% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 77% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 14% approve and 79% disapprove.

Among Americans registered to vote, 18% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 78% disapprove.

Hee hee hee...there's lots more fun readin' at American Research Group, Inc.'s Concerns over Economy Push George W. Bush's Overall Job Approval to New Low

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Not that we didn't already know it, but there are some of us who remember when these numbers were reversed and we were wondering when the hell everyone else would catch on.

Took y'all long enough!

He still has 11 months. He can still do great damage. Call for impeachment. Arrest. Sentenced to spend the rest of his lying, evil days in a cage in Guantanamo - and save the cell next to him for Cheney.

Hell, as many criminals as there are in THIS administration, they could set aside a whole wing!*

Should we start a pool on how long it will be before Barney starts looking for a new home?



*Full Disclosure Alert !!!  In order to avoid any unsightly arguments about possible plagiarism, I'm pretty sure this is not an original line, but something I heard that I thought was pretty funny. If they can hound Barack, what's to stop them from coming after me? I just thank gawd Milton Berle died before this became such a big crime, and Dennis Miller better watch his ass, too, with all those plagiarized phrases he uses as "cultural reference points." Just to be on the safe side, maybe we should burn all books written since Shakespeare, since there hasn't been anything written that wasn't derivative of his works in some way. There, does that CMA?

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My favorite (none / 0)

Is the economic approval number.  79% of people disaprove, and he's trying to send them checks for God's sake.  They're like "Thanks for the money and all, but nah.  You still suck".

by Spencer on 02/21/2008 01:02:41 AM EST

How I picture it (none / 0)
When it's all over maybe he'll just gather up his papers and quietly slip out the back door of the whitehouse.   I can just picture them closing the gate and hear the click of the latch as they lock it shut behind him.  At the last moment someone throws his briefcase over the fence.

by bfaul on 02/21/2008 01:29:33 AM EST

15% drop in 30 days (none / 0)

The same poll had the little scrotum at 34% just last month.  That's a 15 point drop (almost half of his January support base evaporated) in just 30 days.

Imagine a diet where you dropped from 170 lbs to 95 lbs in only 30 days. You need to be fitted for a new suit and a casket.

by Dogger on 02/21/2008 02:13:22 AM EST

News flash for Tim (none / 0)

Bush is not running in 08 so everything will be forgiven and forgotten in November.

That is unless he gets a blow job from some intern between now and then. This way we can hate and obsess about him forever. 

by z1p101 on 02/21/2008 02:51:31 AM EST

wrong (none / 0)
Nothing is going to be forgotten because the Dems are going to remind the voters over and over and over.  Things like. Do you really want another bush?  bush's failed policies are alive and well in John McCain. As long as people are dying in Iraq, bush is going to play a part.


by Chinese Democracy on 02/21/2008 10:48:59 AM EST

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I have a new hobby (none / 0)

Sort of like KenTX/bobo1's obsessio n with Bill Clinton, I'm going to keep bringing up Dubya whenever I talk to an immoral, anti-American Republican.  I figure that as long as I'm going to demonize the immoral, anti-American Republican Party, I might as well make it sting a little bit.

by Juarez Traveller on 02/21/2008 11:14:19 AM EST

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2 Things (none / 0)
1)-Big thanks to Christy Harvey for telling us about this great resource re: 99 problems created by the Bush Administration (it's sourced which makes it even better).

2)-I HATE the argument that "Bush isn't running in November".

The fact is, while it's true that *some* of the problems with this administration relate to corruption and circumstance (which effects both parties to an extent) as well as the incompetence and arrogance of these specific individuals, the fact is a lot of these problems were created because of flawed conservative ideology that goes back to Ronald Reagan.

Massive tax cuts for the rich coupled with a huge increase in military spending (and resultant massive increases in the national debt) freeing up corporations to do whatever the hell they want,  and crushing/warping public opinion about the role of government is NOT unique to Bush.

Rather, it's unique to the ideology of many (but not all) people who refer to themselves as republican/conservative (and sell-out Dems who've adopted this ideology, directly or indirectly), at least those in power.

But yes, I agree that the past republican presidents like Teddy R and Eisenhower would be considered to be liberal by today's standards.  Hell, they'd have been considered too liberal by the standards of the 80's! 

Teddy R probably rolled over in his grave over Reagan's systematic deregulation, union busting and laying of the groundwork for corporate monopolies and oligarchies.

PS---Never forget, just 3 republican presidents are responsible for over 70% of the national debt (Reagan tripled it by borrowing more money than all presidents before him combined and Bush has now borrowed more). Any fool that claims republicans are "fiscally responsible" should be clubbed over the head with that fact.

By the way, I'm tired of hearing how Reagan eventually "raised taxes 11 times". So what?  It was *after* the largest income tax cut in history. His biggest tax increase was on social security, which was *doubled* and whacked middle class families the most (since the cap only goes up to the first $93k or so of income). He then went on to spend hundreds of billions of dollars in what should have been social security savings (to help make up for his massive tax cuts on the rich).

by Tom Hanc on 02/21/2008 01:45:54 PM EST

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As for Bush not running (none / 0)
In a sense, he is.  McCain has turned his back on the things that made him a "good Republican" back in 2000, and run hard to the right to try and capture some of the base.  Since he's not working hard to repudiate Bush and distance himself from the horrors of the past seven years, he's essentially diving head-first into Bush's Bucket O'Slime.

He'll be tarred with the same brush, O yes.  

SAM: What's new, Normie?
NORM: Terrorists, Sam. They've taken over my stomach and they're demanding beer.

by Spinny on 02/21/2008 05:45:11 PM EST

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I just hope (none / 0)
that people understand I was being facetious there.

by z1p101 on 02/22/2008 02:28:07 PM EST

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I can't speak for anyone else but (none / 0)
*I* wasn't directing my response to you specifically. It just made me think of the broader, conservative argument that "Bush isn't running this year".

It pisses me off.  And while I thought the BJ comment you made was funny, we need to be careful not to pull a 2004 Kerry (i.e. Obama SHOULD run against Bush/McCain).

by Tom Hanc on 02/22/2008 03:05:37 PM EST

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Actually that went over my head, sorry (none / 0)
Still, I hope my reaction wasn't too obnoxious.  It just made me think that he actually is, in one sense.  The General needs to be about painting the Repug candidate as Bush III, and forcing him to repudiate Shrub (and face his base staying home in November) or wear him around his neck.  It should be delightful to watch him squirm his way through that dance.

SAM: What's new, Normie?
NORM: Terrorists, Sam. They've taken over my stomach and they're demanding beer.

by Spinny on 02/22/2008 03:16:52 PM EST

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The poll (none / 0)
Is shit-acular. It asks people how they feel about various issues then says, oh how do you feel about President Bush? It's a great sign that if we talk about the economy more that Bush goes down, but it's just not an accurate way to measure how much of America hates him right now.

Cynicism is poison to reform and pumps life into the status quo.

by prezalex on 02/21/2008 10:53:51 PM EST

Thanks, prezalex. (none / 0)

I don't know much about polling, but your link -- and it's link to Pollster.com -- were very informative.

And I was glad to see that despite the disreputable techniques of ARG, other polls show that the American people clearly have an opinion of Bush that accurately reflects his true nature.

by Juarez Traveller on 02/22/2008 12:12:19 AM EST

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Aw shucks (none / 0)
Open Left features two of the most thoughtful progressive activists in Chris Bowers and Matt Stoller, that I've ever known, even just over the Internet. They're miles beyond me, and you can add Paul Rosenberg as well. Those guys are awesome and everyone here should check them out regularly to get news you can use.

Cynicism is poison to reform and pumps life into the status quo.

by prezalex on 02/22/2008 02:25:15 AM EST

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You don;t know that. (none / 0)
Not a slam. You may be right, but there's not enough info to know one way or the other.

The website shows which questions are asked, but pollsters mix the order of questions to avoid the situation you're talking about unless their motivation is to get a skewed result.

I still think it's one of the most fair sets of questions I've seen.

by MedfordTim on 02/22/2008 09:02:30 AM EST

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best president ever (none / 0)

let us take a wager right now. i claim that in a few years---say 2012, all of the following will have happened:

  •  most americans will forget who gwb even was, since britney and jamie lynn will both simultaneously be showing off their cats at the oscars.
  • none of the war crimes committed by bushco will be even investigated, let alone prosecuted.
  • all illegal/undeserved appointees of bushco will stick around and continue to do damage.
  • the politicization of the civil service started by bushco will not be reversed.
  • democrats will continue to cave in and buckle; republicans will continue to filibuster and obstruct all useful legislation.
  • presidential records will remain indefinitely sealed, and democrats will not work up the cojones to open them up for investigation.
  • the right-wing noise machine will continue its drumbeat of blaming all problems on democrats, while simultaneously deifying bush.
  • eventually, a couple of airports, federal buildings, schools, colleges, and even southern towns will be named after bush. reagan will then take second-place to bush in the pantheon of modern republicanism.
  • bush and cheney will retire to their ranch in paraguay.
  • the economy will continue to go down the shitter, and the lives of americans will continue to deteriorate. however, dumb-fuck americans, with their deeply ingrained anti-intellectualism, will never be able to connect the dots and assign blame on bush and the political/philosophical movement that spawned him; they would still be more interested in those who promise that, in america, it would remain impossible for 2 dudes to kiss in public.
  • jeb will be poised for a takeover since the previous 4 years of democratic rule will have been an unmitigated disaster.
  • by 2020, jenna and/or barbara will have been groomed to carry the mantle, as americans are increasingly focused on whether britney's cat has more or less hair than jamie lynn's.
no one has ever lost money betting on the stupidity and gullibility of the american people. neither will i.

by neo on 02/24/2008 05:04:44 PM EST

You forgot (none / 0)
  •  Republicans will still be obsessing over Bill Clinton and the infamous blow job.

by z1p101 on 02/24/2008 07:23:58 PM EST

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how true, how true (none / 0)

that is the one american job that will never be downsized or outsourced.

by neo on 02/24/2008 07:41:07 PM EST

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You're on a roll! (none / 0)

by Tom Hanc on 02/24/2008 07:42:05 PM EST

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