The Week That Bush Dicked Nixon
I’m fond of saying that public-opinion polls are a snapshot in time – and, oh, what a time we’re living in.
Hell, it’s only Wednesday, but the Senate Judiciary Committee has implicitly endorsed the Bush administration’s embrace of torture, the House overrode the president’s veto of a popular water projects measure and approved a bill to pay for veterans’ programs despite a veto threat, 2007 was officially recorded as the deadliest year for American troops in Iraq, a candidate that almost no one has heard of raised $4.2 million in campaign cash online, and Pakistani goon squads sent into the streets by the prez’s favorite dictator are beating up on lawyers.
But the really big news is that George Bush finally has unseated Richard Nixon as the most unpopular president in the history of the Gallup Poll.
The latest USA Today/Gallup survey finds Bush with a 31 percent approval rating — and for the first time ever in the polling history, 50 percent say they “strongly disapprove” of a president.
The previous high – or is it a low? – was a 48 percent strong disapproval rating for Nixon at the height of the Watergate scandal in 1974.
You go, boy! You go!
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10 Responses to “The Week That Bush Dicked Nixon”
“The previous high – or is it a low? – was a 48 percent strong disapproval rating for Nixon at the height of the Watergate scandal in 1974.”
52 % approved of Nixon during Watergate?
That tells you a lot about the wsdom of ‘we the people’.
Frightening!
And the real legacy of the Bush Administration is that he is probably going to be the last Republican President. Just look at the Virginia election. It is hard for Republican candidates to run as being hard on illegal immigration, for smaller government, and for fiscal responsibility when the incompetent idiot is sitting in the White House.
There are over 100 Democrats running for Congress unopposed and the Republican cannot find anyone willing to run in Congressional district that generally go Republican. I wonder if 2112 or 2116 will be the last time that a Republican runs for the Presidency?
52 % approved of Nixon during Watergate?
That tells you a lot about the wsdom of ‘we the people’.
Actually its a strong testament to the wisdom of the people Doma. Innocent until proven guilty really means something in this country. Then and now.
We as Americans in general like to think positively about things. Unlike the far lefties in this country who revel in the misery that this country seems to be undergoing. Basking in every little miserable thing that happens and just cant wait to wake up tomorrow and find more BAD to talk about.
Yeah 52 percent during Watergate does show the wisdom of “We the People.” It is a testament of how this country has remained strong despite many, many Weak, fumbling and bumbling Presidents and Congress. Because you see. America is more then just a president and a congress. It is 300,000,000 people all pulling together to make this country great……
Despite the bad…..we excell at the good.
SD – Kentucky just elected a Democrat for governor. If the Repugs lose the South, the party is dead.
Rudi,
Since Virginia is in play for the Democrats, there is little chance of any Republican candidate nominee winning the Presidency.
The first question is how many routs does a political party endure before the party becomes irrelevant?
The second is what will politics be like in a one party state. Will the former Republican voters moderate the Democratic Party when the former Republicans start voting in the Democratic Primary? Or will the extreme left benefit because there will be little opposition to them?
Somebody-
“Yeah 52 percent during Watergate does show the wisdom of “We the People.†It is a testament of how this country has remained strong ”
Sorry. But I find your comment sad.
The country has never been so bereft of capable people that it should need a crrok in office to keep it strong.
This country is not the Mafia!
Kentucky has a Blue governor because of corruption. The Dems have Murtha and his brother, and I like Jack, but his integrity is in question with his brother.
Rudi, when was the last Republican to precede this one term governor? I wouldn’t hang your hat on that.
And since moving here 33 years ago, Ky has been one of the more corrupt states around. And Fletchers corruption? SOP since the day I moved here.
Actually I thnk thats a 48 percent “Strong Disapprove” with a few more in the “Disapprove” column, leaving Nixon at only 30% or so in the Approve or better.
Sorry. But I find your comment sad.
No doubt you do Doma. No doubt you do.