Bush's approval rating hits new low & I dont understand why?
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BECAUSE HIS PRESIDENCY HAS BEEN A COLOSSAL FAILURE.  BIN LADEN WALKS FREE, QUAGMIRE IN IRAQ, MASSIVE NATIONAL DEBT OUTING CIA AGENTS, WARRANTLESS WIRETAPPING, $3.00 GASOLINE--> PEOPLE ARE SICK OF IT!!
411253
George Bush is probably one of the worst presidents in history, his blunders are well documented and bears out in his approval ratings, I didn't vote for him twice and his daddy twice, both of them are in politics to serve their own self interest. Dubue was appointed to a first term and I think he cheated on his second so was never really elected. As for why not the list gets long starting with his appointment, the Iraqi war, Katrina, his supply side economics. When you go to the gas pump just be sure and thank George Bush. His policy's are the one that is responsible for the high prices, his policy's on illegal immigrants, and on and on and on.
194974
Sigh.....Why do people have to be so critical of President Bush?Why dont you get of your butts and do some research.Do you really believe everything you see on the news becase if you do you need to wake and smell the political bias against him and the Republican Party.I mean if they really where fair and balanced why dont they show a country being liberated and being rebuilt?No it is chaos,civil war,destruction isnt it? I mean people act like he really wants the troops to stay over there and die which i believe no one wants Republicans,Democrats, Independants alike.
347289
Bush is a sad case, he is so out of control that he doesn't realize it, but in his defense the lack of control is not necessarily his fault.  He has a cabinet of slimy corrupt money/power hungry friends that are influencing his decisions in a very detrimental way.
634485
Yeah his approval rating really says a lot doesn't it?  Bush is going to go down as the WORST president in history.  He's an idiot, a liar, a cheater (election 2000,2004), and a rich little brat.  Without his daddy's help he wouldn't have gotten anywhere in life.  \n\nTake a look at Rolling Stone's cover!
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How fickle people are, these polls out today are a joke. I would like to see this question posed...what don't you like about Bush, factually, not just off the cuff running your mouth...give me facts.\n\nIsn't it interesting that some 96% of the US population approved of the war in Iraq 4 years ago?  Yet, they don't approve now, sorry folks, you don't just change your mind about war in midstream.  It doesn't work that way.  We didn't have it easy during many wars, and didn't give up and pull out, eventually the tables turned and we were very successful.  I think of the Revolutionary war, WW1 and  WWII.  People seem to forget that we activly fought WWII for 4 years (after it was already in progress for 3 years).  It was awful, it was tough, but we got dragged into it by Japan, just like the terrorists draged us into this one.\n\nSo why is Bush great?  Number one, he has named his priorities and goals and stuck with them.  The economy is very strong, growing so fast the Feds can't raise interest rates fast enough.  I can't see what it is that Americans can blame Bush for when it comes to the economy, most of the damage was done by the terrorists on 9/11.  Bush said he belived in tax cuts, he didn't want new taxes and he wanted Americans to have more money in their pockets so they spent more.  All of the above happened.  I didn't see anyone complaining when they got their $300.00 a few years ago.  The democrats are dying to use taxes to lower the deficit...okay, that means our money folks, you okay with that?\nThere is a time a place for everything, raising taxes during war is not the way to go.\n\nWe have not had another attack on American soil.  If you want to keep the terrorists from attacking innocent Americans, send the military to the terrorists, keep them occupied and kick their asses somewhere else.  The men in the military are all for being out there kicking terrorism in the butt.  That is their job, they signed up for it and trained for it.  They don't just want Americans support they want success, that means letting them finish the job.  Some of these men and women are on their 4th and 5th tours, and wanting to go back for more.\n\nBush tells it like it is.  If he screws up he acknowledges it.  He doesn't mess around with anything.  He gets to the point and moves on.  You can tell how much he learned from his dad and President Regan.  Sometimes he so reminds me of Regan it's astonishing.  \n\nI'm sorry but when Hurricane Katrina came and Bush got the report on the dykes a few days before landfall..what was he going to do about them?  Send peple out to dump dirt on them?  It was too late to rebuild, it was not feasable to get everyone out of the City, hell that shouldn't even be the governments job to do that.  We have been through 3 direct Hurricane landfalls in 2 years where I live in Ft. Pierce, FL (not to mention the 4 indirect storms and depressions) and we took care of ourselves.  This is the land of the elderly.  If we had waited for the government we would have been standing in waist deep water for weeks.   Bush came and saw us, he gave us support, it's more emotional than anything else.  That is what we needed, when you dont' have TV, radio, phone, you feel very isolated.  Having your President come to see you is a great moral booster.  He is very good at that.\n\nBush has reached the point where he really doesn't care what everyone thinks about him.  He is out for doing what he thinks is best for America, not whats best for the social circle.  So if the other countries don't like it well, I'm sorry, but that is the way it is.  As soon as everyone begins to wake up and realize that we are all targets, we will be better off as a nation and a world.  If your President doesn't look after you first, then what good is he?  It's like having a dead beat dad...no thanks, I'll take GW!
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It is all a ploy, the repuglicans in Washington feel that they are in trouble. So they have ask Bush to change a few things. This is suppose to change things so that the repuglicans won't lose so many seats in November. Don't fall for it. It is still going to be the same ol' Bush.
1002734
Not much.  Just let the Repubs' approvals go lower and lower
422215
The US Supreme Court put a end to it, which is not in their power. It was a corrupt little deal, however things are catching up with the crook now aren't they? I'm looking at the poll ratings now....what he's at 34% thats 3rd lowest....Clinton's lowest rating in his whole presidency was 37%.
876519
From the accounts I read he is trying to get back his previous support but his crowds get thinner and thinner.  I understand he is going to swear himself in as the legitimate President and try to stop the real President elect from taking office in December.  However, I understand people are getting tired of it and I suspect he might have done better to have accepted the cabinet seat and a pivotal role, when he could have positioned himself for the next election.
192660
You do realize, all polling data is subject to some error factor.  In addition, polls are easily slanted by the wording of questions and the size and make-up of the group polled.  In other words, if you ask the right question of the right person you will get the answer you want.  Having said that, here is some of the info you are looking for.\n\nAs I recall, Nixon left office with a rating of less than 25%  That's probably the lowest.\n\nBTW Clinton left office with a rating in the mid 60% range.\n\nFunny thing, Kennedy first committed troops to Viet Nam and left office (assassinated) with approval rating above 60%.  The war ended on Nixon's watch and he left office below 25%.\n\nAmericans have some real issues with politics.
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He is the Worse president ever~! \nHere is 25 reasons for ya. \n\n25 REASONS TO FEEL BAD ABOUT BUSH\n\nEconomic Indicators\n\n1. The unemployment rate averaged 4.1 percent in 2000 and reached a 30 year low of 3.9 percent in October 2000. Today, the unemployment rate has increased to 5.7 percent. There are presently 8.1 million unemployed Americans, an increase of 2.5 million compared to 2000\n\n2. The number of Americans experiencing long-term unemployment-over 27 weeks-has almost doubled in the last year.\n\n3. Job creation has reversed. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the economy created 1.7 million new jobs. This trend has been reversed, and the economy has lost almost 1.5 million jobs since President Bush took office in January 2001.\n\n4. Poverty is increasing. After decreasing for eight straight years and reaching its lowest level in 25 years, the poverty rate increased from 11.3 percent in 2000 to 11.7 percent in 2001. In the first year of the Bush administration, 1.3 million Americans slipped back into poverty, with a total of 32.9 million Americans living in poverty in 2001.\n\n5. Incomes are falling. After increasing every year since 1991, and reaching an all time high in 2000, median household income in the United States fell 2.2 percent in 2001. Median incomes fell for households in every income group in the country except for those earning over $150,000.\n\n6. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are filing for bankruptcy. Almost 800,000 Americans filed for bankruptcy in the first half of 2002. In the second quarter of 2002, over 400,000 bankruptcies were filed in the United States, an all-time record.\n\n7. Mortgage foreclosures are at record highs. In the second quarter of 2002, 1.23 percent of home loans were in the foreclosure process, a record level. Over this same time period, almost 5 percent of mortgage loans were delinquent, up almost 20 percent from the average delinquency rate in 2000.\n\n8. The federal budget deficit is increasing. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the federal budget, excluding Social Security, showed a surplus of $86.6 billion. The most recent figures from the Congressional Budget Office indicate that for FY 2002, the federal budget, excluding Social Security, will show a deficit of $314 billion.\n\n9. This represents the largest budget decline in U.S. history, and it is the third-largest on-budget deficit in history, exceeded in size only by the deficits of 1991 and 1992 under the first President Bush. Health Care Indicators\n\n10.The number of Americans without health insurance is increasing. Between 1999 and 2000, the number of uninsured Americans fell by 600,000.\n\n11. But this trend has reversed itself and in 2001 the number of uninsured Americans increased by 1.4 million.\n\n12. Over 41 million Americans — 14.6 percent of the population — had no health insurance coverage in 2001.\n\n13. The percentage of small businesses offering insurance to their employees fell by 10 percent between 2000 and 2002.\n\n14. Insurance costs increased by 12.7 percent in 2002, the second consecutive year of double-digit increases and the largest annual increase in costs since 1990.\n\n15. Prescription drug prices increased by almost twice the rate of inflation in 2001.\n\n16. For seniors, who use the most prescription drugs, cost increases were even higher. The cost of the 50 most popular drugs for seniors increased by 7.8 percent in 2001, over three times the rate of inflation. The price of Prilosec, the most popular drug for seniors, increased at over four times the rate of inflation.\n\nCrime and Drug Use Indicators\n\n17.The crime rate is increasing. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the crime rate reached its lowest level since 1972. This represented the culmination of a 22 percent decrease in crime during the 1990s.\n\n18. But in 2001, the crime rate increased by 2.2 percent. The murder rate increased by 3.1 percent, the robbery rat
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If you base it on his approval rating, then yes.  He has the worst approval rating of any President, including all war-time president's...\n\nI don't think his approval can sink much below the 30% mark, that is when you hit core republican bedrock.  Those 30% would probably still say he's doing a wonderful job even if we were paying $10 for a gallon of gas, we were in Iraq for 10 more years, unemployment sky-rocketed, minimum wage was never raised, only the wealthy could afford college education and millions of americans sank even further into poverty.  \n\nThat is pretty much true for both sides, when you hit about the 30% mark, you are hitting the core of the party.  Can't get much lower than that.
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They're afraid of being seen as responsible for putting the worst president ever into the White House.  The fact that they feel such guilt now is a very good sign.  Maybe even those who voted for Bush recognize that the country is headed in the wrong direction.
677859
Because Americans will not stand up and band together and speak their minds. Those that do, cannot generate enough support because people have no back bone. Do you think for one second that if you were a Pres. say of a company, and your ratings were 30% or less that you would still be Pres.? NO. There should be no differences. Arm yourself with knowledge and VOTE!! Just a note.. 1 in 3 Republicans do not want BUSH in office at this point of his Presidency. What does that tell you??
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Good question, Stock Market is up, unemployment is the lowest in many years, new home starts have been growing, manufacturing is on the increase.  So overall the economy is doing well!\n\nCould it be that "Bush" is doing an okay job?  If you look at the media polls his numbers are way down?  So what is going on?????
375183
His ratings keep plummeting. He is at less than 30% approval, down there with Nixon when he resigned. There is a good article in the latest Rolling Stone that shows why prominent historians rate Bush as one of the worst presidents in American history.