Snipe
12-10-2009, 12:02 AM
George Bush was often called the "worst president ever". He was not a popular man. I didn't like him as a President. I did respect him as a man. I think he is a fine and decent man. I don't think he "lied us into war" for his Halliburton buddies. I just never bought into the Bush is a Liar that wants to sell us all out gambit.
Looks like the worm has turned:
The Worst President Ever? (http://blogs.news.sky.com/americanpie/Post:1e8c29f6-1467-47c8-a7ce-1b041c7d8709)
The White House has tried to dismiss the quite extraordinary results of a new poll on Barack Obama’s approval ratings.
Maybe they shouldn’t be so quick.
The Gallup figures show Obama’s rating now stands at 47 per cent – the lowest ever recorded for any president at this point in his term of office.
With Obama fighting to persuade America on healthcare, climate change and the war in Afghanistan you would think this would be cause for concern.
So what was the response of press secretary Robert Gibbs? “If I was heart patient and Gallup was my ECG, I’d get another doctor.
“I don’t pay a lot of attention to the meaninglessness of it.”
He then compared the poll result to “what a six-year-old with a crayon” could come up with.
Sure, polls go up and down but this Gallup survey of presidential approval ratings has taken place since 1938. It is significant.
They were not the only ones to notice. From the Politico via Comedy Central:
Barack Obama Catching Up to George W. Bush Fast (http://www.indecisionforever.com/2009/12/09/barack-obama-catching-up-to-george-w-bush-fast/?xrs=rss_indecisionforever)
Hmmmm… What to make of this?
Perhaps the greatest measure of Obama's declining support is that just 50% of voters now say they prefer having him as President to George W. Bush, with 44% saying they'd rather have his predecessor.
Seems kind of early in his first term for Obama to nearly achieve the kind of unpopularity it too Bush eight years to hit, doesn't it?
Though, he is a hard worker. You have to give him that.
Google "george bush" & "worst president ever" and you will get a boatload of hits. Hell, just google "worst president ever" (or the popular "Worst. President. Ever." and it will point you to George Bush articles and sites.
Obama has hit a new low in credibiltiy in the public opinion polls. It can't be racism because we actually elected him. That is a preemptive shot at anyone that thinks it is just racism. If it was racism, those racists wouldn't have voted for him in the first place. Many people that voted for him now think that George Bush would be a better President. It appears that many of them do. And George Bush was the "Worst. President. Ever."
Imagine if instead of the media fawning for Barack they concentrated on the same pathetic meme: Worst. President. Ever. How cool would that be? Not so cool, but at least it was cool in the Bush years.
The Presidency is a shitty job. You can't win. Look at how they all age before our eyes. Barack is getting hit hard in the polls. People think Bush is about as good (50% want Barack over 43% that would rather have Bush, even though they didn't even like Bush) W's approval ratings were around 30%. This isn't an outpouring of Bush love, it is a backlash.
And the backlash will continue..........................
Was George Bush the worst President Ever? Is Barack Obama the Worst President Ever? Are we asking the right questions?
Looks like the worm has turned:
The Worst President Ever? (http://blogs.news.sky.com/americanpie/Post:1e8c29f6-1467-47c8-a7ce-1b041c7d8709)
The White House has tried to dismiss the quite extraordinary results of a new poll on Barack Obama’s approval ratings.
Maybe they shouldn’t be so quick.
The Gallup figures show Obama’s rating now stands at 47 per cent – the lowest ever recorded for any president at this point in his term of office.
With Obama fighting to persuade America on healthcare, climate change and the war in Afghanistan you would think this would be cause for concern.
So what was the response of press secretary Robert Gibbs? “If I was heart patient and Gallup was my ECG, I’d get another doctor.
“I don’t pay a lot of attention to the meaninglessness of it.”
He then compared the poll result to “what a six-year-old with a crayon” could come up with.
Sure, polls go up and down but this Gallup survey of presidential approval ratings has taken place since 1938. It is significant.
They were not the only ones to notice. From the Politico via Comedy Central:
Barack Obama Catching Up to George W. Bush Fast (http://www.indecisionforever.com/2009/12/09/barack-obama-catching-up-to-george-w-bush-fast/?xrs=rss_indecisionforever)
Hmmmm… What to make of this?
Perhaps the greatest measure of Obama's declining support is that just 50% of voters now say they prefer having him as President to George W. Bush, with 44% saying they'd rather have his predecessor.
Seems kind of early in his first term for Obama to nearly achieve the kind of unpopularity it too Bush eight years to hit, doesn't it?
Though, he is a hard worker. You have to give him that.
Google "george bush" & "worst president ever" and you will get a boatload of hits. Hell, just google "worst president ever" (or the popular "Worst. President. Ever." and it will point you to George Bush articles and sites.
Obama has hit a new low in credibiltiy in the public opinion polls. It can't be racism because we actually elected him. That is a preemptive shot at anyone that thinks it is just racism. If it was racism, those racists wouldn't have voted for him in the first place. Many people that voted for him now think that George Bush would be a better President. It appears that many of them do. And George Bush was the "Worst. President. Ever."
Imagine if instead of the media fawning for Barack they concentrated on the same pathetic meme: Worst. President. Ever. How cool would that be? Not so cool, but at least it was cool in the Bush years.
The Presidency is a shitty job. You can't win. Look at how they all age before our eyes. Barack is getting hit hard in the polls. People think Bush is about as good (50% want Barack over 43% that would rather have Bush, even though they didn't even like Bush) W's approval ratings were around 30%. This isn't an outpouring of Bush love, it is a backlash.
And the backlash will continue..........................
Was George Bush the worst President Ever? Is Barack Obama the Worst President Ever? Are we asking the right questions?