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2007-02-26 Home Front: Politix

USA Today/Gallop Poll: Bush approval increases to 37%, and 76% amongst Republicans

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-02-26 13:13|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And, the remaining 24% of Repubs are only dissatisfied with the Prez cause he hasn't gone far enough in many issues:

* Taking the gloves off in Iraq.
* Gettin' ready to rumble in Iran.
* Spending issues.
* Illegal immigration issues.

Boy, the MSM would swoon if'n they knew what the "rest of us" were really thinking. But, no, they'll just spin it as 24% are dissatisfied.

Posted by BA 2007-02-26 13:51|| 2007-02-26 13:51|| Front Page Top

#2 And, the remaining 24% of Repubs are only dissatisfied with the Prez cause he hasn't gone far enough in many issues:

* Taking the gloves off in Iraq.
* Gettin' ready to rumble in Iran.
* Spending issues.
* Illegal immigration issues.

From Southern California... at your service...

Posted by BigEd 2007-02-26 14:32|| 2007-02-26 14:32|| Front Page Top

#3 I do not approve and am registered Republican BECAUSE he hasn't done enough.

More border/illegal immigration enforcement.
Stop dicking with Iran
Act like we are in a war in Iraq
Stop spending like a drunken sailor

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-02-26 14:39|| 2007-02-26 14:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Prior comments in this thread: nail, meet very large and accurately wielded hammer. Repeatedly.

Posted by mac 2007-02-26 17:31|| 2007-02-26 17:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Bush's biggest mistake, if indeed it was a mistake, was perhaps a philosophical one.

Note that he almost never vetoed a bill, save for stem cells. This leads me to suspect that he believes it is up to the Congress to *formulate* domestic policy. This was first believed by two Presidents in the late 19th Century.

However, he has issued numerous signing statements, interpreting how he feels the president should *interpret* the laws passed by congress. This is very paradoxical, and down the road will set up a major fight between the two branches.

Congress, for their part, abused the hell out of Bush's non-guidance, did not take their responsibility seriously, and paid for it in the election.

In a way, this might be an "in your face" to the SCOTUS, for overturning the Presidential line item veto, by showing that Congress has no discipline.

Or, it might be a way to get Congress to assert more authority, after giving the Presidency much more power in recent years.

There is much that could be said about such a philosophy, that the President should firstly be the foreign policy of the US, and second be the executive of Congressional domestic policies.

But until Congress both behaves and asserts its own power and authority, they will be the weak link in the government. But both parties' congressional leadership is very weak compared to what it once was, and lacks the firm discipline that used to exist in both houses.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-26 19:21|| 2007-02-26 19:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, Bush has been a HUGE disappointment. But, when you consider the alternative *spit* Pelosi, Murtha *spit*, he's not too bad.

Posted by DMFD 2007-02-26 22:45|| 2007-02-26 22:45|| Front Page Top

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