NYT Poll Finds Disapproval of Bush Unwavering (73% disapp / 22% app)

[FreeStateDemocrat]

Source: New York Times



By MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
Published: January 16, 2009
President Bush prepares to leave office with no evidence that public opinion toward him is softening during his final days in power, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

When asked about Mr. Bush’s performance over the last eight years, 22 percent of respondents said they approved. That matched Mr. Bush’s job-approval rating for much of last fall, the lowest of his presidency. In the current poll, 73 percent disapproved of his performance over the course of his two terms.

Disapproval cut across party lines, with Democrats, independents and even 34 percent of Republicans critical of Mr. Bush’s performance.

In contrast, Mr. Bush’s most recent predecessors left office with approval ratings ranging from 68 percent, for both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, to 44 percent, for Jimmy Carter. Mr. Bush’s father left with 54 percent.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/us/politics/17poll.html?hp

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Little bit closer to a realistic assessment of the most harmful president ever. The more you read the realer it gets in the historical context.

[MrModerate]

1. How does that jibe with the Fux News poll that says . . .

93% of 'Licans think he's a "good man" to whom history is going to be "cruel?" (Along with 74% of Independents and 54% of dems -- figures from memory).

Oh, yeah -- Fux just makes stuff up.

[tucsonlib]

4. And In The Same Article....

Fox uses a little creative math to help spice up Bush's "legacy":
"The average job rating for Bush's first term in office was 61 percent approval and 29 percent disapproval. For his second term, the average rating looks significantly different: 37 percent approve and 55 percent disapprove. Overall, for Bush's entire presidency he has an average 51 percent approval rating." (emphasis mine)

And did you know that Bill Gates and I have an average net worth of 24 Billion Dollars?

[Runcible Spoon]

2. GO STICK YOUR DICK IN A BLENDER YOU DISGUSTING EVIL PIECE OF SHIT

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

*Bush that is, not the OP :evilgrin:

[DeepModem Mom]

3. K&R

[Left Coast2020]

5. WHAT THIS STORY REALLY SAYS IS, .......

.......22-Percent of those who responded are in serious need of mental help.


:banghead:

[mackerel]

6. As bad as Bush was, Cheney was worse. Even Bush learned

to be leery of him.

[awoke_in_2003]

7. This may be very heartless to say...

***** Or at least sterilize them? Think about it- these people will reproduce. Sometimes you have to throw a little more chlorine in the gene pool.

on edit: "exterminate" is such a harsh word.