Does anyone in the media still refer to Bush as "popular"?

[ALago1]

Remember how immediately post-9-11 Bush became a de facto "popular" president? Remember how we heard this endlessly for months?

Well, with his approval ratings down in the high 40's, I don't think this applies anymore.

Regardless, I STILL here commentators (all right-wingers though) refer to Bush as a "popular wartime president" and it bothers the hell out of me.

I think references to his popularity have dropped markedly, but they are still there (strangely enough). Anyone else still hearing this claim thrown out there?

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. Do you mean...

...America's Popular Wartime President^TM?

[Sanity]

2. If they say he WAS a popular wartime president, that's accurate

If they say he IS a popular president, that's innacurate.

But that being said, every president has been popular at one time or another.

[Career Prole]

3. Interesting point! I've been seeing the trend go more towards

"...who describes himself as a wartime president", now that you mention it. One short step away from "controversial wartime president".

[alonso_quijano]

4. I think he described himself...

...not as a "wartime president," but as a "war president." The former is a C-in-C who leads the country during times of war, the latter is a yahoo whose only response to any situation is "Blow 'em up, hoss!"

Sounds like the first thing he's been accurate about in a long time.

[TheWebHead]

5. they've switched emphasis to "the likeable" pResident