Poll: Most Americans Do NOT Want A Veto Of Iraq Funding Bill

[EV_Ares]

The Pew Research Center has just released a poll that found six out of 10 Americans do not want President Bush to veto the Iraq spending bill that calls for a timetable for troop withdrawal. That’s almost as many Americans as voted for Al Gore for president in 2000!

The poll detected deep-seated pessimism among Americans for prospects in Iraq.The challenge is that neither side seems inclined to compromise: 54 percent of withdrawl timeline supporters do not want the Senate to compromise with Bush to avoid a veto; likewise, 54 percent of those opposed to a timeline for withdrawal do not want Bush to back down on his veto promise. Not that that’s very likely.

The poll detected deep-seated pessimism among Americans for prospects in Iraq, and for the first time a majority (51 percent) of respondents said they did not think the U.S. would succeed in establishing a stable democracy in Iraq. Only a quarter think that the troop surge is having a positive effect and only a third think it will have a positive long-term effect on the situation in Iraq. Forty-one percent believe that maintaining a military presence in Iraq increases the likelihood of a terrorist attack on the U.S., while 45 percent say withdrawing would increase the odds of a terrorist attack on American soil.

Even Republicans are growing disenchanted with Bush’s handling of the war. Almost half (45 percent) say they want a candidate for president who will take a different approach from Bush’s, while only 41 percent say they want a candidate who will cary on in Bush’s footsteps. When applied to both Republicans and Republican-leaning voters, however, the number wanting a change in strategy jumps to 52 percent.

http://www.pensitoreview.com/2007/04/27/poll-most-americans-dont-want-veto-of-iraq-funding-bill/

[tblue]

1. I hope they don't cave in to Idiot and his maniacal whim. Let him veto and then give him even less

of what he wants the next round.

[k8conant]

3. Give him nothing n/t

[rodeodance]

6. they already said they would give the $$

[tblue]

9. Right. So the next bill should have even shorter timelines and more money for health care

Make him wish he'd signed the first bill. It's Negotiation 101.

[Nite Owl]

11. Then they should give him

a month at a time. Make him veto each time and make the GOP vote each time. No lump sum.

[corkhead]

2. Unfortunately, "Most Americans" are not represented by our government

[rodeodance]

4. this is sad: "41 percent say they want a candidate who will cary on in Bush’s footsteps.

[tblue]

10. That does it. I'm moving to France.

[Selatius]

5. From: Bush, To: The American People, Message: ...

...Fuck you.

[rasputin1952]

12. That's it in a nutshell...he could not care if 90% of the people

were telling him to "get out", he believes he is on a mission from God; what he hasn't figured out, is that God doesn't talk to bush, the voices in his head are from a deranged mind that cannot fathom he could be mistaken in anything...despite that his life is filled w/failure.

[indepat]

15. F you: I don't give a flying-F what the American people want and say for the decider

will decide all.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. Well, bush is sorry it's come to this America but...

[SteppingRazor]

8. Yeah, but they're not the deciders, now are they?

Nyah nyah nyah! :eyes:

[orpupilofnature57]

13. Most Americans didn't want him in 2000 ,Poppy should be a lesson

about corrupt power brokers that give two shits for ' Most Americans '

[Betsy Ross]

14. Harry Reid No Veto Petition

http://www.giveemhellharry.com/page/petition/noveto