Were there this many polls during BUSH'S presidency?

[jenmito]

It's unbelievable how many questions are asked in polls about Obama, i.e., "Should Obama have a primary challenger?" "Do you think Obama should run for a 2nd term?" "Do you prefer Congress-or Obama-to set policy?" It never stops. Does anyone recall this happening During Bush's years?

[KeyserSoze87]

1. No, there were not.

[FrenchieCat]

2. Of course not!

But then Bush was White and a Republican, and as we know, he was more entitled.....
even if he didn't even really win the first time he got into the WH....still,
in 2004, he was a shoo-in in his party.

[jenmito]

3. Yup...

that's exactly it. Also, I don't remember Repubs. EVER complaining about the Bush admin.'s TSA's policies as being unconstitutional or an invasion of privacy. As a matter of fact, I DO remember them (and the media) saying something like, "You don't have any rights if you're DEAD."

[zbdent]

4. don't forget the "you WANT the terrorists to blow things up!"

[jenmito]

5. That's right. I can't believe so many people forget so quickly what these same Repubs.

said back then-with Faux cheering them on.

[Milo_Bloom]

6. Yes.

[karynnj]

7. No, but in fairness - this time in Bush's presidency, we were just

still a little more than a year after 9/11 and about a year into the war on AFghaistan, where the news was we (and the Afghan warlords had driven out the Taliban. Very few people - and almost no politicians criticized how the war in Afghanistan was going. In fact, when Kerry spoke out about how epending on Afghan warlords was letting OBL escape, he was amonished by Democrats from Clinton to Howard Dean. The country, at that point was solidly behind Bush.

The IWR was passed, Republicans won seats in 2002, and Bush's approval ratings were in the high 60s - they were still at 60 in at least one poll as late as Dec 2003.

[jenmito]

9. I don't think that could be considered "in fairness," because not only

did polls (and blame) go on immediately after the failed "underwear bombing," when there should've been unity and no questioning of stepped-up security, but after N. Korea's attack on S. Korea, and I could probably name many other things.

[DavidDvorkin]

8. You should have done this as a poll!

[rufus dog]

10. There is one thing that everyone must remember. Media works OT against Dems

Exhibit 1 - Tom Delay, he was on numerous programs including on the "liberal" MSNBC. If he had a D behind his name he would have never been invited on any show, if he was invited it would have been to ridicule him.

Exhibit 2 - The Sarah Palin, imagine a high ranking Democrat whose first kid vandalized school buses and dropped out of school, a second kid who got pregnant and dropped out of school, a third kid who trashed a house. Do you think the media would have done anything but ridicule the Dem as a person with "liberal values" resulting in screwed up kids.

[zbdent]

11. exhibit 3 ... GM gets money loaned to it, banks get blank checks with no oversight ...

guess which is constantly referred to as a "bailout"?

[GoCubsGo]

13. Speaking of "blank checks", Exhibit 4: The Deficit

Reagan and Bush, Sr. ran it up to record levels. Not a peep. Clinton reduced it. Not a peep from them. Bush, Jr. ran it up to new record levels. Deafening silence. President Obama adds to it to attempt to keep us out of another Great Depression. They become hysterical over it, and blame the whole lot on him. Just like they blamed 9/11 on Clinton. I wish they'd act like the "adults" they claim they are, and take some responsibility for their actions for once.

[Supersedeas]

14. exactly, there were lots of polls regarding Bush only very little Media emphasis

today polls are a substitute for a factual discussion of policy decisions -- talking about polls is an easy way to disparage the President without EVER discussion FACTS.

[Peacetrain]

12. Don't thinks so!