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09/06/2003 Archived Entry: "The Long, Slow Slide continues."
The Long, Slow Slide continues.
This is really getting interesting. Zogby says that Whistle Ass' numbers have reached their lowest point ever. I don't think they have a big enough rabbit to pull out of that hat this time.
President George W. Bush’s job performance ratings have reached the lowest point since his pre-Inauguration days, continuing a steady decline since a post-9/11 peak, according to a new Zogby America poll of 1,013 likely voters conducted September 3-5.Less than half (45%) of the respondents said they rated his job performance good or excellent, while a majority (54%) said it was fair or poor. In August Zogby International polling, his rating was 52% positive, 48% negative. Today’s results mark the first time a majority of likely voters have given the president an unfavorable job performance rating since he took office.
A majority (52%) said it’s time for someone new in the White House, while just two in five (40%) said the president deserves to be re-elected. Last month, 45% said re-election was in order, and 48% said it was time for someone new.
A like number (52%) said the country is heading in the wrong direction, while 40% said it is the right direction.
Overall opinion of President Bush has also slipped to 54% favorable – 45% unfavorable, compared to August polling which indicated 58% favorable, 40% unfavorable.
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this all seems like good news on the surface. however, does anyone doubt that bush would declare marshal law and not allow the election to happen if it looks like he cant possibly win? maybe he will plan rioting, or a new terrorist attack. perhaps that is why he si having the republican convention in new york, because he knows there will be big trouble, after what he has done to new yorkers. Bush obviousley thinks he is ceasar, the real question is: will he be julius? or augustus?
Posted by justin @ 09/06/2003 01:47 PM NY
Actually, Justin, we'd be lucky if Knucklehead turned out to be either Julius or Augustus (at least they were great leaders). My fear is that he's more on the order of Caligula or Nero. Yikes!
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 09/07/2003 12:50 AM NY
my point was not to compare bush's competancy to either ceasar, he is obviously more in the nero or caligula range on that level. i was drawing the comparison to julius and agustus to ask wheter he would succeed in turning our republic into an empire like augustus, or suffer an end more similar to that of julius, who was stopped from declaring himself emperor through rather nasty means. no metaphor holds true throughout unfortunately.
Posted by justin @ 09/07/2003 12:13 PM NY
