News: Bush Indifferent Over Falling Poll Numbers

[Bluebear]

WASHINGTON - The public's dissatisfaction with President Bush and the Republican-led Congress is growing, with ratings dropping amid record high gas prices, war in Iraq, the Social Security debate and the emotional Terri Schiavo case.

The Republican president's job approval is at 44 percent, with 54 percent disapproving. Only 37 percent have a favorable opinion of the work being done by Congress, according to an AP-Ipsos poll...

The president was asked Friday about his falling ratings in some polls, and he claimed indifference.

"Some of them were going up the other day," he responded as he flew back from Rome on Air Force One. "You can find them going up and you can find them going down. You can pretty much find out what you want in polls is my point."


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&e=14&u=/ap/bush_ap_ipsos_poll

[Stephanie]

1. What does he care? Popularity is not necessary to win elections anymore

thanks to Diebold.

[blm]

7. When you control most media and most voting machines you don't HAVE to be

popular. You just have your agents claim otherwise.

If the media was even ONE HALF HONEST, there is no way BushInc would be in control of every aspect of government today.

For one, an HONEST media would have had the voting machine deceits exposed and indicted by now.

[FreedomAngel82]

20. According to some republicans I've talked to

on other message boards they all think every poll is skewed unless it agree's with them. Like the Schavio ordeal. They're constantly in denial about everything that's going on. And we're the one's out of touch with reality they say. :eyes:

[indepat]

14. When the neocons control all the levers of power in government and the MSM

who gives a diddledy-shit what we the people think or want: just keep your mind and mouth shut and your eyes closed.

[FreedomAngel82]

19. Exactly

Bush obviously doesn't care what people think as long as he can get done what he and his people want. He'll never be held accountable for anything and neither will anybody who sides with him.

[On the Road]

2. I Certainly Hope So

Otherwise, I'm afraid what he would do to get his poll numbers back up.

[Bluebear]

8. EXCELLENT point n/t

[dbonds]

3. Like he ever gave a shit about what people think.

That is Rove's job, and it is only important for elections, and we may have had the last election we will ever see.

[loudsue]

4. ALL republicans are indifferent about falling poll numbers! Diebold

makes sure they don't have a thing to worry about!

:kick:

[salinen]

5. Born again zombies like *

are taught that to be popular is not what Jesus would want. The sinful non-believers must be unhappy for * to know that his mission is successful.

[Crankie Avalon]

6. I think he's more worried...

...about how he's going to overcome this whole "two-term limit" thing.

[bullimiami]

9. methinks he dost protest too little.

whatever. dirty little lying man.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. The only thing bush is concerned with is pushing his agenda

It may be true he doesn't see a current connection between poll numbers and his political desires for the country. He's not that bright after all.

In his eyes what the people want is irrelevant to what will happen.

[VOX]

11. "Now, watch this drive!"

It could be argued that the Chimp is congenitally indifferent. :shrug:

[Bluebear]

12. Zap!

[ragin_acadian]

21. or it could just be the indifferent behavior of a spoiled child

and sociopath.

[Ron Green]

13. It's not about popularity, it's about...

doin' the raht thang!!

[Old and In the Way]

15. It would be easier if he was a dictator.

pResidentin' is hard work....

[Canuckistanian]

16. This from the president who spend the most on polls

And focus groups and public relations videos and fake reporters.

[Les BOOGIE]

17. That's a crock of BS and everybody knows it

Just a few weeks ago Shrub was crowing about spending his political capital and now it's all gone.

A few more points down and CONgress will be flipping him the bird.

DeLay has more support in CONgress than Shrub.

[Robbien]

18. Well, of course he wouldn't say anything about being worried

This was a push question so that the papers can print the headlines of Bush not being concerned.

[Sewsojm]

22. The only people he cares about are the HAVE's and HAVE MORE'S

I despise this disgraceful excuse of a man. :grr:

[Bluebear]

23. night shift kick