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- wreckosaurus, on 10/24/2007, -13/+305Lowest rating for a president ever: 23% Come on Bush, you can do it!
- macromorgan, on 10/22/2007, -28/+2960% of Americans like Bush.
24% have a blind hatred for the Democrats though. - feebes, on 10/24/2007, -14/+22824% was also the number that approved of Nixon just before his resignation
- SheilaNoya, on 10/24/2007, -102/+294Can we please bring Bill Clinton back now? Despite what the "Clinton haters" say, most of America loved him and he had an approval rate of 73% even while he was being impeached by the hate-filled Republicans.
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/20/ ... - Anub1s, on 10/19/2007, -1/+114He's still got 12 more months, there no way he won't beat that.
- SheilaNoya, on 10/19/2007, -24/+107You obviously know nothing about Clinton. He actually caught the people who blew up the WTC the first time and sent them to prison. He didn't have to start a war to do it either. Here's some FACTS for you:
Clinton Administration developed the nation's first anti-terrorism policy, and appointed first national coordinator of anti-terrorist efforts.
Clinton Administration stopped the Al Qaeda millennium hijacking and bombing plots.
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to kill the Pope
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up 12 U.S. jetliners simultaneously
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up UN Headquarters
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up FBI Headquarters
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up the Israeli Embassy in Washington
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up Boston airport
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up Lincoln and Holland Tunnels in NY
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up the George Washington Bridge
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up the US Embassy in Albania
-- Tried to kill Osama bin Laden and disrupt Al Qaeda through preemptive strikes (efforts denounced by the G.O.P.).
-- Brought perpetrators of first World Trade Center bombing and CIA killings to justice.
-- Did not blame Bush I administration for first World Trade Center bombing even though it occurred 38 days after Bush left office. Instead, worked hard, even obsessively -- and successfully -- to stop future terrorist attacks.
--Named the Hart-Rudman commission to report on nature of terrorist threats and major steps to be taken to combat terrorism.
-Clinton Administration sent legislation to Congress to TIGHTEN AIRPORT SECURITY. (Remember, this is before 911) The legislation was defeated by the Republicans because of opposition from the airlines.
-Clinton Administration sent legislation to Congress to allow for BETTER TRACKING OF TERRORIST FUNDING. It was defeated by Republicans in the Senate because of opposition from banking interests.
-Clinton Administration sent legislation to Congress to add tagents to explosives, to allow for BETTER TRACKING OF EXPLOSIVES USED BY TERRORISTS. It was defeated by the Republicans because of opposition from the NRA.
-Clinton Administration increased the military budget by an average of 14 per cent, reversing the trend under Bush I.
-Clinton Administration tripled the budget of the FBI for counterterrorism and doubled overall funding for counterterrorism
-Clinton Administration detected and destroyed cells of Al Qaeda in over 20 countries
-Clinton Administration created national stockpile of drugs and vaccines including 40 million doses of smallpox vaccine.
-Of Clinton Administration's efforts says Robert Oakley, Reagan Ambassador for Counterterrorism: "Overall, I give them very high marks" and "The only major criticism I have is the obsession with Osama"
-Paul Bremer, current Civilian Administrator of Iraq disagrees slightly with Robert Oakley as he believed the Clinton Administration had "correctly focused on bin Laden.
-Barton Gellman in the Washington Post put it best, "By any measure available, Clinton Administration left office having given greater priority to terrorism than any president before him" and was the "first administration to undertake a systematic anti-terrorist effort"
And he liked his BJs from the opposite sex! - Ladycomet, on 10/24/2007, -16/+91My boss LOVESSSS BUSH! and he doesn't see why anyone wouldn't. He thinks people just hate him because its "COOL" to hate him and everyone else is doing it.
I don't bother talking to him about it. After he said that I basically avoided all conversation involving logic or empathy. - MillionsLivio, on 10/20/2007, -5/+70I often get into "debates" with my mother regarding politics, the reason is she is a very religious person. She loves Bush, but when I question her as to why, all she can come up with is that "he is a Christian". I love her, but this kind of thinking is exactly why the country is going in it's current direction. She likes Ron Paul, but said she wouldn't vote for him because he wasn't "Christian enough".
- bulkhater, on 10/19/2007, -18/+73Well, yes he was better than Bush. Both of them were screw-ups, but Bush has killed a LOT more people than Clinton. Besides, Clinton was only continuing the sanctions cooked up the Bush Sr. True, that doesn't absolve him, but you're giving him credit for thinking up something when he was only "staying the course" set by a Bush.
And that Sudan thing? That bombing raid was an attempt to KILL Osama Bin Laden, making Clinton the only President to attack Osama before the 9//11 bombings. - Samji, on 10/20/2007, -35/+89Impeach Bush. NOW.
- jfowler27, on 10/20/2007, -22/+73I wouldn't call myself a "Clinton hater", but he definitely is not the shining beacon of light in American politics, and neither is his wife. I think he only seems like such a great president because he was surrounded by the presidencies of Bush Sr. and Jr.
- GRTWHT, on 10/20/2007, -16/+67The supporters are all those folks that are getting insanely wealthy (or wealthier) during his presidency.
Oh, before you get too excited about the future, keep in mind that these are the same people that are supporting all the mainstream candidates - they are all bought and paid for, to believe otherwise is simple naivete or stupidity, your choice which. - gimlik, on 10/20/2007, -10/+57Enough with the "IT'S OFFICIAL" headings!!!
... and "BREAKING... while we're at it. - bluenullity, on 10/19/2007, -13/+54Buried for following others by using the term sheeple
- mildnater, on 10/20/2007, -7/+47To those who keep quoting the 11% approval for the Dems in congress - the reason their approval is lower is because they can't manage to counteract a president with a 24% approval. Everyone hates him and they still give him whatever he wants because they don't want to seem "weak." By giving in to his every whim...they don't just seem weak, they prove it.
George Carlin said it best, "The Republican Party is the party of bad ideas, the Democratic Party is the party of no ideas." Two party system for the loss. - Nonplussed, on 10/19/2007, -5/+43I wish you were right, but, sadly, you're not. There are, in fact, people who think Bush is the best thing to happen to this country. That all Muslims should be bombed to kingdom-come. That all taxes are bad but yet all wars are good (that's critical thinking). That this is a Christian country. That gays should be strung up. That.....well, you get the idea.
Yeah, I know. Scary. - nblsavage, on 10/19/2007, -14/+46 110th Congress (2007-2009)
Majority Party: Democrat (49 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (49 seats)
Other Parties: 1Independent; 1 Independent Democrat
Total Seats: 100
I would say that the repubs get to share the blame. - Frei, on 10/19/2007, -4/+36No he did the correct thing and the Republicans said any talk of terrorism during the Lewinsky thing was, "wagging the dog." BTW he did bomb Afghanistan and Sudan after the Embassy bombings. He as smart and attacked people who actually attacked us...not Iraq for no reason. If your party had been listening to him there may have been a a better chance to prevent 9/11. But Bush didn't think terrorism was a big deal so he stopped the daily briefings and ignored intelligence. The FBI and CIA had enough intel to stop 9/11 but it was ignored. Terrorism is a crime and a philosophy, not a state you wage war against.
- catalysis, on 10/20/2007, -6/+34Maybe if we insult them and ridicule them a little bit more, they will join our side.
/sarcasm - UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/20/2007, -10/+36And yet Bush still thinks he's doing the right thing...
- BlackJackJester, on 10/19/2007, -6/+31I feel like an ass saying this...but is she like 12th century Roman Catholic? Does she believe the Crusades were justified?
- kitchensj, on 10/20/2007, -14/+39Well Texas IS a big state....
- nblsavage, on 10/19/2007, -12/+37I'm surprised you figured out how to use a computer.
- tjordan83, on 10/19/2007, -10/+33At least that percentage is shrinking...
- ncc74656m, on 10/19/2007, -2/+24I'm certain that of those 25%, you could find at least 10% of them who can't even name the current president.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -6/+27No, Nixon was not impeached.
- Klak, on 10/20/2007, -10/+31he only had about 50% when he got elected. im guessing that half of those people just don't want to admit they were wrong for voting for him. At least the other half know when to jump ship.
- petebert, on 10/19/2007, -3/+24But Clinton had Sex! With a Woman!!!
- TheInfamousOne, on 10/19/2007, -4/+24why?
- tehbored, on 10/19/2007, -3/+23Also, the ludicrous debt, the erosion of our freedoms, the illegal wiretapping, the failure to prevent 9/11, his religious fanaticism, etc.
- wreckosaurus, on 10/19/2007, -7/+27Congress has had terrible ratings for a long time, but now all of a sudden it's the "democrat congress." It's so convenient to forget that there's 49 ***** republicans in the senate dragging that rating down. Americans are sick of the Iraq war and sick of Bush, and Congress is nothing but bush's lap dog. Look at the schip bill, an overwhelmingly bi-partisan bill vetoed by bush and then blocked by the republicans. Yeah Congress has horrible ratings, because it's basically part of the bush administration. So take your right wing talking points and ***** off.
- speedballtucker, on 10/19/2007, -4/+23Comparing Bush's individual approval ratings to congress' overall approval ratings is not comparing apples to apples. People tend to be unhappy about congress as a whole but they still love their own congresscritters. For example as of 9/25, both senators from Iowa (1 Dem, 1 Rep), Kansas (2 Reps), Massachusetts (2 Dems), Minnesota (1 Dem, 1 Rep), New Mexico (1 Dem, 1 Rep), New York (2 Dems), Oregon (1 Dem, 1 Rep), Washington (2 Dems), and Wisconsin (2 Dems) are enjoying 50% or better approval ratings in their own state. Keep thinking the low congressional approval rating is an indication of a nationwide backlash against the Democrats and their politics and you'll be unpleasantly surprised next year when the incumbents get reelected.
http://www.surveyusa.com/50StateTracking.html - wendelgee2, on 10/19/2007, -8/+25You're part of the problem.
- MillionsLivio, on 10/19/2007, -2/+19She's not that bad. The issue is that she will vote for someone based more on religion than how well they will run the country. I've tried to educate her on the current political issues, but it usually ends up with her getting irritated and going back to some religious issue. She's one of the people that get angry when they want the 10 commandments to be taken down from City Hall, but she isn't hardcore enough to go protest it or be hateful. The issue is when it comes to voting, too many are not educated on the candidates and the current issues and will vote based almost entirely on someones religion.
- akula696969, on 10/19/2007, -2/+19No it is just that more people gave a ***** and paid attention back then. There are 24% of the population right now that are not paying attention........
- rspeed, on 10/19/2007, -6/+22"Who are these supporters?"
My mom and stepdad. They're not braindead... I wish they were, at least then I could make excuses about them to my friends. - Commonwealth, on 10/19/2007, -5/+21I live in Georgia and I'm starting to see a lot of Giuliani bumper stickers. It's very disturbing.
- DiggzDE, on 10/22/2007, -2/+1824%*
* 24% Sampling Error - Grimsrud, on 10/19/2007, -3/+19Ruby Ridge happened months before the 1992 election.
- technoredneck, on 10/22/2007, -2/+18They tried to impeach him because what he did was clearly immoral--every self-respecting Republican man knows you're s'posed to have extramarital affairs with children and other men.
- gerran, on 10/19/2007, -4/+20The sanctions killed innocents because Saddam would keep all the resources for himself. It was Saddam that killed those people, not the sanctions.
- CraigJ, on 10/19/2007, -1/+17What exactly should the 76% do? Riot?
- UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/19/2007, -1/+16This just means the American public disagrees with their government on the whole.
- Tenlow, on 10/19/2007, -5/+20Treating terrorism as a criminal act is the only correct thing to do. Anything else just furthers their objectives. The goal of terrorists is to cause terror. We've helped them more than our fair share. The United States government is the biggest terror organization in the world now.
- thestorey, on 10/19/2007, -6/+21Woot *crushes beercan on head*
- vervalsing, on 10/19/2007, -0/+15It could be worse. Franklin Pierce got drunk and ran over an old lady on his horse while he was in office. But, to be fair, the old lady's name was not "Iraq".
- iTorrey, on 10/19/2007, -5/+19Apparently worshiping Moloch at the Bohemian Grove and throwing devil signs all over the place is the new definition of Christian. Down is the new Up!
- inactive, on 10/19/2007, -7/+21Cite?
- Fooord, on 10/19/2007, -2/+16Only 2 presidents have been impeached...Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton...Impeachment just means to bring up charges against.
- BlackJackJester, on 10/19/2007, -4/+18I'm curious what you support that Bush is doing, and if you disagree with his actions? I personally used to say I supported bush a few years ago, in a sense that "Hey, he's our president, and he's not going anywhere, I mind as well support him". I also support our Troops overseas. I do think though that the best way to support our troops is to try to get them brought home, and Bush with his Iran threats don't do it for me, therefor I no longer support him at all.
Dugg for being honest though. -
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