Bush & Nixon
By Wally Edge
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According to a Quinnipiac University poll released last week, President George W. Bush has an upside-down approval rating among New Jersey voters: 21% approve of the job he's doing, and 74% disapprove. That's almost identical to Richard Nixon's approvals in a April 1974 Eagleton/Rutgers poll: 18%-77%.
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I mean, it's incredible bad but when did a 53% spread become "almost identical" to a 59% spread? Six points is a BIG difference in polling.
Bush's Approval Ratings
President Bush's approval ratings are so abismal because much of his support from his Republican base has eroded significantly. His approval among Republicans is only 60%. This is due to his amnesty bill and four years of fighting in Iraq blindfolded with one hand tied behind our back.
Instead of doing what's neccsary, he is pandering to liberals who are never going to like him or give him their support.
We as Republicans have had to swallow hard on many issues we didn't agree with President Bush on for a long time, whether it was illegal immigration, no child left behind, Harriet Meirs, or campaign finance reform.
We're DONE swallowing hard.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."- Winston Churchill
What's the difference.
Nixon was a bad person, Bush is not. Bush however is a disappointment. He is trying to please everyone. A friend of everyone is a friend of no one. If Bush would just show the leadership to take the country in the direction he knows it should go and to Hell with the media, he would be outstanding. You can't win on defense alone, you must score points, at least one more than the opposition.
Bush's low rating is because he is trying to execute his duties by consensus rather than leadership.
"The ultimate decision about what is acceptable as right and wrong will be made not by individual wisdom but by the disappearance of the groups that have adhered to the 'wrong' beliefs." - F. A. Hayek
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The funny thing is that Democrats say Bush has been devisive instead of "working together" with them. No matter what he did or could have done, they would have found fault.
Bush has certainly made some mistakes. A glaring example was not taking a tougher line on spending. He might have saved the Republican congress from itself by stopping pork barrel projects. In the end, however, he will be mostly judged by history depending on how the War on Terrorism turns out. I think in that regard, history may judge him more kindly than current public opinion - especially if the Dems get a chance to mess things up. He may be the Republican version of Harry Truman.