"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I find it interesting that Presidummy Bush only seems to be able to "talk
tough" when he's before a group of soldiers who are beholden to him as CiC
or defense contractors who are beholden to him for $$$.

His speech yesterday was no exception.

Commenting on it, as the NY Times noted, Senator Edward M. Kennedy,
Democrat of Massachusetts, called Mr. Bush's speech "a campaignlike
attempt to rebuild his own credibility by tearing down those who seek
truth about the clear manipulation of intelligence in the run-up to the
Iraq war."

"The White House, which has sought to define its opponents on the issue as
liberals who are out of the mainstream on national security, struck back
quickly at Mr. Kennedy as part of a new rapid-response plan through which
administration officials hope to blunt the Democratic message about Mr.
Bush.

"In responding so strongly to the criticism, the White House seems to be
throwing fuel on a political fire that it may not be able to control.

"And with Mr. Bush's poll numbers crumbling, the White House may have
little choice but to take the risk; an Associated Press-Ipsos Poll
released Friday found that 42 percent of Americans viewed Mr. Bush as
honest, down from 53 percent at the beginning of the year."

I'll bet that number continues to drop

OK. Let's bet.

Today's Rasmussen poll:


Saturday November 12, 2005--Forty-six percent (46%) of American adults
approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President.
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans Disapprove of the President's
performance.

This is the President's highest Job Approval Rating in over a month.



Bush Job Approval



Strongly Approve 23%

Somewhat Approve 23%

Somewhat Disapprove 15%

Strongly Disapprove 39%