"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Today's Ras:

July 26, 2006

For the second straight day, just 37% of Americans approve of the way that
President Bush is performing his job. That’s the President’s lowest
rating since mid-May. Just 26% of Americans share the President’s view
that stem cell research is morally wrong.
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Last week, this same poll had the anti-science POTUS at 45%. Ras is too
volatile to be taken seriously. There's just no way you'd get an eight
point shift in a couple of days.

You think the stem cell veto is behind this? I don't. I think it is Iraq,
Iraq, Iraq, with some gasoline being poured on by the Israel-Hezbollah
mess.

Two issues:

1) stem cell veto

2) Lebanon/Israel. The administration is perceived as being "disengaged",
but I believe that is there intention...to let the Israelis clean up
Lebanon.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
Today's Ras:

July 26, 2006

For the second straight day, just 37% of Americans approve of the way
that President Bush is performing his job. That’s the President’s
lowest rating since mid-May. Just 26% of Americans share the President’s
view that stem cell research is morally wrong.
- - -

Last week, this same poll had the anti-science POTUS at 45%. Ras is too
volatile to be taken seriously. There's just no way you'd get an eight
point shift in a couple of days.

You think the stem cell veto is behind this? I don't. I think it is
Iraq, Iraq, Iraq, with some gasoline being poured on by the
Israel-Hezbollah mess.

Two issues:

1) stem cell veto

2) Lebanon/Israel. The administration is perceived as being
"disengaged", but I believe that is there intention...to let the Israelis
clean up Lebanon.




Hmmmm. I would guess the American public is more pleased by the stance
Israel vs. Lebanon-Syria-Iran than displeased. I still think it is Iraq,
because "the situation" there is getting worse, not better, and the rosy
predictions from the Admin seem farther and farther detached from reality.

The stem cell veto was unfathomable, but I don't think it precipitated
the latest drop on that poll. I think it is *that* poll. There's really
something wrong with their methods and procedures.

That's the first time I have ever seen a wild fluctuation in his day to day
polling. If you look at the historical numbers, they've been amazingly
consistent.

One more thing...

I have to dig up that graph that shows the correlation between Bush's
approval rating and the price of oil. They are almost exactly inversely
proportional.



"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
Today's Ras:

July 26, 2006

For the second straight day, just 37% of Americans approve of the way
that President Bush is performing his job. That’s the President’s
lowest rating since mid-May. Just 26% of Americans share the President’s
view that stem cell research is morally wrong.
- - -

Last week, this same poll had the anti-science POTUS at 45%. Ras is too
volatile to be taken seriously. There's just no way you'd get an eight
point shift in a couple of days.

You think the stem cell veto is behind this? I don't. I think it is
Iraq, Iraq, Iraq, with some gasoline being poured on by the
Israel-Hezbollah mess.

Two issues:

1) stem cell veto

2) Lebanon/Israel. The administration is perceived as being
"disengaged", but I believe that is there intention...to let the Israelis
clean up Lebanon.




Hmmmm. I would guess the American public is more pleased by the stance
Israel vs. Lebanon-Syria-Iran than displeased. I still think it is Iraq,
because "the situation" there is getting worse, not better, and the rosy
predictions from the Admin seem farther and farther detached from reality.

The stem cell veto was unfathomable, but I don't think it precipitated
the latest drop on that poll. I think it is *that* poll. There's really
something wrong with their methods and procedures.

"NOYB" wrote in message
k.net...
One more thing...

I have to dig up that graph that shows the correlation between Bush's
approval rating and the price of oil. They are almost exactly inversely
proportional.

snip

Here's one graph:

http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/20...pproval_r.html

"ACP" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
k.net...
One more thing...

I have to dig up that graph that shows the correlation between Bush's
approval rating and the price of oil. They are almost exactly inversely
proportional.

snip

Here's one graph:

http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/20...pproval_r.html


Here is the one I was thinking of:

http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/fi...0_image001.gif