Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (22699)	7/18/2003 4:52:50 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Jim...here's one for you if you have the time... 28 Days Later.... from the director of 'Trainspotting' takes place in Merry old England........ Bio weapons release...gone wild transmission from Pan troglodytes..(chimps) Its wild...bloody...and manages ..somehow to end.. Up beat.... (love conquers all...even from deranged Brit Military types) very attractive gal in the mix.. a real ass kicker.... She Knows how to handle a machette t Peace Bro...<g>

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (22699)	7/18/2003 5:10:42 PM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 89467

Foreign Policy/War in Iraq/Erodes Bush Numbers Released: July 18, 2003 Bush Job Performance Slips to 53% Positive, 46% Negative; More Voters (47%) Say It's Time for Someone New Than Say He Deserves Re-election; Two-in-Three Say it Makes No Difference if WMDs Are Never Found, According to Newest Zogby America Poll President George W. Bush's job performance rating has slipped to 53% positive, his lowest since the terrorist attacks in 2001, according to a poll of 1,004 likely U.S. voters by Zogby International. His negative rating reached 46%, just under his pre-9/11 unfavorable of 49%: Voters rate only President Bush's performance in the war on terrorism positively, 59% - 40%. Opinion is split on foreign policy, 49% positive compared to 50% negative. His performance on health care is rated 36% positive, 61% negative; the environment, 31% positive, 65% negative; taxes, 45% positive, 54% negative; and jobs and the economy, 33% positive, 66% negative. For the first time, more likely voters (47%) say it's time for someone new in the White House, compared to 46% who said the President deserves to be re-elected. While nearly six in ten (57%) respondents say they have a favorable opinion of the President as a person, 42% now say their opinion is unfavorable. A plurality (48%) of likely voters say they would choose President Bush over a Democratic candidate (43%) if the election were held today, compared to June polling by Zogby International where 44% would choose Bush and 37% would favor any Democrat. A majority (50%) of respondents say the United States is headed in the right direction, while 44% say it's the wrong direction. Support for the War Support for war in Iraq has eroded. When asked if the country had to do it over again, nearly six in ten (59%) said they would support a war against Iraq, while 40% say they would oppose it. In April 2003 polling by Zogby International, 75% supported the war then underway, while 22% opposed. Will WMDs be found in Iraq? Voters are nearly equally split on whether or not the US will find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, with 47% saying they will not be found, and 45% believing they will. Two in three (67%) say it makes no difference if they are ever found, while 23% say they would be less supportive of the administration, and 9% say they would be more supportive if they aren't found. When asked if they would be more or less likely to vote for President Bush in the next presidential election if weapons of mass destruction are never found, an overwhelming majority (75%) of respondents said it would make no difference. One in five (20%) said they would be less likely to vote for him, and 5% said they would be more likely to support him. Sentiment is split on the subject of public Congressional hearings about the reasons used to justify a war in Iraq. Just over half (52%) said public hearings should not be held, while 45% favor them. More people fault the CIA and other US intelligence (36%) than the White House (31%) as responsible for the confusion about the number and types of weapons of mass destruction that Iraq supposedly possessed. Pollster John Zogby: "What has been propping up the President in the past few months is his personal favorability rating. To me, what is most ominous is this alone has slipped 9 points in the past month. If he cannot count on a large majority of Americans to like him personally, this could spell doom for his re-election hopes because he has little support for his overall performance and how he is rated on the issues." The Zogby America poll of 1,000 likely voters was conducted from Zogby International headquarters in Utica on July 16-17, 2003. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.2%. zogby.com Rascal @tippingpointcoming.com