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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: goldworldnet who wrote (691975)	7/14/2005 10:46:58 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I think that 'adjustment factor' that they so blithely talk about (but... vaguely) --- apparently having something to do with the political views of individual members of Congress --- needs to be looked at. This may be an example of a study that got far too 'smart' for it's own good... and wound-up being neither fowl nor fish, not straight survey and not clear analysis. (I suspect from the WSJ's "most Liberal in the land" ranking that the study's methodology had some major kinks in it... seems like they 'classified' any overtly 'bad' news [what other kind is there?], like, say, something like a bad earnings report that could affect a stock's price, or economic or world/political news that could affect markets, as "Liberal" by definition.... Odd... Some news is just that: news. A huricane or earthquake ain't either 'liberal' or 'conservative', it's just news. WSJ... a fine outfit, covers a LOT of NEWS from all over the world. Things you will not see in your local papers, indeed won't see in most national papers. If the methodology of this 'study' means that the more hard news you actually report on the more 'liberal' you are... then the most 'conservative' paper would be the one that doesn't print anything. Something not right with that....)

To: goldworldnet who wrote (691975)	7/14/2005 12:02:08 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

...Key paragraphs in John Harwood's write up of the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll: "A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows how much Mr. Bush's political standing has been weakened as he confronts controversy over a top aide's discussion of a Central Intelligence Agency operative's employment, a Supreme Court vacancy, his Social Security plan and Iraq. Majorities of Americans disapprove of the president's handling of the economy, foreign policy and Iraq. And a plurality rates Mr. Bush negatively on "being honest and straightforward" for the first time in his presidency." "Nevertheless, the president continues to benefit from resilient support for the U.S. presence in Iraq even after two years of insurgent attacks. By 57% to 42%, Americans say it is important to maintain the nation's military and economic commitment to Iraq until it can govern and control itself. And by 61% to 34%, they agree with Mr. Bush's assertion, which he recently reiterated in a nationally televised speech, that the war in Iraq is part of the broader war against terrorism." "Just 17% of Americans rated terrorism and homeland security their top priority for the government, slightly down from 20% in January; the poll's margin of error is 3.1 percentage points. The Iraq war and the economy were both rated as slightly greater concerns. Fully 63% of Americans say it would be a move in "the right direction" to pick a justice who backs displaying the Ten Commandments on government property, a popular stance with the Republican Party's conservative base." "Yet 55% of Americans also applaud the idea of a justice who would uphold affirmative action, a key demand of liberals. More problematic for the right, which for three decades has blasted the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, a robust 65% of Americans say the court shouldn't overturn Roe. As the party in control of the White House and Congress, Republicans have the most to lose from broad public unease. By 45% to 38%, Americans say they would prefer that the 2006 elections produce a Democratic-controlled Congress rather than a Republican-controlled Congress." "Yet Republicans can take some solace from the fact that Democrats aren't winning much public applause either. The Democratic Party is rated negatively 36% to 34%, while Republicans are rated negatively 41% to 38%." 3. And the latest USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll finds "overwhelming support for putting another woman on the court. Three of four favored appointing a woman to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the high court." LINK "On Bush, nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said he was likely to appoint someone who would let religious beliefs inappropriately influence legal decisions. On the Senate, an overwhelming 86% said Democrats were likely to try to block Bush's nominee for inappropriate political reasons." abcnews.go.com