Thread: Bush falls in poll! Call out Guards?

Originally Posted by min0 lee

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/sto...p-352532c.html

WASHINGTON - President Bush is considering using the National Guard to keep illegal immigrants from slipping across the Mexican border, aides said yesterday as Bush's approval ratings sunk below 30% for the first time.

The administration is hoping to reverse the continuing slide in the polls by going on the offensive.
The President will deliver a nationally televised address Monday night, when he will talk about deploying the National Guard on the Mexican border -a plan that appeals particularly to his right-wing base.
He will also push his controversial proposal to offer millions of immigrants a chance to become American citizens.
White House aides indicated as many as 5,000 troops could be used to patrol the border.
Bush clearly needs to do something. His job-approval rating dipped to 29% in a new Harris Interactive poll, a 5-point drop since last month.
Only Presidents Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush had worse poll numbers than the current President. Truman set the low mark at 23%.
New White House press secretary Tony Snow sidestepped questions about the poll, saying, "The President at this point is more focused on trying to tackle such issues as immigration."
Snow spent much of his first full week on the job trying to put his mark on Team Bush's message operation. Overall, insiders believe it went well, especially with Bush doing some of his own damage control.
Aides contend the firing of Porter Goss as CIA boss amid a blossoming scandal was handled efficiently for a White House with a history of holding too long onto damaged goods.
The White House also seemed unfazed by the revelation of its secret database of domestic phone calls. The administration stuck to the line that there is nothing to worry about if you're a law-abiding citizen.
Snow's office also fired off press releases that questioned the fairness of some news accounts, identifying by name what it considered to be the offending news agencies. Snow, however, wanted no credit. "This is a practice that I think has been ramping up in previous weeks," Snow insisted.

I think it is a good idea, but for the wrong reason. If he is doing it just to get his approval rating up, then that is crap, although his rating will probably go up. He should have done that a long time ago. Why spend billions of dollars fighting a war to stop terrorists, and then leave a back door open the whole time? And I know there are a lot of other reasons the border should be patrolled.

Originally Posted by clemson357

29.... I'm not surprised by that at all. It's bullshit it takes this to close the border though. I can't stand politicians.

Originally Posted by themamasan

I think it is a good idea, but for the wrong reason. If he is doing it just to get his approval rating up, then that is crap, although his rating will probably go up. He should have done that a long time ago. Why spend billions of dollars fighting a war to stop terrorists, and then leave a back door open the whole time? And I know there are a lot of other reasons the border should be patrolled.

Topolo and Dale are strong advocates in the war against terror, but Topolo still leaves the back door open.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/sto...p-352532c.html

WASHINGTON - President Bush is considering using the National Guard to keep illegal immigrants from slipping across the Mexican border, aides said yesterday....

My lord.

What an amazing concept.

Having the U.S. military actually patrolling and defending the actuall U.S. border!

Just tells me how fuck up everyone that hates him is.

1) Unemployment rate is very low.

2) Interest rates still very low

3) Economy is very good.

4) NYSE is almost at it all time high.

5) There's more millionaires and billionaires now then at anytime in U.S history.

6) Your house that you own is at an all time high.

7) Your worth more money now then in previous years.

8) Saddam is no longer in power

9) His VP has no problem putting a bullet up you ass

10) And the best for the last. You fuck up and this pres will have your ass DEAD or ALIVE

Right he's doing a very poor job.

Originally Posted by Tough Old Man

Just tells me how fuck up everyone that hates him is.

1) Unemployment rate is very low. you mean under enployment

2) Interest rates still very low

3) Economy is very good. nope

4) NYSE is almost at it all time high.

5) There's more millionaires and billionaires now then at anytime in U.S history. Yes that is good because 1/2 of the new rich are children of the rich

6) Your house that you own is at an all time high. The crash is comming son

7) Your worth more money now then in previous years. Nope...are you high??

8) Saddam is no longer in power..and that is good

9) His VP has no problem putting a bullet up you ass

10) And the best for the last. You fuck up and this pres will have your ass DEAD or ALIVE

Right he's doing a very poor job.

Originally Posted by Tough Old Man

Just tells me how fuck up everyone that hates him is.

We all have our opinions.

There are many reasons why many people - 61% - don't like his policies.

1) Unemployment rate is very low.

It's been low for a good while.

And are these good jobs? Have wages kept pace with the cost of living and basic CPI.

2) Interest rates still very low

They've been low for a very good while.

3) Economy is very good.

Can you be specific?

How is it good?

4) NYSE is almost at it all time high.

Look over the long-term.

5) There's more millionaires and billionaires now then at anytime in U.S history.

How's the middle class doing?

6) Your house that you own is at an all time high.

Do you think this is good.

7) Your worth more money now then in previous years.

Per Capita Debt Ratios are at an all-time.

8) Saddam is no longer in power

You think this is good.

10) And the best for the last. You fuck up and this pres will have your ass DEAD or ALIVE

Osama?

Right he's doing a very poor job.

Well, now we agree.


But seriously Tough: I respect your opinions, we just see things differently. This was a good post by you.