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A little editorial comment: notice how the story of the Bush presidency is consistent - falling approval ratings for 6 years, starting upon taking office.
The few bumps are only military actions (9/11, Iraq, Saddam) or runups to elections.
It's a remarkable chart at showing how much of a gap exists between the public and his agenda.
And it's a scary chart in showing how he can use the military to gain approval rating bumps, if he wants to.
Of course, approval ratings directly tranlslate into his ability to get laws passed to reward his donors - and so he wants them. And people wonder why we have unnecessary war.
(Note: they keep the page updated, so it's handy to bookmark for reference)
A little editorial comment: notice how the story of the Bush presidency is consistent - falling approval ratings for 6 years, starting upon taking office.
The few bumps are only military actions (9/11, Iraq, Saddam) or runups to elections.
It's a remarkable chart at showing how much of a gap exists between the public and his agenda.
And it's a scary chart in showing how he can use the military to gain approval rating bumps, if he wants to.
Of course, approval ratings directly tranlslate into his ability to get laws passed to reward his donors - and so he wants them. And people wonder why we have unnecessary war.
(Note: they keep the page updated, so it's handy to bookmark for reference)