You don't know what ya got... 'til it's gone

[Micketto]

...and the new guy fails miserably.


More than four years after he left office, former President George W. Bush's approval rating now equal President Obama's, according to a new Washington Post/ ABC poll (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bush-library-opening-puts-his-presidency-back-in-the-spotlight/2013/04/22/bb7e6b9c-ab65-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html).


Forty-seven percent of Americans say they now approve of the former president, while 53 percent disapprove, according to the poll, which surveyed 1,000 adults from April 17-21. Mr. Obama's approval rating also stands at 47 percent.


Mr. Bush left office under a cloud of controversy, taking blame from the public for the 2008 financial crash, the Iraq war and his handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In an Oct. 2008 Washington Post poll, his approval rating was as low as 23 percent. By January 2009, when he left office, just 33 percent approved while 66 percent disapproved.


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57580906/poll-george-w-bushs-approval-rating-matches-obamas/


So in other words...

The longer Obama is in office... the better Bush looks.

Go figure.

[Common]

All presidents historicall have their approval rating go up after they leave office, the two most recent exceptions to that are Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson.
Not trying to take away from Bush, they are just facts.

[simpsonofpg]

Bush was not great like his father but compared to Obama he was really good.

[jillian]

...and the new guy fails miserably.




http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57580906/poll-george-w-bushs-approval-rating-matches-obamas/


So in other words...

The longer Obama is in office... the better Bush looks.

Go figure.


only to people who could stomach bush enough to vote for him twice...

but nice talking points

[Chris]

All presidents historicall have their approval rating go up after they leave office, the two most recent exceptions to that are Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson.
Not trying to take away from Bush, they are just facts.

Approval ratings aren't fact but mere opinions.

[Common]

Approval ratings aren't fact but mere opinions.

Thats exactly what this thread was about thats why I responded with historical facts about approval ratings for all presidents.
Bush like his policies or not and I liked some and disliked others he is a very likeable guy, I think he did a good job taking charge after 911 and I was for the wars, now in hindsight their costs have murdered us, the cost of these wars has alot to do with the shape were in.

[jillian]

Approval ratings aren't fact but mere opinions.

approval ratings are a momentary snapshot. if something has a higher approval rating than something else, then at that moment in time, that particular approval rating is fact.

[Chris]

Thats exactly what this thread was about thats why I responded with historical facts about approval ratings for all presidents.
Bush like his policies or not and I liked some and disliked others he is a very likeable guy, I think he did a good job taking charge after 911 and I was for the wars, now in hindsight their costs have murdered us, the cost of these wars has alot to do with the shape were in.

But they aren't facts, their opinions if not mere feelings.

Part of the problem with America is this partisan popularity of personalities over any concern for political policies.

[Chris]

approval ratings are a momentary snapshot. if something has a higher approval rating than something else, then at that moment in time, that particular approval rating is fact.

Yes, and, so? They're not facts, their--see above post.

You're also omitting the fact polls, by asking the right questions in the right way get the results they seek.

[KC]

I don't worry much about approval ratings. President Bush was an awful president, so is President Obama.

[ptif219]

only to people who could stomach bush enough to vote for him twice...

but nice talking points

I would say that about Obama who has to threaten whistle blowers because he is so corrupt

[Micketto]

Bush was not great like his father but compared to Obama he was really good.

GW Bush made some bad choices, and one that cost a lot of lives and a lot of money. He chose to go to war... and war costs. But he was a good, genuine man.

Obama is nothing but a liar.

Whether it's:
Benghazi
Sequester cuts and who wanted them
What he did or didn't say in some speech (that happens to be on tape)
Closing Gitmo
GMOs
"Obamacare will not add one dime to our deficit"
"I am the most fiscally Conservative president since Ike"
"The Private sector is doing fine"
"We only have 2% of the world's oil reserves"
and on and on it goes....

No character, no class, nothing but a liar with no experience running anything... and proving it daily.

[Micketto]

only to people who could stomach bush enough to vote for him twice...

but nice talking points

It must hurt... as much as you hate the guy and Obama's approval rating is exactly the same.

:(

[Taxcutter]

Forty-four more months of Hussein Obama and GW Bush will look like Washington by comparison.

[Cigar]

Is there something in the water today ...

Victims are taking over the Forum

http://www.rottenecards.com/ecards/Rottenecards_4052295_k5t2q6hzmy.png

[BB-35]

only to people who could stomach bush enough to vote for him twice...

but nice talking points

Tsk....spin away...

[nic34]

I don't worry much about approval ratings. President Bush was an awful president, so is President Obama.

but Dick Chainy was worst of all..... :grin:

[Cigar]

but Dick Chainy was worst of all..... :grin:


Ronald Reagan sold Weapons to Iran ... then he got the Conservative Disease ...

Memory Loss of anything done by a Republican

[patrickt]

only to people who could stomach bush enough to vote for him twice...

but nice talking points

This from an Obama supporter. I would say that President Obama totally met my expectations.