Comments on: Bush disapproval rivals Nixon. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:29:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: me http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-3/#comment-3925596 me Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:48:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3925596 We spend a million dollars a minute in Iraq, but we don't have enough money for decent schools, health care, or even public toilets. We spend a million dollars a minute in Iraq, but we don’t have enough money for decent schools, health care, or even public toilets.

]]> By: me http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-3/#comment-3925589 me Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:47:06 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3925589 And still, the Democrats are too SPINELESS to impeach him. For shame! And still, the Democrats are too SPINELESS to impeach him. For shame!

]]> By: PaulB http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-3/#comment-3924974 PaulB Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:52:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924974 "<i>Depends on how long my lifetime lasts, veritas</i>" No, actually, it doesn't, since the "exoneration" you are so fervently hoping for will never come to pass. Poor chap. “Depends on how long my lifetime lasts, veritas”

No, actually, it doesn’t, since the “exoneration” you are so fervently hoping for will never come to pass. Poor chap.

]]> By: m12 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-3/#comment-3924835 m12 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:22:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924835 <i>Funny now America has a war based economy, we don’t make anything here any more, we don’t lead the world in tech advances, service, science, the only thing we lead the world in is Debt, ignorant Christians, and fat people.</i> We hardly have a war based economy. The Pentagon barely uses 5% of our GDP! Funny now America has a war based economy, we don’t make anything here any more, we don’t lead the world in tech advances, service, science, the only thing we lead the world in is Debt, ignorant Christians, and fat people.

We hardly have a war based economy. The Pentagon barely uses 5% of our GDP!

]]> By: Thor Rockingham http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-3/#comment-3924648 Thor Rockingham Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:37:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924648 President Clinton's low approval never sank as much as either Bush 1 or 2 or Reagan and he high disapproval never was as high as Bush 1 or 2 or Reagan. And yet you never hear the trolls trump that fact! Ya just gotta feel sorry for the trolls and their fantasy dreams. No matter how much they say something, reality always slaps them right upside their pointy little brainless skulls! President Clinton’s low approval never sank as much as either Bush 1 or 2 or Reagan and he high disapproval never was as high as Bush 1 or 2 or Reagan. And yet you never hear the trolls trump that fact! Ya just gotta feel sorry for the trolls and their fantasy dreams. No matter how much they say something, reality always slaps them right upside their pointy little brainless skulls!

]]> By: Tracy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-3/#comment-3924515 Tracy Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:05:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924515 #101 Comment by Godless — July 10, 2007 @ 3:00 pm "When what REALLY caused it’s collapse was it was a war based economy.." And the fact that communism works in theory, but not in practice. #101

Comment by Godless — July 10, 2007 @ 3:00 pm

“When what REALLY caused it’s collapse was it was a war based economy..”

And the fact that communism works in theory, but not in practice.

]]> By: Mr. President http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-3/#comment-3924407 Mr. President Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:32:47 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924407 Bush will be exonerated like Harry Truman, and the 65% of disapprovers will be proven to be fools. Comment by m12 — July 10, 2007 @ 2:44 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exonerated??? For what. He did nothing wrong. Bush will be exonerated like Harry Truman, and the 65% of disapprovers will be proven to be fools.

Comment by m12 — July 10, 2007 @ 2:44 pm

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Exonerated???

For what. He did nothing wrong.

]]> By: God http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-3/#comment-3924260 God Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:00:32 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924260 <em># Depends on how long my lifetime lasts, veritas. It took 40 years to realize the Truman legacy. Comment by m12 — July 10, 2007 @ 2:48 pm </em> No in 40 years you GOP'ers will spin (read lie) about this, just like you all like to think Reygun caused the collapse of the Soviet Union. When what REALLY caused it's collapse was it was a war based economy.. (Afghanistan) Funny now America has a war based economy, we don't make anything here any more, we don't lead the world in tech advances, service, science, the only thing we lead the world in is Debt, ignorant Christians, and fat people. Wouldn't it be ironic that Afghanistan (Iraq) caused both the worlds super powers to fail. David does slay Goliath eh? #

Depends on how long my lifetime lasts, veritas. It took 40 years to realize the Truman legacy.

Comment by m12 — July 10, 2007 @ 2:48 pm

No in 40 years you GOP’ers will spin (read lie) about this, just like you all like to think Reygun caused the collapse of the Soviet Union. When what REALLY caused it’s collapse was it was a war based economy.. (Afghanistan)

Funny now America has a war based economy, we don’t make anything here any more, we don’t lead the world in tech advances, service, science, the only thing we lead the world in is Debt, ignorant Christians, and fat people.

Wouldn’t it be ironic that Afghanistan (Iraq) caused both the worlds super powers to fail.

David does slay Goliath eh?

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924243 Troll Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:57:47 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924243 Bush popularity will rebound as soon as the pan-muslim war begins. Millions dead as a result of US pullout from Iraq will do it. Bush popularity will rebound as soon as the pan-muslim war begins. Millions dead as a result of US pullout from Iraq will do it.

]]> By: God http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924229 God Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:55:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924229 <em>As opposed to organized religion, with which you can make big bucks! Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — July 10, 2007 @ 1:49 p</em> Can I get an AMEN!!! God Bless the Profits! As opposed to organized religion, with which you can make big bucks!

Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — July 10, 2007 @ 1:49 p

Can I get an AMEN!!! God Bless the Profits!

]]> By: m12 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924198 m12 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:48:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924198 Depends on how long my lifetime lasts, veritas. It took 40 years to realize the Truman legacy. Depends on how long my lifetime lasts, veritas. It took 40 years to realize the Truman legacy.

]]> By: veritas http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924188 veritas Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:46:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924188 Not in your lifetime, M12! And certainly not in your world - which is highly altered with psychotropic drugs, evidently. Not in your lifetime, M12! And certainly not in your world – which is highly altered with psychotropic drugs, evidently.

]]> By: m12 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924181 m12 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:44:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924181 Bush will be exonerated like Harry Truman, and the 65% of disapprovers will be proven to be fools. Bush will be exonerated like Harry Truman, and the 65% of disapprovers will be proven to be fools.

]]> By: veritas http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924180 veritas Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:44:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924180 #89...."how much lower can they go?". I believe that we will witness this in the very near future. They're heading south as we chat here with the "new white house plan" which is the biggest bunch of bogus doubletalk on the planet. I'd say they'll drop a few points in the next few days. What do these low numbers mean, however, would be the next question. They mean, in no uncertain terms, that this president and his cadre of criminals, are definitely "out of sync" with the people whom they serve at the pleasure of....and who, incidentally, pay their salaries. It also indicates that this Shrub is the epitome of a "lameduck" president (which, in his case, is certainly an understatement when one conjures up definitions of the term "lame"....as well as the impotency associated with the term "duck". It means, without question, that Bush's Reign of Terror is over, for all intents and purposes. And now it's time to "rein him in", bring appropriate charges against him and his henchmen, and bring them to the justice in this country they so deserve having broken the existing laws.....and then we can turn them over to the Hague who definitely has "big plans" for each of them. They're just rubbing their hands together and salivating right now....knowing that they may suffer the same sentence as Saddam - for precisely those same crimes. #89….”how much lower can they go?”. I believe that we will witness this in the very near future. They’re heading south as we chat here with the “new white house plan” which is the biggest bunch of bogus doubletalk on the planet. I’d say they’ll drop a few points in the next few days.

What do these low numbers mean, however, would be the next question. They mean, in no uncertain terms, that this president and his cadre of criminals, are definitely “out of sync” with the people whom they serve at the pleasure of….and who, incidentally, pay their salaries.

It also indicates that this Shrub is the epitome of a “lameduck” president (which, in his case, is certainly an understatement when one conjures up definitions of the term “lame”….as well as the impotency associated with the term “duck”.

It means, without question, that Bush’s Reign of Terror is over, for all intents and purposes. And now it’s time to “rein him in”, bring appropriate charges against him and his henchmen, and bring them to the justice in this country they so deserve having broken the existing laws…..and then we can turn them over to the Hague who definitely has “big plans” for each of them. They’re just rubbing their hands together and salivating right now….knowing that they may suffer the same sentence as Saddam – for precisely those same crimes.

]]> By: m12 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924162 m12 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:40:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924162 #10 I don't understand these liberals. They are foolish enough to believe Hillary will allow Pelosi to steal her thunder! #10

I don’t understand these liberals. They are foolish enough to believe Hillary will allow Pelosi to steal her thunder!

]]> By: veritas http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924155 veritas Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:39:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924155 Just stick to the abysmal numbers, folks, and don't allow the trolls to pull you off topic. Barfly: I stand corrected. Nixon was not impeached although impeachment proceedings were occurring; He decided to cut bait and run instead. Just stick to the abysmal numbers, folks, and don’t allow the trolls to pull you off topic.

Barfly: I stand corrected. Nixon was not impeached although impeachment proceedings were occurring; He decided to cut bait and run instead.

]]> By: krazny http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924047 krazny Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:11:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924047 Congress could have those numbers and triple that, if they stopped the war, and brought our troops home, instead of caving to Bush. A pretty simple equation if you ask me. Congress could have those numbers and triple that, if they stopped the war, and brought our troops home, instead of caving to Bush. A pretty simple equation if you ask me.

]]> By: Unvarnished Truth http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924009 Unvarnished Truth Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:02:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924009 The Reid/Pelosi failed Congress would love to have these numbers. The Reid/Pelosi failed Congress would love to have these numbers.

]]> By: krazny http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3924007 krazny Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:01:48 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3924007 The only real question at this point, is how much lower they can go? Sure there are people who will support him, read through the right wing circle jerk on this thread, but the majority of americans aren't buying the act anymore. Bush is a radical right extremist, who was able to disguise himself as a moderate. Sadly the damage is already done at this point. It will take decades to rebuild what he has destroyed. The only real question at this point, is how much lower they can go? Sure there are people who will support him, read through the right wing circle jerk on this thread, but the majority of americans aren’t buying the act anymore. Bush is a radical right extremist, who was able to disguise himself as a moderate.

Sadly the damage is already done at this point. It will take decades to rebuild what he has destroyed.

]]> By: Jeremy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/comment-page-2/#comment-3923977 Jeremy Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:53:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/10/bush-disapproval-rivals-nixon/#comment-3923977 Nice. President Bush is reaching Nixonian levels of disapproval and the Trolls still support him. *gets out lawn chair and popcorn to watch* I wonder when the Democrats will turn to Dubya and tell him, "Go Cheney yourself!" ;) Nice. President Bush is reaching Nixonian levels of disapproval and the Trolls still support him. *gets out lawn chair and popcorn to watch* I wonder when the Democrats will turn to Dubya and tell him, “Go Cheney yourself!” ;)

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