Pew: ‘The overall mood of the public’ has gotten worse under Bush.
By on Jan 5th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Pew: ‘The overall mood of the public’ has gotten worse under Bush.
On CBS’ Face The Nation yesterday, host Bob Schieffer asked Vice President Cheney whether Americans were “better off now than we were eight years ago.” Cheney replied that the Bush administration had “done some very good things” in that time. But according to the Pew Research Center, the American public disagrees. In an analysis comparing the mood of the country in 2000 and the mood of the country today, Pew found that a “mere 13% of Americans are now satisfied with the way things are going in the country, compared with 55% eight years ago”:
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:33 pmThere's your legacy, Chimpy.
Polish that turd.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:33 pmIt's Clinton's fault!!! Actually....it is for once.
Clinton left this country in great shape and the vast majority were happy.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:34 pmThe legacy of George W. Bush
January 5th, 2009 at 3:36 pmTwo words that let the American people know that lies and propaganda will follow, "Cheney replied".
January 5th, 2009 at 3:36 pm‘The overall mood of the public’ has gotten worse under Bush.»
i know i have been pretty pissed off and bitter these past 8 years, i thought it was just me. go figure
January 5th, 2009 at 3:36 pmThe overall mood of the public’ has gotten worse under Bush.»
- - To demonstrate, eight years ago my name was STAYonmy lawnMan.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:39 pmI know my mood is worse. I never wanted to throw a shoe at the TV whenever Clinton, Bush 41, Reagan, Carter, Ford, or Nixon came on.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:43 pmWhere are the trolls? Someone needs to whine about all this negativity, and bring around that "don't worry, be happy" attitude.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:49 pmO/T and Breaking News: Senator Al Frankin!
Franken to declared Senate victor in Minnesota!!!!!!!
January 5th, 2009 at 3:49 pmToe sucking Morris is having a hissy fit:
http://www.vote.com/mmp_printerfriendly.php?id=1291
January 5th, 2009 at 3:50 pmThis mood change began right after Katherine Harris, Brother Jeb, James Baker, & the Supreme Court cooked & swindled the 2000 election for the Chimp. Essentially it has been downhill from that moment.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:50 pmBush earned every bit of it.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:51 pmThe MInnesota Canvassing Board has just officially declared Al Franken the winner of the Senate election by 225 votes. All that is left is for Norm Coleman to acknowledge defeat & get fitted for his orange jump suit & join his fishing buddy, Ted Stevens in a federal pen.
Thank you God & Paul Wellstone for assuring that justice prevailed.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:54 pmF uck off, Daryll. You have no idea what you're talking about.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:54 pmThe “no work” Republican Congress from 2000 to 2006 and the complete and utter failures of herr dubyah from 2000 to 2008 is to blame for ALL of our transgressions/failures.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:54 pmI think what Daryll meant was the obstructionist Republicans in Congress continue to thwart progress.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:56 pmOh Rapture Ready, isn't about time you got Raptured already?
January 5th, 2009 at 3:57 pmCheney: "So?"
January 5th, 2009 at 3:58 pmCUE THE trolls in saying, "we're all liberal socialists communists now..."
January 5th, 2009 at 3:58 pmWow.
Daryll has become a parody of himself.
I thought Daryll already was a fairly over-the-top parody.
Kudos to you, Daryll, for finding ways to push that parodic envelope even further!
January 5th, 2009 at 4:00 pmThe facts and data are right in front of them clearly stating that America hates YOUR president. Yet, they continue to squirm like worms on a sidewalk after the rain.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:00 pmIf Daryll, or any other delusional republican thinks that their attempts to rewrite history will have any kind of significant success then they are KIDDING THEMSELVES!
We all know who was running things for the last 8 years.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:00 pmOT:
Coleman has been denied by the MN Supreme Court in his challenge to introduce additional rejected absentee ballots.
A week ago, he filed suit to keep absentee ballots OUT of the recount.
Now his lawyers will file suit again, because that's what losers like Coleman do; fight their battles through lawyers.
Republicans in the Senate are threatening filibuster. I say let them. Harry, don't back down over filibuster threats; make them carry it out.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:00 pmI want to see McConnell reading the bible at 3:00 a.m.
Cheney replied that the Bush administration had “done some very good things” in that time.
So that's his defense of their record?
"We didn't totally suck at everything"?
Damn. Darth has lost his mojo.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:02 pmDaryll's a Repug, meaning he can't conduct a real root cause a-nalysis.
Spelling why is hard enough. Asking it seven times? Nah...
January 5th, 2009 at 4:02 pmRaptureReady Says:
The “no work” Democratic Congress is the blame for most of our transgressions/failures.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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And what transgressions/failures might those be? The fact that we're not burning gays at the stake?
January 5th, 2009 at 4:02 pmI agree. They gave the Democrats control of the House, Senate, and White House. THANK YOU!!!!
January 5th, 2009 at 4:02 pmOh Dr. Matt! That imagery is right on!
"they continue to squirm like worms on a sidewalk after the rain"
Pure poetry.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:03 pmI have to admit I feel a certain amount of resentment for the American public's rally around the president after 9/11, their embrace of the WOT and war on dissent, and the gunho response to the invasion of Iraq.
And all those people who are for surveillance because they've "got nothing to hide" can kiss my butt, too.
This administration brought out the worst in people.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:03 pmGlad to see you, Daryll. I've been thinking about you.
I curse you.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:04 pmI curse you in the name of every person unjustly slain.
I curse you in the name of every maimed child.
I curse you in the name of every mother who has watched her children die.
I curse you in the name of every child yet unborn.
I curse you in the name of every god and demon who has ever plagued mankind.
I curse you to be unforgiven by your savior, who preached forgiveness above all else.
I curse you to the pain you wish upon your betters.
I curse you to suffer the knowledge of your own, utter, wretchedness.
I curse you to feel the hate you project on others.
I curse you to die in agony: alone, unloved, forgotten.
I curse you to be buried in the filth of a thousand stables.
I curse you to the worst Hell you can conceive.
RaptureReady Says:
Get Ready Daryll... 15 more days... have you got that bullion all sewn up into your angel costume?
January 5th, 2009 at 4:05 pmDaryll, are you saying that you are disappointed the Democrats in Congress didn't work harder to push their liberal agenda in order to help the country?
January 5th, 2009 at 4:05 pmFeel free to pass it on. I owe it to NyQuil and caffeine. :)
January 5th, 2009 at 4:07 pmI was pretty angry when I saw the dishonesty and
January 5th, 2009 at 4:08 pmcorrupt works of B Clinton, but they now look as peddy
when compared to the high crimes and treason of
Bush/Cheney.
RaptureReady Says:
The “no work” Democratic Congress is the blame for most of our transgressions/failures.
I think a lot of people here would agree to a qualified version of that statement: since the last Congress was seated in 2007, it has failed to overpower Republican obstructionism, often to the frustration of the Left.
But the majority of failures were set in place in the previous six years, and the fact that it's Republicans who have been obstructing any attempt to fix these problems pretty much tells us which party is to blame. That's like saying it's the police's fault that a convenience store got robbed because they failed to prevent you from robbing it.
By the way, isn't it terribly unchristian to blame others for your transgressions and failures?
January 5th, 2009 at 4:09 pmpdennany Says:
I was pretty angry when I saw the dishonesty and
corrupt works of B Clinton...
Dude got a blowjob. Chill.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:10 pmRaptureReady Says
January 5th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
The “no work” Democratic Congress is the blame for most of our transgressions/failures.
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Is this just your assigned talking point for the day, or are you prepared to back up this twaddle with specific examples and backed up facts -- you know, an intelligent, thoughtful argument?
January 5th, 2009 at 4:11 pmDearly departed Daryll's daily drive-by.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:12 pmIt may not be Christian, but it is very Republican. Daryll, is a Republican first and foremost. Hell, he has even rewritten the New Testament to fit the Republican platform.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:13 pmOK -- so far we have one pathetic attempt by Daryll to blame all the problems of the past eight years on the Barely-Democratic-Controlled Congress of the past two. Not even a worthy troll effort.
Any other trolls want to give these numbers a spin?
January 5th, 2009 at 4:15 pmShoeless, I'm surprised there isn't a republican version of the Bible by now!
It wouldn't be as long, what with all those unnecessary verses about treating your neighbor as you would like to be treated and whatnot.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:17 pmOh, missmolly, sometimes you slay me!
Daryll... and "facts"... "intelligent, thoughtful argument"... HILARIOUS!
January 5th, 2009 at 4:18 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
RaptureReady Says
January 5th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
The “no work” Democratic Congress is the blame for most of our transgressions/failures.
___________________________________________________________
Is this just your assigned talking point for the day, or are you prepared to back up this twaddle with specific examples and backed up facts — you know, an intelligent, thoughtful argument?
Well... actually, Daryll doesn't do intelligent and thoughtful. But he is a master of idiocy and bigotry...
January 5th, 2009 at 4:19 pmNow, now, let's not get carried away. Daryll didn't technically rewrite the Bible. That would have required that he actually read and understand it first.
No, what Daryll has done can truthfully be described as "making up shit as he goes along" to fit the Republican platform and attributing it to the Bible.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:21 pmDaryll doesn't have to read the Bible -- he has Pastor Gino to tell him what it says. Daryll slurps up everything Pastor Gino has to give, don't ya Daryll?
January 5th, 2009 at 4:24 pmAwwww, happy new year, Beep! (Um, that's you, Darryl.)
January 5th, 2009 at 4:26 pmWow, Zoo -- it's a good thing evangelical pastors are 100% straight, all the time. That would be an embarrasing way to phrase things for Daryll otherwise.
He's married, you know.
Daryll, I mean. He's got a wife. So he's definitely not gay. He's no more gay than Larry Craig.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:28 pmThe King George version, translated by St. Daryll.
It's mostly about torture, treason, killing brown people, spying on your neighbors, and stoning gay people.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:28 pmCheney, the slithering snake who leaves a trail of slime; who lies with every word he speaks; who deserves to die in agony --- he doesn't know what he's talking about -- his corrupted and warped, twisted mind determines his perception.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:29 pm"The “no work” Democratic Congress is the blame for most of our transgressions/failures."
Time to give my pal rectal rapture yet another schooling in basic civics.
Neither house of congress have a veto proof democratic majority. your tin idol in the white house vetos everything that comes his way not introduced by a rapeublican. Sorry to break the news to you but, not only will dummya be remembered as the worst president ever, he will be branded an obstructionist.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:30 pmDon't forget the parts about the poor people being poor because they're lazy!
I think there must be at least a couple of epistles on that subject.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:31 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
Zooey Says:
Daryll doesn’t have to read the Bible — he has Pastor Gino to tell him what it says. Daryll slurps up everything Pastor Gino has to give, don’t ya Daryll?
Wow, Zoo — it’s a good thing evangelical pastors are 100% straight, all the time. That would be an embarrasing way to phrase things for Daryll otherwise.
He’s married, you know.
Daryll, I mean. He’s got a wife. So he’s definitely not gay. He’s no more gay than Larry Craig.
... or Ted Haggard.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:39 pmI think that Daryll's efforts are going to mass masturbatory dreams of the impending apocalypse with his psychotic pals a Rapture Ready.
I hesitantly offer this for those who are curious about just how crazy the craziest 1% of the blogoshere really is. 58 pages of bloodlust, and counting, in the name of Jebus. It's sickening but helps in understanding where Daryll and other trolls get their disgusting ideas. For those who don't wish to subject yourselves to the filth, the headline says it all.
Israel Strikes Gaza!
http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=72891
January 5th, 2009 at 4:41 pmWho is Daryll and why does he matter?
January 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pmDaryll is "RaptureReady" and he matters because he's about the only entertainment we get around here these days.
Well, that and the self-destruct sequence we see the GOP undergoing.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:46 pm"Who is Daryll and why does he matter?"
our own personal punching bag. you know, keeping physically fit is important.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:47 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
Wow, Zoo — it’s a good thing evangelical pastors are 100% straight, all the time. That would be an embarrasing way to phrase things for Daryll otherwise.
He’s married, you know.
Daryll, I mean. He’s got a wife. So he’s definitely not gay. He’s no more gay than Larry Craig.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I would bet Daryll is "shaking off the devil" at this very moment.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:49 pmOK, I get it. If he's into rapture he should check out Michele Bachmann, our own right wing, rapturous, whack job.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:50 pmRaptureReady Says:
The “no work” Democratic Congress is the blame for most of our transgressions/failures.
I know you hate it when we point out facts to you, RR, but it was the Republicans who worked only three days a week, and cried like babies when the Democrats said they would work five days a week in the 110th COngress.
Also, do you think the Congress should be run the way the Republicans did it? You do know that the Republicans cheated the American people every chance they could of having proper representation in Congress? When bills were sent to conference (to negotiate the final version of the bill), the Republicans often stripped out everything the Democrats managed to get in, even when it had overwhelming bi-partisan support.
Republicans do not want to govern, they want to rule. And you think it would be better this way? You're sick. You really are, dude.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:52 pmDon’t forget the parts about the poor people being poor because they’re lazy!
Infamous Hate Radio jock Bill Cunningham says differently. He says, "They're poor because they lack values, ethics, and morals".
January 5th, 2009 at 4:55 pmroscoe Says:
Who is Daryll and why does he matter?
January 5th, 2009 at 4:44
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He isn't and he doesn't.
At the moment he's probably very busy 'shaking off the devil' - we think that's his euphemism for...
January 5th, 2009 at 4:55 pmI love it. Daryll has been reduced to a hit and run troll like our beloved troll jk...
January 5th, 2009 at 5:07 pmIn Daryll's version of the Bible, Jesus doesn't whip the money changers, he gives them 700 billion denarii.
January 5th, 2009 at 5:18 pmralph the wonder llama Says
January 5th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Oh, missmolly, sometimes you slay me!
Daryll… and “facts”… “intelligent, thoughtful argument”… HILARIOUS!
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Yeah, I know -- it's that naive, unbridled faith that even trolls might show a shining burst of clarity once in awhile. I always hope, but I'm usually disappointed.
Where's Keltoi? Even though we often disagree on points, at least he isn't a mindless parrothead and his posts are usually worth reading. He's proof that one can be conservative without being a troll.
January 5th, 2009 at 5:18 pmFred Says:
I love it. Daryll has been reduced to a hit and run troll like our beloved troll jk…
Maybe they went off together to find an airport men's room some place, preferably one with no undercover cops in it.
January 5th, 2009 at 5:19 pmWayne A. Schneider sums it up concisely:
Republicans do not want to govern, they want to rule.
January 5th, 2009 at 5:30 pmI completely agree, missmolly.
January 5th, 2009 at 5:58 pmWayne,
Republicans do not want to govern, they want to rule?
Looks like the Republicans and Obama have something else in common, then!
Enjoy.
January 5th, 2009 at 6:58 pmAnd as per the blog post itself?
I'm genuinely concerned for the 13% that are satisfied with the country right now. Recession, job loss, poor international standing? Yeah, mark me down in the 'satisfied' column!
The economic statistics are telling. The low poll numbers there drag down peoples feelings about the political system in general, and the president in particular.
But hey, the President still has a higher approval rating than the Congress. That's something!
January 5th, 2009 at 7:05 pmOh really! I bet their mood would improve if Bush and Cheney were behind bars were they belong.
January 5th, 2009 at 7:13 pmNiffy Says:
Looks like the Republicans and Obama have something else in common, then!
Enjoy.
Got that from NewsBusters, didn't ya? I love how y'all can use a word that was said casually in passing, take it out of context and pretend it was the substance of an argument. Then you try to use this to counter actual substantive arguments. No, take that back; I hate it. It's idiotic and intentionally misleading.
Do you even know what Jarrett was trying to say there? What the point of her answer was? No, you wingnuts just heard her say "rule" and ran around screaming like the pack of idiots that you are. It's like the Obama/Wurzelbacher video; Obama gave a long, substantive, and rather convincing explanation to a random voter question, but all you people did was keep listening to yadda-yadda until you heard the words "spread the wealth" and then ran around like you'd scored a victory. You probably don't even remember anything else he said.
Wayne A. Schneider hit the nail on the head: the actions of the Republican Party since... well since ever, indicate that they are solely interested in power solely for its own sake, rather than as a tool to help the people who elected them. There are some Dems who are guilty of this as well (e.g. Blago), but not so systematically, as an organizing principle of the party.
This is probably the reason why Dems are so often "pushovers" for Republican slash-and-burn tactics. Dems aren't willing to destroy the institutions they wish to lead in order to claw their way to the top. Republicans are only too happy to.
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Niffy Says:
But hey, the President still has a higher approval rating than the Congress. That’s something!
The only reason Congress' approval ratings are low is that there are still enough Republicans in it to prevent them from being particularly useful to the American public. We will rectify this error in 2010.
January 5th, 2009 at 7:29 pmElBruce,
I did not get the youtube link from Newsbusters. I honestly don't read that site. If source actually matters, I got wind of the quote through the Neil Boortz website.
I love how y’all can use a word that was said casually in passing, take it out of context and pretend it was the substance of an argument. Then you try to use this to counter actual substantive arguments.
Be careful with that logic. Both sides play the same game, and I'll grant its an annoying and intentionally misleading one. I was being coy with the Obama link. I don't actually think he wants to rule, but since the idea was brought up in reference to the Republicans, I thought it would be a nice addition. I was going for a pot-kettle relationship.
Do you even know what Jarrett was trying to say there? No.
What the point of her answer was? No.
There are some Dems who are guilty of this as well (e.g. Blago), but not so systematically, as an organizing principle of the party. That would be your opinion. If you only follow the virtues of your own party (via liberal leaning websites), and the vices of the other (via the same), you are going to see more examples that reinforce your belief system.
Hell, that is one major reason I read sites like thinkprogress.org and the Huffington Post. I want to see what Republican Congressmen are doing that warrants catches attention, positive or negative.
The only reason Congress’ approval ratings are low is that there are still enough Republicans in it to prevent them from being particularly useful to the American public.
I would not worry about magical numbers of (scary Republican) senators or representatives and instead look towards (Democrat) party leadership. If you want to get a higher approval rating for the next Congress, please, for the love of all that is holy, find leadership that will be effective.
Regardless, El Bruce, thank you for the dialogue.
January 5th, 2009 at 8:04 pm5% socked their Bush tax cuts away in their Cayman Island bank accounts.
The other 8% can't figure out why their stomachs are growling.
January 5th, 2009 at 8:37 pmTIME FOR BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
MYTHS OF DEBT
Behavior modification requires acknowledging past mistakes.
What did we do for twenty years?
January 5th, 2009 at 9:23 pm-
http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2009/01/myths-of-debt-to-be-corrected-for-2009.html
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Now let’s get on with the correction.
RaptureReady Says:
YOUR stupidity is a wonder to behold. Ignorant morons like YOU electing Bush and a GOP Congress is what has this country in the mess its in. You have disgraced yourself with your stupidity. No one in their right mind could POSSIBLY care what you think about congress, the air temperature or anything else requiring higher brain function which is obviously far beyond your ability to perform
January 5th, 2009 at 10:35 pm