tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post8286328035340699779..comments2024-03-29T10:46:19.937-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Disapproval of Dubya: What Gives?legalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-22214166217444708092007-11-14T12:06:00.000-06:002007-11-14T12:06:00.000-06:00This is absolutely correct. This administration ha...This is absolutely correct. This administration has been absurd. It's one thing for them to lie, but they always lie within the scandal and still will point the finger. If the Dem's take over the White House in '09.. look out. We will have the House locked up for at least two years, Hillary will get us out of this crisis, and Bill may possibly play a major role if the rumors of him being Sec. of State come true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-9265190129453750932007-11-13T20:36:00.000-06:002007-11-13T20:36:00.000-06:00I think that people stopped give Bush the benefit ...I think that people stopped give Bush the benefit of a doubt a couple of years ago. He said his tax cuts were going to improve the economy, but they didn't. People have slowly been losing good-paying jobs and are having to take two low-paying jobs instead. And nothing looks like it's going to improve in the near future.<BR/><BR/>Likewise, in Iraq Bush promised big things from the surge. So far we are trying to get back to the levels of violence we saw before the surge. People really expected the surge would get us OUT of Iraq. Now we are supposed to be giddy that the surge troops are starting to come home and we could possibly be at the same troop levels we saw before the surge...which was way too high for the public's tastes.<BR/><BR/>Also, we saw years of ridiculously positive remarks about Iraq that really shattered Bush's credibility. Nothing has gone as he said it would, whether it's in Iraq, Afghanistan or New Orleans. And once the credibility was gone, everything became suspect.<BR/><BR/>So, you are right, people were slow to reject Bush. A big part of that was Bush's innuendo that dissent in time of war was treason, and once people saw repectable and obviously patriotic people dissenting, the floodgates were opened. Americans seem to generally like wars, especially ones that other people fight, but they really don't like LONG wars.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I enjoyed your post and hope to check back more often. You have a good writing style and express your thoughts clearly, which is always a plus in the blog world.Todd Dugdale https://www.blogger.com/profile/17584727904734922884noreply@blogger.com