Public policy, social issues, gender politics, religion, civitas, and other taboo topics fall under the hammer of Shava's iconoclasmic force of natural philosophy.
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40%
Saturday, August 27, 2005
11:41 AM
Bush Approval Rating Continues to Drop
Current 40% approval is lowest of administration to date
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE - August 26, 2005
PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll reflects further erosion in
President George W. Bush's job approval rating, continuing the slow
but steady decline evident throughout the year so far. The poll --
conducted Aug. 22-25 -- puts Bush's job approval rating at 40% and
his disapproval rating at 56%. Both are the most negative ratings of
the Bush administration. Bush's previous low point in approval was
44% (July 25-28, 2005) and his previous high point in disapproval was
53% (June 24-26, 2005).
Compare and contrast:
LBJ
The major initiative in the Lyndon Johnson presidency was the Vietnam War. By 1968 the U.S. had 548,000 troops in Vietnam, and had already lost 30,000 of them. Johnson's approval ratings had dropped from 70 percent in mid-1965 to below 40 percent by 1967, and with it, his mastery of Congress. "I can't get out, I can't finish it with what I have got. So what the hell do I do?" he cried out to Lady Bird. Johnson never did figure out the answer to that question.
There will be a pop quiz in the near future.
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