Bysh's 50 state approval ratings from SUSA

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These are adults. Among likely voters, Fox and ABC have 48%.

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http://pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm

I said likely voters.

The only other one I see is Zogby, and he does it differently. It's Excellent/Good 44%, Fair/Poor 56%.

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I think we need to have that election again.

Knowing what we know now, I wish we could have the 1976 election again. I did vote for Carter.

Asked today, I would probably give Bush a low ranking. Not on the war, but on his spending habits at home. I'd rather have an economic conservative than a social one. I may become a Libertarian. Must....not....venture....into....the....land....of....irrelevency.

What qualifies as spending at home? A good portion of that is homeland security.

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What's your point? I said 48% approval. If anything, that would have implied 52% disapproval.

In the last budget year of the Clinton administration (2001), discretionary spending unrelated to defense or homeland security soared by 15 percent. With the adoption of President Bush's first budget (2002), that growth rate was reduced to six percent; then five percent the following year; and four percent in 2004.

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Hooked on Phonics, jfern?

Discretionary spending unrelated to defense or homeland security

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It used to fall under defense, and probably still should.

That's not cherrypicking. That's fundamental.

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It used to fall under defense, and probably still should.

That's not cherrypicking. That's fundamental.

Disecretionary spending is up 45% under Bush
Medicare/ Medicaid are way up thanks to health care spiraling out of control, when most 1st world countries have a much better and cheaper single payer health care
Social Security is actually the most fiscally sound part of the whole federal government

Yes, and the growth of non-defense, non- homeland security discretionary spending has declined.

Canadian health care sucks; not that this has anything to do with anything. Certainly not anything to do with Bush.

Social Security is sound, yes, in the sense that everyone from my generation gets an automatic 30% benefit cut, but it'll pay the rest.

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It's 48% job approval among likely voters, at a time of Social Security doubts, Iraq violence, and high gas prices. And in two years, at least two of those will probably be over. Certainly in four.

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Everything you've posted has been addressed, hundreds of times if not thousands. Posting "you lose" after repeating something really dumb for the thousandth time and ignoring what the other person said doesn't help your argument.

Come back when you aren't a total idiot.

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Personally, I think you probably know quite a lot about crack.

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Bush is doing a great job, as are most Republicans in Congress, the RINOs being notable exceptions.

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Well, the problem is that incumbents tend to have high ratings, and the Congress as a whole low ratings, especially when people are stressed about something. In this case, Iraq.

Obviously the answer is to instead try to frame the debate on domestic issues.

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The 2003 tax cut was better.

Anyway, he should push to make his tax cuts permanent. Then focus on tax reform when his panel makes it recommendations this fall.

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The tax panel is working off the assumption that Bush's tax cuts will be made permanent for its goal of revenue neutrality, so no, they will be made permanent, either now or as part of the tax reform act.

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Adults or LV?