I disagree, I think people vote for the ones that they expect will carry out policies voters support, and when they do an about-face (as with the total breakdown of fiscal discipline), voters cream them.
The newest poll on immigration reform shows an overwhelming majority of Americans support comprehensive reform- border security, a guestworker program. Even earned citizenship has majority support. And that's a Fox poll. As for the President's performance, the economy is very good, but that's not all. Our foreign relations are not nearly as bad as some whining voices would have you believe. We have good relationships with most Asian nations (excepting the slave state of North Korea and the military junta of Myanmar). US standing with the public in Asia has even gone up some due to relief efforts after the tsunami, the Pakistani quake, and the recent Indonesian quake. Our relationships with our European allies seem to be better than they have been in the last three years. On the domestic front, Bush is totally in sync with the public on immigration reform. He is out in front on Social Security, though people (and Congress) have not yet faced up to the problem. Despite many known attempts, there have been no terrorist attacks on US soil since 9/11. We can all be concerned about warrantless wiretapping and phone log database mining, but everyone needs to acknowledge that our public servants at all levels of government have been enormously successful at dealing with the threat of terrorism within our borders. We have a dedicated military that continues to support the hopes of Afghans and Iraqis who want to live in free, democratic societies, and Bush remains committed to providing America's support. And we aren't just helping there. We have troops all over the world on peacekeeping and humanitarian missions. Despite a late start, Bush has even acknowledged the need for America to develop alternatives to the oil economy. All in all, not a bad record. Not a perfect one by any means, but not bad. On 5/31/06, Sam wrote: > > > People are upset with the spending abuses that come with power but in > the end they vote for the ones that bring their state the pork. > I didn't think immigration reform was that clear cut. > > > The President, IMHO, is actually doing a decent job right now, but his > > administration is stuck cleaning up the mess in Iraq, and until that > > situation improves, he isn't going to get credit for anything else that > he > > does right. > > Like the economy. > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207866 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
