Tuesday, September 03, 2002

Yesterday's Crossfire had some great lines "The only president we have celebrated Labor Day today by pretending to care about working people for a day. President Bush visited a Pennsylvania picnic hosted by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. He neglected to tell the carpenters why he opposes increasing the minimum wage, why he repealed workplace safety rules put in place by President Clinton, rules by the way that prevent on the job injuries, and why he's threatening to veto the Homeland Security bill unless Congress adds anti-union amendments. Why does Bush take such anti-labor positions? Because his corporate fat cat owners tell him to. You see, today may be Labor Day for you and me but for George W. Bush, every day is corporate contributor day." And... "Meanwhile, President Bush's job approval rating in the latest CNN/TIME poll is at its lowest levels since before the September 11 attacks and Vice President Cheney's favorability rating is below 50 percent. Asked to comment, Bush said, quote, 'Polls don't decide elections. My daddy's pals on the Supreme Court do.'" And... BEGALA: We just -- We just did it with Bush, and let's look at the results: $4.4 trillion in investments gone. One point eight million people who had jobs when Clinton was president, their jobs are gone. Unemployment at 3.9 under Clinton, 5.9 under Bush. MOORE: You know what? They say that... BEGALA: At what point do you say, "We have failed"? And... BEGALA: Ken Lay, and his company, Enron, gave more money to George W. Bush alone than every Democrat for every federal office in America combined. That's how much he gave Bush. 10:35:56 PM    comment []

Even the RNC doesn't think Bush has accomplished much Buried in this WP article is Chairman Marc Racicot saying that that the income tax cuts, a sweeping education overhaul and corporate-reform measures were among Bush's greatest accomplishments.  I heard today on NPR that parents aren't able to leave failing schools because there isn't any room in the successful schools.  Bush opposed the the corporate-reform measure until the day it passed the House nearly unanimously.  And that's the highlights?!? 8:02:11 PM    comment []

Are Republicans and Democrats living in different universes? I was cruising the web looking for analysis on the 2002 congressional races and I found an excellent site, mydd.com.  While I was there, I followed a link to the American Research Group.  They have done some polls and the difference between Republicans and Democrats is just unbelievable.  They have 96% of Republicans approve of Dubya where as only 47% of Democrats approve, which is similar to a Gallup poll I discussed earlier.  A 50% difference is huge, but I can almost understand why Republicans would be so supportive of the president.  But the more detailed the question, the worse the difference between Republicans and Democrats gets.  90% of Republicans approve of the way Bush is handling the economy while 70% of Democrats disapprove.  When asked if angry, worried, confused, hopeful, or happy best describes how they feel about George W. Bush as president, 81% of Republicans say hopeful or happy, while 92% of Democrats say angry or worried.  When asked what word best describes how they feel about the national economy, 79% of Republicans say hopeful or happy, while 83% of Democrats say worried or confused.  When asked what word best describes how they feel about the financial situations in their households, 92% of Republicans say hopeful or happy, while 54% of Democrats say worried or confused.  85% of Republicans say the national economy is not in a recession, while 79% of Democrats say the national economy is in a recession.  93% of Republicans rate the national economy as very good or good, while 92% of Democrats rate the national economy as bad, very bad, or terrible. I look at the these numbers and I just don't understand.  How can Republicans be so positive about the economy and how Dubya is managing it while the Democrats are so negative?  Weren't Republcans hurt by the stock market meltdown?  Have only Democrats lost their jobs?  When people lose their jobs, do they switch political parties?  What's going on? 7:11:07 AM    comment []

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