Bush Hits Post 9/11 Low.

[Kropotkin]

I never said that Bush Sr. was stupid, there was a included. However the statements holds a bit of truth. It's easier to tink of a person as smart if you agree with him. Human nature I suppose.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

As we all know the definition of being smart as a president is to share Imrans ideas.

If you think the elder Bush was stupid, then you really have to put your partisanship at the door.

In terms of being qualified for the job, there is proabably no one in our history since the 1850s who was more qualified for the position.

Does the family getting rich on Nazi money count as a positive qualification? It was smart, though not entirely ethical.

[Alexander's Horse]

Ah Mr Teflon finally start to slip.

And they said this wasn't going to be another Vietnam

He better invade Iraq quick before his ratings slip further

Btw, has he found OBl yet?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Does the family getting rich on Nazi money count as a positive qualification? It was smart, though not entirely ethical

Who said ethical? He was Director of the CIA, after all.

[Kropotkin]

regardless of IQ jr. seems to do better with the same "plan" as Sr.. Sr. Didn't manage to gain popular support and a new period in the white house through a war. Jr. is clearcly doing better with that but that's probably due to the circumstances. We'll have to wait and see if a future campain in Iraq will be Jr:s Waterloo...

[Alexander's Horse]

You forget that GB senior was immensely popular after the Gulf War. Still plenty of time for junior to sink to new lows and miss a second term

[Kropotkin]

Oh yes I know, but not popular enough or for a long enough time. I've got the impression that the support is bigger this time around but that's of cource just my point of view and hardly worth much.

[Alexander's Horse]

Bush senior's support was up around the 70's and 80's, only eclipsed by his son.

[Ethelred]

If the US economy stays slack then Bush will have a hard time being relected. The US elections are rarely dependent on how the President deals with foreign issues. If the economy hadn't dipped the last year of the Clinton administration it would be Gore dealing with this mess.

[Dauphin]

In the UK "Right" parties win during recession and "Left" parties win during economic boom.

The state of the economy is important, but if people feel affluent they are more likely to vote left, if they feel financially insecure they will be more likely to vote right. This is of course speculation based on UK election results for the past 50 years.

[KrazyHorse]

In Canada "right" parties cause recessions...

[Kropotkin]

Ethelred have an important point there. I do think I remember some article about the correlation of GDP growth and election results in the US. Hardly the best issue to use that kind of analysis on but the point was quite clear.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Kropotkin
(somewhat seriously, I don't have anything to say about Bush Sr. but Jr. hardly seems to have all the eggs in the basket)

Based on what?

[Kropotkin]

None of us can for sure know the intelligence of Jr. as we don't have personal and daily contact with the bloke. But most I've heard him say and the way he says it doesn't make me think of him as a intelligent man. He has yet to make or say something that can me change my mind.

[Alexander's Horse]

Sprayber, have you looked at the guy?

He's quite likeable but he looks dumb as all f*ck. Sometimes he looks competely lost and confused. Haven't you seen that look?

I mean the guy reads speeches as if he doesn't understand them but thinks they sound good and he's wondering who wrote it and what it means. He actually pauses to savor the speech.

Need I go on?

He looks like he'd be a good guy to have a drink with but you don't make barflys President.