http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20030914_82.html
Hmmmm.....
The White House position on Iraq is that it is now the central front in the war on terrorism -- a change in rationale from when the war was about weapons of mass destruction. Bush is emphasizing that it is better to fight the militants over there rather than in the United States.

"You can't negotiate with these people, you can't try to talk sense to these people. The only way to deal with them is to find them and bring them to justice," Bush told reporters on Thursday.

Some Republicans are concerned Bush seems to be spending an inordinate amount of time raising money for his 2004 re-election campaign race, lowering his profile from commander in chief to solicitor in chief and leaving him more open to Democratic assault

I saw the RNC head, Gillespie, speak this morning on C-SPAN about how rosy everything was and is. W's not worried at all, his Iraq policies are going swimmingly, the economy is humming right along, Hispanic and Black voters are increasingly turning to the GOP and will surge for W, and the GOP is going to slamdunk every race in 2004--that is, according to Gillespie.

It's all so perfect, so who on earth is worried about poll numbers?

Gillespie is only kidding himself. Every poll I have heard recently, and there have been alot the numbers are way bad for Shrub. His handling of Iraq and the economy are now below 50% approval. They should be, and I am sure really are deeply concerned. The tax cuts haven't done a damn thing, and unemployment numbers, the latest I have seen (Sept. 6th) are up, yet again.

the numbers pertaining to his policy handling may be down. But when asked the question of whom they support, the answer is still Bush for a majority.

I'm not stating this to be rah-rah for Bush (I'm not a Bush fan) But those are the facts.

The last Zogby poll says otherwise:

A majority (52%) said it’s time for someone new in the White House, while just two in five (40%) said the president deserves to be re-elected. Last month, 45% said re-election was in order, and 48% said it was time for someone new.

A like number (52%) said the country is heading in the wrong direction, while 40% said it is the right direction.

Overall opinion of President Bush has also slipped to 54% favorable – 45% unfavorable, compared to August polling which indicated 58% favorable, 40% unfavorable.

Just two in five (40%) said they would choose Bush if the election were held today, while 47% said they would elect a Democratic candidate. In August polling, respondents were split (43% each) over President Bush or any Democratic challenger.

I saw that RNC guy Gillespie on Buchanan and Press on MSNBC (Of course, I was just channel surfing -- I don't actually WATCH Buchanan and Press) and Gillespie was spinning these same falsehoods about how rosy everything is. It was amazing. I mean, how can anybody uphold the dismal record of this failed administration with a straight face? Gillespie kept saying "the recesion started during the Clinton Administration." Is that all they can say? That was THREE YEARS AGO. Hello?

How low can you go W?

Latest numbers look even worse for W....time for w to have a drink and ride the white pony again - this time off into the sunset.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/17/...ain573774.shtml

As Raze would say, time for another tax cut. Thats all W's minions can do is paint a rosy picture on how well things are going. Yeah right.

Another tax cut, another war, another diversionary tactic to take people's minds away from the hundreds of unanswered questions, bad policies, and steadily degrading state of our country and society.