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Gallup: 80% disillusioned
According to a new Gallup poll, a whopping 80% of the American people are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. at this time. Only 19% answered the opposite, the lowest rating registered since January of 1992 (the start of the final year of George Bush Sr.'s term in office). The only time the poll has ever found a lower number was in 1979 (tail end of the Carter years, during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, soaring gas prices), when a 14% rating occurred.
You might be thinking, "hey, why's the number gotten so low now.... I've been dissatisfied with the direction of the country for awhile". But see, all that means is you've been paying attention for the last five years... The extreme number of 19% has only been reached because Republicans have finally turned. Yeah, that's right, even the GOP is uncomfortable now! Gallup sayeth:
Since January 2007, U.S. satisfaction has dropped by nearly half, from 35% to 19%. However, it has dropped much more among Republicans (from 60% to 33%) than among Democrats (from 16% to 7%).
The 33% of Republicans satisfied with the country today is the lowest Gallup has found for members of President Bush's party since he took office in 2001.
Wandering Around GOP.com
I was looking at my PureVolume page last night and looked up at the top and saw a banner ad for the GOP. It showed the faces of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Ted Kennedy circled and crossed out by a thick red line. The text read: “SUPPORT THE GOP. CLICK HERE.” Being a passionate GOP supporter, I clicked, and it took me to a fundraising form for the Republican National Committee.
Democrats and left-wing special interest groups are raising hundreds of millions of dollars to put a Liberal in the White House and expand their majorities in Congress.
The fight to stop the Liberals starts here. The Republican National Committee is the official national campaign organization of the Republican Party
Complete the information below to make a secure online contribution to support Republican National Committee's efforts today.
Since I wasn’t in a giving mood but still curious about what my party is fighting for lately, I clicked over to GOP.com
GOP and Civil Rights
Count how many Republican contenders showed up for the NAACP GOP Presidential Candidate Forum.
So... Michael Bloomberg?
I kept seeing all this buzz yesterday about how Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York, dropped his Republican Party affiliation and this is going to realllllly shake up the race for the presidency, but I just don't get it --- would people really vote for this guy? Really??? I don't see the appeal... this reeks of just a talentless billionaire idiot trying to get into the headlines and history books.
Wednesday Open Thread
The Republicans debate. Great quote about Bush: "The president ran as a conservative and governed as a liberal," Tancredo said. "That is what has really been the basis, I think, of the distrust that has developed among the Republican base. It's well founded."
Yep. Responsibility is overrated. Learning lessons is for losers. Admitting you were wrong is unthinkable. And besides, thinking is for the ENEMY.
Sunday Open Thread
- Meeting tonight. I'm nervous about attendance because I wasn't in everybody's face about making it. Please do try.
- Black Armbands on Tuesday. Chain Invite failed, but it's the best tactical idea I've come up with in a year.
- I a-made-a-the-Goooogle.
- I passionately hate Linkin Park, but this is a good video.
- Brilliant protest.