Reuters: Bush battling to climb out of popularity slump

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WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush is battling to climb out of a slump caused by the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war and soaring gasoline prices, events that have all combined to damage his credibility and deflate Americans' confidence in him.

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This week, after a month dominated by hurricanes, Bush and top administration officials will seek to rebuild Americans' confidence in the Iraq war.

Vice President Dick Cheney will have lunch with troops on Monday at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, and give a speech. Bush will give what was called a significant speech on Iraq on Thursday.

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It amounts to a response to the tens of thousands of protesters who rallied in Washington in late September with a demand to pull out troops now.

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Isn't the MSM just so librul! Putting the number of protesters at "tens of thousands" instead of hundreds of thousands :argh:

edited to add the following:

Bush 'encouraged' despite report on Iraqi troops

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051001/pl_nm/iraq_bush_dc;_ylt=A0SOwkYm8T9D5M0AZRBh24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NGRzMjRtBHNlYwMxNjk5

President George W. Bush sought on Saturday to dispel concerns about the readiness of U.S.-trained Iraqi security forces, declaring himself "encouraged" even though his top generals say the number of battalions that can fight insurgents without help has dropped.

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Huh??? Reality is a bitch and this idiotsonofanutjob continues to disregard it at his peril.

flashlight! Details to follow!

and they were talking about the Bush Rally with him turning it around and climbing in the polls.

Go to another Gym....

I usually get the remote and change it if I can.

that had TV's at the every check out ine that if they didn;t get rid of Fox, they could kiss my business good bye...

I haven;t seen fox news on any more... CNN or CNBC

LOL well I am!

Here lies gw bush
PDA gave him a push
DU kicked him in the tush

Worst selected pres of the land;
Buried in the Bagdad sand!
World's greatest disaster;
He thought he was Mrs. Aster!

:thumbsup:

go down. Wonder if they can get him to button his shirt right. What a disaster this shitbird has been for this country.

And the things I've done to satisfy my craving for political popularity has destroyed my soul and ruined many innocent lives.
But you know the story. My name is George. And I'm a poll addict.

Reuters 10/2

WASHINGTON - U.S. President George W. Bush is battling to climb out of a slump caused by the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq war and soaring gasoline prices, events that have all combined to damage his credibility and deflate Americans' confidence in him.

The strategy for getting his groove back, aides say, is to narrow his focus and tackle head-on those three top priorities -- hurricane recovery, Iraq and energy -- and set aside for now other items like Social security and tax reform that he had expected to spend the fall on. But all three priorities carry their own risks and challenges, with the cost of rebuilding New Orleans straining the U.S. budget and causing consternation among conservatives, American casualties rising in Iraq and gas prices showing no signs of dropping to pre-hurricane levels. The strategy, said a senior administration official, is to "stay focused on what we're trying to accomplish and recognize that some of that is going to take some time to change."

Other threatening clouds are on the horizon. White House officials are braced for the possibility of bad news from a probe that could be nearing completion soon into the illegal leak of a CIA agent's name. In addition the indictment of Texas Republican Tom DeLay threatens to complicate the Republican agenda heading into the 2006 mid-term election campaign season. Democrats are accusing Republicans of corruption. "Between the arrogance, the indictments and the general culture of corruption, it's really hard to decide where to begin. Republicans have no strategy and no plan. America can do better," said Rebecca Kirszner, spokeswoman for Senate Minority Leader harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30209296.htm

GOP corruption. Now THAT is a meme.

:lol:

resign and you will be the most popular guy on the planet.DO IT TODAY,DON'T DELAY,AND ASK TOM TO DO THE SAME.

Is to resign! I'm sure a vast majority of people would approve of that decision.

he must be getting worried.