Everyone knows that Bush is suffering in the polls. What’s not so well known is that Congress is suffering more. Congress now has the lowest approval rating ever. Maybe that’s because they are trying to “get” the much more popular president. Arnold Kling has done a nice analysis of the Bush (W) presidency. I am struck by the parallels between W and Lincoln - unpopular presidents engaged in unpopular wars. Like W, Lincoln was considered to be an ignorant hick and dealt with a recalcitrant Congress. Regardless of what he says or does, Bush continues to be reviled, as was Lincoln….Of course, Bush isn’t the only one subject to scathing resentment - check out this analysis of Tony Blair….almost makes you want to be a politician, no?
July 24, 2007 at 7:56 am
Jimdew
Thanks for that article and the link to Tony Blair. Being in the UK I too wrote about him, hope you have no objection to this link.
http://urbansemiotic.com/2007/05/10/tony-blair-as-the-man-of-the-moment/
David Boles had this to say about Mr Bush http://urbansemiotic.com/2007/07/23/nixon-and-bush-how-contempt-and-dismay-form-unity-in-dissent/
cheers
winslie