I have talked about it before, that I believe we will never see a President with a positive approval rating throughout his presidency ever again. It doesn’t matter what party or what they do, most will hate them because of the overwhelming negativity of media and opinion pages. Want some proof? A poll this week shows the approval rating of the Democrats in congress at 30-35%. President Bush’s approval rating? 30-35%. At this point the American people have no idea what they want, they just don’t want what we have and what we will ever have. Any future President will get no help and make their effectiveness low. Instead of judging policies individually, we label a leader evil or good and once that is done the American people will never like a decision of that person regardless of its merits. With watching the presidential hopefuls I view it as watching a bunch of people lining up to get a shot at sticking their head in a guillotine. Enjoy guys.
My guess is the people know exactly what they want when they hear it. The problem is too many of them go with what they hear in the media . . . .
Russell Page
May 31st, 2007