8/14 Wait a minute. LBJ's approval rating in March 1968: 41 percent.
Public's approval of LBJ's handling of Vietnam War at that time:
32 percent. Bush's approval rating now: 42 percent. Public's
approval of Bush's handling of Iraq: 34 percent. These ratings
are nearly identical, yet LBJ was forced to resign and Bush is still
treated as Mr. Popular? I just don't get it.
\_ Bush may well have as many people hating him as LBJ but I've never
met anyone who really loved or trusted LBJ, whereas the pro-bush
camp has blind, drooling adoration of their leader. As far as I
can tell, bush-haters and bush-lovers are balanced, while LBJ lacked
the balance. He was simply hated or tolerated.
\_ The alternative to Bush is less appealing to many.
\_ iirc, LBJ didn't resign, he chose not to run for a 2d term b/c
he was afraid he wouldn't get re-elected. (His "1st" term was
really JFK's 2d term).
\_ LBJ did not resign. Your history is lacking. Your bias
obvious.
\_ You are correct: LBJ did not resign; he declined to run for
re-election. LBJ did this because he had a shred of decency.
W wouldn't decline to run for re-election (if he could run for
re-election in '08, which we know he cannot) because he has
no honor or decency. -!op
\_ Heh, consider Chirac's approval rating. I think the most popular
rulers these days are Putin and Chavez. -- ilyas
\_ Why are you so obsessed with polls? About once a week for the last
2 months, you've posted something like this. Polls don't matter.
They don't even matter during an election season. They sure don't
matter to a second term President. You're aware he can't run
again, right? He hasn't exactly gone out of his way to win over
the American people to any of his policies. He's not big on PR,
bright lights, cameras, and microphones. Whatever else happens,
he won't be remembered as The Great Communicator. |
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