16th January 2003, 10:06 AM
So you don't believe polls unless they agree with your opinions? I sure wish I could do that, but it would make no sense at all... this is a definitely accurate poll from the people who do all the polls of this kind (Gallup) so somehow I doubt it is wrong.
No, it isn't all Bush's fault that the economy is bad. It did start going downhill just before he got in office. However, he has done almost nothing to actually help it... while it isn't his fault, his actions have made it worse. I'm sure if Gore had won (well, been allowed by the supreme court to win the race he did win), it wouldn't be as bad... but we'll never know that.
Also, it is true that none of the Democrats have Clinton's charm or talent for public speaking, which will make it harder... but I sure hope that the disilluionment with this Republican administration and all the awful stuff they are already doing (cutting taxes more now? Anwar oil drilling? Trying to get rid of affirmative action, anything that helps abortion or family planning stuff, destroying the environmental protections set up over the past decades (well, they are trying to), trying really hard to go to war with Iraq so we can get acces to its huge oil reserves (if it was REALLY over terrorism, Bush would make a MUCH bigger deal over North Korea-- a nation that has actually been PROVEN to both support terrorism, export weapons, and have a active nuclear weapons program... but North Korea is being ignored and let off the hook, while Iraq gets hammered... yeah, its over terrorism. Riiiight.) etc, etc... why people vote for these people is something I just can't understand...
No, it isn't all Bush's fault that the economy is bad. It did start going downhill just before he got in office. However, he has done almost nothing to actually help it... while it isn't his fault, his actions have made it worse. I'm sure if Gore had won (well, been allowed by the supreme court to win the race he did win), it wouldn't be as bad... but we'll never know that.
Also, it is true that none of the Democrats have Clinton's charm or talent for public speaking, which will make it harder... but I sure hope that the disilluionment with this Republican administration and all the awful stuff they are already doing (cutting taxes more now? Anwar oil drilling? Trying to get rid of affirmative action, anything that helps abortion or family planning stuff, destroying the environmental protections set up over the past decades (well, they are trying to), trying really hard to go to war with Iraq so we can get acces to its huge oil reserves (if it was REALLY over terrorism, Bush would make a MUCH bigger deal over North Korea-- a nation that has actually been PROVEN to both support terrorism, export weapons, and have a active nuclear weapons program... but North Korea is being ignored and let off the hook, while Iraq gets hammered... yeah, its over terrorism. Riiiight.) etc, etc... why people vote for these people is something I just can't understand...