Bush Still Kicking Butt With 72% Approval Rating!

[The Finman]

<h2>Poll Shows Bush's Ratings Weathering Business Scandals </h2>
By Richard Morin and Claudia Deane
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, July 17, 2002; Page A01

The recent barrage of congressional and media criticism directed at President Bush for his handling of the widening corporate financial scandal has failed to damage his popularity, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The survey found that Bush's job approval rating stands at 72 percent, virtually unchanged from a month ago.

An equally large proportion of people still view the president as honest and trustworthy, despite recent news accounts that he benefited as a business executive from some of the same practices he now publicly criticizes.

An overwhelming majority supported Bush's proposals to increase penalties for financial fraud and create a business corruption task force.

The survey comes as the issue of corporate responsibility has moved to the top of the political agenda in Washington.

Bush has delivered two major speeches detailing his plans to investigate and punish executives who lie about the financial condition of their companies, and both houses of Congress, sensing growing public outrage over the scandals, have passed legislation that goes significantly beyond the president's initial proposals.

The poll suggests that neither political party has gained an edge on the issue, though Democrats sense that Republicans are increasingly vulnerable as the fall election season approaches.

"I think [Bush] went as far as he should" in his recommendations for reform, said Jane Welter, 71, a retired elementary school teacher who lives in San Antonio.

"I have to trust someone who knows more about it than I do, and I do trust the president."

But she wondered whether anything the government does will make a difference.

The poll results and subsequent interviews with survey respondents set in sharp relief two broadly conflicting strains of opinion that policymakers and politicians must reconcile to win public support for financial reform.

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[Sweetpea]

It seems that the more the liberal demoncrats try to shove blame and hatred off onto Bush, the more people trust and support him.

OMG..they hate that, and it's so funny!

[MN-Cobra]

right on sweetpea, as far as I'm concerned they should keep it up, they seem to be doing our job for us....and ya can't beat that, it's about time the dems contributed something to this.

Cobra

[Sweetpea]

I agree, Cobra, they should keep it up.

What they don't seem to realize is, when they go on these rampages, they show a very ugly side of themselves and their party that I think the average American really doesn't realize is there.

Most Americans are wanting to pull together right now, and that is a wonderful thing. [img]smile.gif[/img]
They don't want anyone trying to pull us apart.

It's a total turn off.

[Dutch]

But pitting Americans against one another is what the democRATs are all about. What do you think the “New Deal” was all about? Class envy and sticking it someone who is better off than you are, sums up exactly how democRATs pander for votes.

[MN-Cobra]

Exactly Dutch,
but in your opinion do you think this type of pandering will continue to work in the post 9-11 America, of course one must never underestimate his/her opponent, but I get the feeling that no matter how hard the dems try to divide, they only solidify.

your thoughts?
Cobra

[Buckley]

The democRats are one trick ponies. I'm glad to see that Americans realize GW is not the crook they want to paint him to be.

-Buckley.