New Polls: Strong Disapproval of Bush on Stem Cells, Iraq, Middle East, Economy
A prime example of George Bush as unapologetic, sole "decider" of US policy was his veto last week of the embryonic stem cell bill. Both houses of Congress passed H.R. 810 with a swell of bipartisan support, and the public overwhelmingly desires federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.
But in a fit of nonsensical "pro-life" religiosity that values the "lives" of days-old cells in a lab petri dish over the length and quality of life for sufferers of cancer, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, hundreds of genetic disorders and more... President Bush vetoed H.R. 810, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005.
According to a newly released USA Today poll, that may have been a serious blow to the Republican Party: 58% of Americans disapprove of Bush's veto of H.R. 810.
And that's not the worst polling news for Republicans and their "pro-life" President...
Here are results of USA Today polling, conducted from July 21 to 23, 2006:
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Approve: 37%, Disapprove 59%
In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?
Satisfied: 33%, Dissatisfied: 65%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in Iraq?
Approve: 35%; Disapprove: 62%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the economy?
Approve: 39%; Disapprove: 59%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in the Middle East?
Approve: 37%; Disapprove: 56%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling foreign affairs?
Approve: 38%; Disapprove: 56%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling terrorism?
Approve: 47%; Disapprove: 50%
Overall job approval for President George W. Bush
Approve: 37%; Disapprove: 59%
The next opportunity US voters have to collectively voice their dissatisfaction with President Bush and the Republican Congress will be the November 2006 elections. All polls suggest that Americans are intensely angry that their views are being roundly ignored by Republican leadership.
The answer? Register to vote. And take action to change the Bushian status quo.
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Comments
1. there should always be a comment form on the “read more” page! one should not have to go back to click the comment link once one has “read more,” wouldntcha agree?
2. i’m surprised that many people still approve of anything Disasterman does.
1. I completely agree, and will forward your excellent comment to our Tech Support staff.
2. It does stagger the imagination, doesn’t it? LOL 35% actually still approve of Bush’s handling of Iraq? What exactly would they disapprove of? It obviously can’t get much worse in Iraq.
Yes, Americans don’t like Bush and they don’t like Republican policies. It would have been nice if they had remembered this two years ago. I wonder if they will remember this in November.
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