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Posted 12:20am pst, Thursday, April 28, 2005

Desperate measures on privatization

Apparently, Bush is doing a primetime press conference tonight to sell the dismantling of Social Security. The rumor is that he's going to try to label Democrats as "obstructionists".

What does that make the American people?

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 21-24, 2005:
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling Social Security?"
Approve 31%
Disapprove 64%
Unsure 5%

CBS News Poll. April 13-16, 2005:
"Do you have confidence in George W. Bush's ability to make the right decisions about Social Security, or are you uneasy about his approach?"
Confident 25%
Uneasy 70%
Unsure 5%

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 1-2, 2005:
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling Social Security?" Approve 35%
Disapprove 57%
Unsure 8%

Time Poll. March 22-24, 2005:
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Bush is handling of Social Security issues?"
Approve 31%
Disapprove 58%
Unsure 10%

Newsweek Poll. March 17-18, 2005:
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling Social Security?"
Approve 33%
Disapprove 59%
Unsure 8%

As if the polling numbers weren't bad enough, Bush is EXTENDING his privatization tour past the original end date of May 1st. That means he's spending even MORE tax payer money on selling a plan that 64% of Americans do not support (up from 56% last month). Essentially, the more he promotes privatization, the more the public hates the idea. He must really beholden to big money investment firms to continue pursuing this.

On top of that, he made the latest stop of Bamboozlepalooza in Texas on Tuesday with TOM DeLAY! As if your plan weren't unpopular enough, now you stand side-by- side with the most hated man in the party today, the poster boy for corruption. Why not pose for a photo op with Satan or Bin Laden while you're at it.

 

©2005 Ron Lim unless noted

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