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POSITIVE RATINGS CHANGES SINCE 9/11/01: SUMMARY

Base: All adults

POSITIVE RATINGS

Soon After 9/11

Feb.

2003

April

2003

Aug.

2003

Oct.

2003

Dec.

2003

Feb. 2004

President George Bush
88%

52%

70%

57%

59%

50%

51%

Secretary of State Colin Powell
88%

76%

81%

72%

70%

74%

65%

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
78%

56%

71%

55%

47%

57%

50%

Attorney General John Ashcroft
65%

51%

57%

48%

42%

51%

44%

Vice President Dick Cheney
69%

45%

55%

42%

42%

42%

41%

Republicans in Congress
67%

43%

52%

41%

40%

37%

40%

Democrats in Congress
68%

38%

39%

30%

34%

28%

33%

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
NA

37%

39%

32%

29%

28%

31%

House Speaker Dennis Hastert
52%

33%

41%

29%

29%

24%

26%

via Harris Interactive | The Harris Poll – Bush Approval Ratings Remain Stable; Other Leader Ratings Drop

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Colin Powell was pretty much the only one to “survive” the Bush Admistration, in terms of positive public opinion. Powell endorsed Obama for many of the reasons I raised in the title of this post. He called out McCain for the b.s. campaign, and Palin for being an unqualified neophyte. Powell said we should talk to our enemies and while he loves John McCain, like Joe Biden, he thinks a McCain Presidency would probably be a disaster on a number of fronts (economic, international, etc.).

That will leave a mark. It takes great intellectual cowardice, and frankly moral cowardice, to push the discredited “Teh Blacks and Mexicans caused the economic crisis” theory. In that sense, this was much deserved. The worst part is that York doesn’t even defend the theory–he just hopes we’ll buy this package marked “Blame The Niggers and Spics.” But he has no idea what’s inside the box.

It’s amazing to me that these guys continue this strategy, even as it’s clear that the demographics aren’t on their side–the country isn’t getting any whiter. But that’s small potatoes. The bigger question is philisophical. Where is the principle in this? What is “conservative” about this argument, except that it’s just anti-government?

via Matt Taibbi sons Byron York – Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Some nice schooling going on over there. The concept that the economic collapse of the United States banking system is because some poor people defaulted on their, umm, huge? mortagages, is laughable at best.

Since it has been raised by both Palin and McCain, I guess it would be uncouth to say that it’s a racist argument, particularly given Palin’s long history on race issues, but it certainly is classist as well as being completely devoid of evidence and divorced from reality.

Which is to say, it’s probably going to become a centerpoint of their campaign.

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Colin Powell Endorses Naive, Socialist, America-Hating, Muslim Black Candidate

Blaming The Economic Crisis on Big Poverty

POSITIVE RATINGS	Soon After 9/11	Feb. 2003	April 2003	Aug. 2003	Oct. 2003	Dec. 2003	Feb. 2004
President George Bush	88%	52%	70%	57%	59%	50%	51%
Secretary of State Colin Powell	88%	76%	81%	72%	70%	74%	65%
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld	78%	56%	71%	55%	47%	57%	50%
Attorney General John Ashcroft	65%	51%	57%	48%	42%	51%	44%
Vice President Dick Cheney	69%	45%	55%	42%	42%	42%	41%
Republicans in Congress	67%	43%	52%	41%	40%	37%	40%
Democrats in Congress	68%	38%	39%	30%	34%	28%	33%
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist	NA	37%	39%	32%	29%	28%	31%
House Speaker Dennis Hastert	52%	33%	41%	29%	29%	24%	26%