New Pew poll [pdf]:
Bush Job Approval
Approve: 35% (+2)
Disapprove: 58% (-1)The Congress is now debating future funding for the war in Iraq. Would you like to see your Congressional representative vote FOR or AGAINST a bill that calls for a withdrawal of troops from Iraq to be completed by August of 2008?
Vote for withdrawl: 59%
Vote against withdrawl: 33%Do you think the U.S. should keep military troops in Iraq until the situation has stabilized, or do you think the U.S. should bring its troops home as soon as possible?
Keep troops in Iraq: 41%
Bring them home: 53%Do you think the war in Iraq has helped the war on terrorism, or has it hurt the war on terrorism?
Helped: 38%
Hurt: 44%Do you think the U.S. should or should not set a timetable for when troops will be withdrawn from Iraq?
Should set a timetable: 56%
Should not set a timetable: 38%
Who would ever have believed that 55% of the American people would be traitors, unwilling to help our boys over there by keeping them in risk of losing life or limb? Tsk, tsk.
It’s now Friday, and some poll yesterday (I heard on Air America) had George’s approval at 28%!
Not to be a pedantic pissass, but it’s “withdrawAl”, not “withdrawl”. It’s an extremely common error, seen on the finest blogs.
“Withdrawl” is what W and Abe do when W’s pretendin to be folksy as all hell, and Abe’s talking very slowly so his host will understand some of the more complex points, like how them Japs can produce purty hi-tone beef all by their li’l yella-ass selves.
Li’l Innocent