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November 28, 2005
The Real Story on Declining Support for the President
The real story, reported in the NY Times here, which got so much play over the weekend, is not the nature of the drop in his support, given the flood of evidence regarding lies, deceptions and the like.
A USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll in mid-November found that 37 percent of Americans approved of Mr. Bush, the lowest approval rating the poll had recorded in his presidency. That was down from 55 percent a year ago and from a high of 90 percent shortly after Sept. 11, 2001.
An Associated Press/Ipsos poll earlier in the month found the same 37 percent approval rating and recorded the president's lowest levels regarding integrity and honesty: 42 percent of Americans found him honest, compared with 53 percent at the beginning of this year.
The story to me is, given this evidence, why would anyone still believe this administration is honest? Who are these people and why do they continue to support and believe someone who is clearly lying? What is it about the human condition that an individual will still believe in a leader even though they are engaging in either immoral, illegal or disreputable behavior? This extends far beyond the "Bush" issue. I wonder why we do not accept clear evidence of guilt. Do we want to believe so badly in something that we are willing to ignore bad acts? I don't have an answer, I am just curious.
Posted by Chip Spear at November 28, 2005 9:12 AM
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