Hey ain't!! You worthless piece of elephant fecal matter!!! sha-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey-hey, goodbye!!!! Bush is too stupid and has already burned too many bridges to recover, since he never had a mandate nor momentum to begin with..... right_here@right.now), May 13, 2001

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Honeymoon's over: Bush's approval rating drops May 10, 2001 Web posted at: 5:46 PM EDT (2146 GMT)

From Keating Holland CNN Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush's approval rating has dropped from its honeymoon high amid rising concerns about the country's energy situation, but rising gas prices and West Coast blackouts are not the only reason for the decline in Bush's numbers, according to a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll.

Bush's job approval stands at 53 percent, compared to 62 percent last month, according to the poll.

At the same time, 58 percent of Americans now say that the energy situation in the country is very serious, a dramatic rise from early March when just 31 percent felt that way. Nearly half say that rising gas prices have hurt their family's finances, and a majority now believes that high gas prices are here to stay.

Eight-three percent predict gas prices will be even higher a month from now -- although only 38 percent forecast higher prices six months down the road.

Has the country's energy situation affected Bush's approval rating? It depends on which groups you look at.

Bush's decline was high among independents, suburbanites and parents - - all groups that have grown significantly more worried about energy.

On the other hand, energy worries peaked among Midwesterners, but Bush suffered only a modest drop in that part of the country, and his approval rating suffered most among 18-to-29-year-olds, who are notably less concerned about energy.

The bottom line: Energy is probably a part of story, but many other factors likely played a part in the drop in Bush's rating. The last poll was taken shortly after the return of the 24 U.S. crew members held by China, and good feelings from that incident may have faded in the past few weeks.

In addition, post-inaugural honeymoons rarely last. The real question is whether this is a temporary dip in Bush's support or the start of a longer-term trend -- particularly among independents and suburban voters.

Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,005 adults nationwide. The poll, conducted May 7-9, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

How Bush is handling his job as president

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Now April

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Approve 53% 62% Disapprove 33 29

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Energy situation in U.S. Very serious 58% Fairly serious 36 Not serious 4

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Energy situation in U.S. is very serious Now 58% March 31

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Rising gas prices caused hardship for your family?

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Last Now Year

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Yes 47% 36% No 53 64

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Will rising gas prices cause you to drive less this summer?

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Last Now Year

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Yes 58% 41% No 41 57

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- U.S. should emphasize ... Energy conservation 47% Energy production 35

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Solutions to energy problem

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Favor Oppose

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Solar/wind power 91% 6% New power plants 83 13 New electrical lines 69 23 New gas pipelines 64 29

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Favor increased energy efficiency in ... Appliances 87% New buildings 86 Cars 85

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Increased use of nuclear power Favor 48% Oppose 44

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Drilling for gas on federal lands Favor 63% Oppose 33

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Oil exploration in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Favor 38% Oppose 57

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------

-- opps (link_impared@texas.scam), May 13, 2001.

George Dumbya Bush...

you ARE the weakest link!!

goodbye

-- (all-knowing@tv.lady), May 13, 2001.

Clinton, Gore, and their house nigger are all history….good riddance to bad trash. GWB is 'in the house' and doing a great job for all decent American’s, which excludes most of the worthless liberals in this country. And guess what? Not once has President Bush allowed the endless line of scum to sleep in Lincoln’s bedroom, as did the traitor Clinton and his gang of bottom feeders.

-- Lay Down (on@the.couch), May 13, 2001.

no he didn't let them sleep in the lincoln bedroom. instead, he let them on a sub and they were at least partly responsible for the deaths of nine innocent Japanese citizens.

so glad the moron is "restoring honor and integrity to the white house".

-- (dittomonkeys@re.morons), May 13, 2001.

"Not once has President Bush allowed the endless line of scum to sleep in Lincoln’s bedroom"

That's because he's been sleeping with corporations, prostituting our country for his own self-gratification. Dumbya sucks them off, and they fill his pocketbook.

-- (Dumbya is selling our country @ like a. cheap whore), May 13, 2001.

The Japanese fishing trawler accident was a tragedy and a major embarrassment to our naval military forces. However, to compare this with the direct actions of our past President, in order to slander the current President is to show a severe lack of intelligence.

-- Thought (you@should.know), May 13, 2001.

You are dealing with sheep. Speak in their language...baa baa baa

-- dem zombies (follow@your.leader), May 13, 2001.

uh, no, a "severe lack of intelligence" is shown when one simply denies the antics of the moron and his handlers who are currently occupying the white house; the **very same type of antics** of which the sheep accused the evil klinton.

i didn't expect you to know that, though, being a mindless sheep and all.

-- (dittomonkeys@re.morons), May 14, 2001.

Are a product of our educational system?

-- dem zombies (follow@your.leader), May 14, 2001.

Can you braindead morons speak in Spanish? Georgie wants us all to, whatta waitin fur?

Do you knobs like Bushie promoting we all be bi-lingual? Do you like the INVASION he and his buds promote? When is Bush going to address the border issue? or has he already?

-- (buttlicking@morons.bush), May 14, 2001.

"Not once has President Bush allowed the endless line of scum to sleep in Lincoln?s bedroom"

Gotta laugh at this. It was President of the United States George Herbert Walker Bush who started the practise of rewarding big contributors to the RNC by letting them sleep overnight in the Lincoln bedroom of the White House. His Chief of Staff James Baker, III, was the one who came up with the idea, if I recall correctly.

All William Jefferson Clinton did was to steal the idea from his predecessor and take it to greater lengths, thereby outfundraising the Republicans and really pissing them off. They raised such a big indignant stink about it that now the Bush successor can't do what his father did without looking ridiculous.

Once you know the facts, it is pretty funny to hear the spin.

-- Little Nipper (canis@minor.net), May 14, 2001.