mardi, septembre 13, 2005

schadenfreude, or there is a god

I wish that Katrina had never happened.

I wish that hundreds of lives had not been lost, that families would not have had their lives forever changed for the worse, and that the cultural and historical treasures of New Orleans were not presently sitting in dark liquid— waterlogged, dank, and rotting.

But more than anything, I wish that W's approval rating had fallen before he had the chance to lead our nation into several other catastrophies, most notably, war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Patriot Act's assault on civil liberties, and his re-election in 2004.

Having said that, here's the best news I've heard all day. It appears that he's finally fooling none of the people:
Bush job approval rating hits new low
The bungled response to the hurricane has helped drag down Bush's job-approval rating, which now stands at 42 percent -- the lowest of his presidency -- in the Post-ABC poll and down three points since the hurricane hit two weeks ago. Fifty-seven percent disapprove of Bush's performance, a double-digit increase since January.

Overall, half the country now characterizes Bush as a "strong leader" -- down 12 points since May of last year. And the proportion who say he can be "trusted in a crisis" likewise has fallen from 60
percent to 49 percent now.

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