tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10425131.post113166684464738966..comments2023-10-30T08:39:20.774-05:00Comments on "Are You A Mexi-CAN Or A Mexi-CAN'T?": Approval RatingsEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892778181543416624noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10425131.post-1132115462487139332005-11-15T22:31:00.000-06:002005-11-15T22:31:00.000-06:00I agree about the polls. If Bush is the Christian ...I agree about the polls. If Bush is the Christian he claims to be, then his duty is to serve God and God only... not to mention, he can't be re-elected anyway, so why should he care. If you listen to about any interview with Condi, you'd see the way he and his "people" (if you will) handle these polls. I have to admire someone who isn't swayed by other's opinions. <BR/><BR/>And Chris's dad told me about the kid in Hillsdale. I think it's great! <BR/><BR/>Anyway, good luck with all the writing. Your slight description already sounds great. :) I'll talk to yah later. I'm so busy. Keep praying for the courage to stand up to my bosses. More importantly, I keep praying that I'll have the courage to have God speak through me about their kids because there are 3 little lives that hang in the balance of what is said and done.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101448059952872719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10425131.post-1132114036625264012005-11-15T22:07:00.000-06:002005-11-15T22:07:00.000-06:00LC: Political capital means nothing to me. Gettin...LC: Political capital means nothing to me. Getting things done does. Whether it exists or not, I guess I just don't care about it.<BR/><BR/>Maxismeg: I am very sad about this. I'm blue. But thank you for being kind enough to let me know you had to pull your blog.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892778181543416624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10425131.post-1132022622591873002005-11-14T20:43:00.000-06:002005-11-14T20:43:00.000-06:00Here's the question: Does political capital exist...Here's the question: Does political capital exist?tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197709180292694356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10425131.post-1132002204443817842005-11-14T15:03:00.000-06:002005-11-14T15:03:00.000-06:00I'm actually going to concur with Cicerino on this...I'm actually going to concur with Cicerino on this one; Bush has said repeatedly that he doesn't pay attention to polls, but anyone familiar with the way Karl Rove manages campaigns knows that simply isn't true. The political capital issue that he raised is right on the money; back when Bush thought he was safe, he pushed hard for Social Security Dismantlement. Now, he nominates Harriet Miers because he assumed his base would take him at his word and he knew he was losing the middle, so he picked a stealth candidate with no trail. His sinking numbers are also the principal reason he picked a woman; it was a concession to bipartisanship. Well, that backfired, but not in the way he expected: his base rebelled. Now we've got Alito, who could turn out to be a great pick, but all the same he topped all the hardcore conservative shortlists. Rove knows that after 2008 Bush's political career is over; but he's got to keep the numbers up so that Bush doesn't drag the whole party down the drain like Clinton did in 2000.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524483460829802534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10425131.post-1131820544643948912005-11-12T12:35:00.000-06:002005-11-12T12:35:00.000-06:00Ideally, the President should take no reference to...Ideally, the President should take no reference to approval ratings, but since his opponents in Congress do, they make a large part of his "political capital" which is a very real factor in Rovian politics. As my earlier post indicated, political capital is a state of mind...if the president didn't believe in it, it would cease to exist, but the fact is, he does, so it will not. I use to think political capital existed, until I observed the Democrats, who obviously observed no such notion.tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197709180292694356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10425131.post-1131808986987410742005-11-12T09:23:00.000-06:002005-11-12T09:23:00.000-06:00Maxismeg: Oh my gosh! That is so freaking hilario...Maxismeg: Oh my gosh! That is so freaking hilarious and cool. Why didn't I ever think of something like that?<BR/><BR/>Yes, that is the town where I went to college.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892778181543416624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10425131.post-1131743133013762282005-11-11T15:05:00.000-06:002005-11-11T15:05:00.000-06:00We get a lot of calls from the Republican party as...We get a lot of calls from the Republican party asking for money but not once have we ever been polled on anything other than a local radio station about ten years ago.Just Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062762585224798388noreply@blogger.com