Poll Shows Drop in Confidence on Bush Skill in Handling Crises

'The public's confidence in President Bush's ability to deal wisely with an international crisis has slid sharply over the past five months, the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll has found. And a clear majority are also uneasy about his ability to make the right decisions on the nation's economy.

Over all, the poll found, Americans are for the first time more critical than not of Mr. Bush's ability to handle both foreign and domestic problems, and a majority say the president does not share their priorities. Thirteen months before the 2004 election, a solid majority of Americans say the country is seriously on the wrong track, a classic danger sign for incumbents, and only about half of Americans approve of Mr. Bush's overall job performance. That is roughly the same as when Mr. Bush took office after the razor-close 2000 election.

But more than 6 in 10 Americans still say the president has strong qualities of leadership, more than 5 in 10 say he has more honesty and integrity than most people in public life and 6 in 10 credit him with making the country safer from terrorist attack.'

My favorite quote:

"I think the Democrats have a plan, but I'm not sure what it is," Laurel Halsey, 34, a personnel manager in Oakland, Calif, said. "The Democrats' plan is never as clear as the Republicans' because whores in the media have refused to show America the bigger picture."

OK, I made that last part up.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=3&u=/nyt/20031003/ts_nyt/pollshowsdropinconfidenceonbushskillinhandlingcrises

but I must admit this one feeds right into my prejudices. :bounce:

it's the trends.

"Six in 10 Americans and 4 in 10 Republicans say the economy is worse than it was when Mr. Bush took office. "

This just go to show that Republicans are not Americans!!!

Thank you for that.

Obviously the media cheerleaders have fallen down on the job lately, and it's time and past time for them to put on their pleated skirts, pick up their pom-poms, and get out there for their boy!

C'mon Tweety, get Liddy on your program and the two of you can gush like schoolgirls about Bush's "manly characteristic" again!

What a doofus.

Anyone ( and I mean Anyone) who has ever flown in a plane with an ejection seat and a parachute or parachute Harness. ie-- the Martin-Baker system

Knows you undo the leg staps so they don't dig in your package. This AWOL moron, who claimed to be a pilot once--- does the exact opposite--not only that, but by not loosening the straps it hunches him over so much he can't even stand up straight. Study the picture of mission accomplished once.

Yikes !!!

It was cheek-by-jowl (if you'll excuse the mixed metaphor) with the "Ladies Home Journal" issue featuring the lovey-dovey cover pic of Junior and Pickles, with the gushy interview by Peggy Noonan. The one where George said he had a good laugh on Sept 11th. (No kidding.)

a link or reference to that "laugh"? - sounds too accurate to be true. (If you understand what I mean.)

But more than 6 in 10 Americans still say the president has strong qualities of leadership, more than 5 in 10 say he has more honesty and integrity than most people in public life and 6 in 10 credit him with making the country safer from terrorist attack.

This kind of result makes me despair for the American electorate. Are they all watching Fox?

Still feel that this little twit has strong leadership skills says a lot about the duping effect of 9/11.

I can honestly tell you my confidence in George Bush hasn't dropped at all!