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		<title>By: mls</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/29/are-bushs-approval-numbers-tanking/#comment-1005608</link>
		<dc:creator>mls</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-1004261&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;RockPaperScizzors @ 26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bush has outwitted gravity with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). When he’s not bike riding, he hangs out in the hyperbaric chamber.  “Our freestanding status grants us the privilege of providing oxygen therapy to conditions that are, at the present time, considered alterative including brain injuries”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://centralfloridahyperbarics.com/&quot;&gt;http://centralfloridahyperbarics.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt; It’s too bad it hasn’t helped in his case.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-1004261"><em>RockPaperScizzors @ 26</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>Bush has outwitted gravity with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). When he’s not bike riding, he hangs out in the hyperbaric chamber.  “Our freestanding status grants us the privilege of providing oxygen therapy to conditions that are, at the present time, considered alterative including brain injuries”<br />
<a href="http://centralfloridahyperbarics.com/">http://centralfloridahyperbarics.com/</a></p>
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<p> It’s too bad it hasn’t helped in his case.</p>
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		<title>By: James Joyce</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/29/are-bushs-approval-numbers-tanking/#comment-1005250</link>
		<dc:creator>James Joyce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Oil floats atop water. Much like Chauncey Gardner’s trek across the water, Bush fails to tank because “its the economy stupid.” Oil keeps him afloat. Executive Oil has tied their economic survival to America’s dependency on oil, and now uses our Military to exact their revenge on Iran for the interests of Corporate oil……..&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fisher Price toys comes to mind. When the square peg is placed in the round hole, it is forced in and we accept it as fact, without question, while the peg and the toy are broken in the process. Fact is once the correct peg is placed in the proper hole, everything becomes clear.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As you sit in traffic for hours going nowhere, realize and think who benefits from this condition. As dutiful law abiding Americans die, we sit in cars, motors running, waiting for a coffee at Dunkin Donuts. “Instilled needs by corporate design!!!!!”&quot; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So in the final analysis, it comes all back to the cost of energy, for the American way of life. For our freedom of movement, we pay forever increasing cost at the pump, while the real cost for this “energy war,” designed to continue the profits of Exxon Mobile et als, is decency, honesty, American Blood and our Constitution, which has been shredded.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Natural Selection, Corporate Treason and Executive Oil…….&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oil floats atop water. Much like Chauncey Gardner’s trek across the water, Bush fails to tank because “its the economy stupid.” Oil keeps him afloat. Executive Oil has tied their economic survival to America’s dependency on oil, and now uses our Military to exact their revenge on Iran for the interests of Corporate oil……..</p>
<p>Fisher Price toys comes to mind. When the square peg is placed in the round hole, it is forced in and we accept it as fact, without question, while the peg and the toy are broken in the process. Fact is once the correct peg is placed in the proper hole, everything becomes clear.</p>
<p>As you sit in traffic for hours going nowhere, realize and think who benefits from this condition. As dutiful law abiding Americans die, we sit in cars, motors running, waiting for a coffee at Dunkin Donuts. “Instilled needs by corporate design!!!!!”&quot; </p>
<p>So in the final analysis, it comes all back to the cost of energy, for the American way of life. For our freedom of movement, we pay forever increasing cost at the pump, while the real cost for this “energy war,” designed to continue the profits of Exxon Mobile et als, is decency, honesty, American Blood and our Constitution, which has been shredded.</p>
<p>Natural Selection, Corporate Treason and Executive Oil…….</p>
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		<title>By: cinnamonape</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/29/are-bushs-approval-numbers-tanking/#comment-1005247</link>
		<dc:creator>cinnamonape</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-1005243&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;cinnamonape @ 109&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-1004234&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kathleen @ 3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bush’s number are low..congress even lower.  But guess what they don’t care what the voters think.  Real signs of fascism&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Actually Rassmussen uses absolutely different criteria for rating Congress…the categories are different “Excellent…Good…Fair…Poor” and Rassmussen considers Good Fair as “approval”..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That should say “Rassmussen considers “Fair” as “Disapproval…for Congress and Congressional leadership.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;
He also uses that system in rating Congressional leaders like Pelosi and Reid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How can “Fair” evaluations be lumped in with Bush’s “Somewhat Disapprove”? They aren’t the same thing. Yet Rassmussen (and other pollsters) do this as if they are making equitable contrasts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What’s even worse is they could change the criteria/categories if they wished…but don’t.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-1005243"><em>cinnamonape @ 109</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="#comment-1004234"><em>Kathleen @ 3</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>Bush’s number are low..congress even lower.  But guess what they don’t care what the voters think.  Real signs of fascism</p>
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<p>Actually Rassmussen uses absolutely different criteria for rating Congress…the categories are different “Excellent…Good…Fair…Poor” and Rassmussen considers Good Fair as “approval”..</p>
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<p>That should say “Rassmussen considers “Fair” as “Disapproval…for Congress and Congressional leadership.</p>
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He also uses that system in rating Congressional leaders like Pelosi and Reid.</p>
<p>How can “Fair” evaluations be lumped in with Bush’s “Somewhat Disapprove”? They aren’t the same thing. Yet Rassmussen (and other pollsters) do this as if they are making equitable contrasts.</p>
<p>What’s even worse is they could change the criteria/categories if they wished…but don’t.</p>
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		<title>By: Anon</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/29/are-bushs-approval-numbers-tanking/#comment-1005244</link>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;PLEEEEAAASSSE, PLLLEEEAAASSSE, PLEEAAASSSEE… LET IT BE SO!!!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PLEEEEAAASSSE, PLLLEEEAAASSSE, PLEEAAASSSEE… LET IT BE SO!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: cinnamonape</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/29/are-bushs-approval-numbers-tanking/#comment-1005243</link>
		<dc:creator>cinnamonape</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-1004234&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kathleen @ 3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bush’s number are low..congress even lower.  But guess what they don’t care what the voters think.  Real signs of fascism&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Actually Rassmussen uses absolutely different criteria for rating Congress…the categories are different “Excellent…Good…Fair…Poor” and Rassmussen considers Good Fair as “approval”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He also uses that system in rating Congressional leaders like Pelosi and Reid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How can “Fair” evaluations be lumped in with Bush’s “Somewhat Disapprove”? They aren’t the same thing. Yet Rassmussen (and other pollsters) do this as if they are making equitable contrasts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What’s even worse is they could change the criteria/categories if they wished…but don’t.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-1004234"><em>Kathleen @ 3</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>Bush’s number are low..congress even lower.  But guess what they don’t care what the voters think.  Real signs of fascism</p>
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<p>Actually Rassmussen uses absolutely different criteria for rating Congress…the categories are different “Excellent…Good…Fair…Poor” and Rassmussen considers Good Fair as “approval”.</p>
<p>He also uses that system in rating Congressional leaders like Pelosi and Reid.</p>
<p>How can “Fair” evaluations be lumped in with Bush’s “Somewhat Disapprove”? They aren’t the same thing. Yet Rassmussen (and other pollsters) do this as if they are making equitable contrasts.</p>
<p>What’s even worse is they could change the criteria/categories if they wished…but don’t.</p>
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		<title>By: cinnamonape</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/29/are-bushs-approval-numbers-tanking/#comment-1005242</link>
		<dc:creator>cinnamonape</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-1004259&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;raven @ 24&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speaking of idiots&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — Two days after hinting he wanted to try for the White House, &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rick Tyler said Gingrich realized he couldn’t run a political action committee — his American Solutions group — and form an exploratory committee to run for president as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The biggest contributor to his AS(S) group was that Adelson guy who runs the Sands Casino…and who funded the ads run by Ari Fleisher backing the “surge” (vomit). Adelman is also the money-man behind Netanyahu’s resurgence (vomit) in the Likud.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-1004259"><em>raven @ 24</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>Speaking of idiots</p>
<p> ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — Two days after hinting he wanted to try for the White House, </p>
<p>Rick Tyler said Gingrich realized he couldn’t run a political action committee — his American Solutions group — and form an exploratory committee to run for president as well.</p>
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<p>The biggest contributor to his AS(S) group was that Adelson guy who runs the Sands Casino…and who funded the ads run by Ari Fleisher backing the “surge” (vomit). Adelman is also the money-man behind Netanyahu’s resurgence (vomit) in the Likud.</p>
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		<title>By: PFT</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/29/are-bushs-approval-numbers-tanking/#comment-1005209</link>
		<dc:creator>PFT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Their poll shows 40% of people support a war with Iran.  So either their poll is biased, or we are just a nation of war mongerers or just plain dumb MF’ers, or both.  40% is the magic number of support for those in power to pull the trigger. Bombs away.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Their poll shows 40% of people support a war with Iran.  So either their poll is biased, or we are just a nation of war mongerers or just plain dumb MF’ers, or both.  40% is the magic number of support for those in power to pull the trigger. Bombs away.</p>
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		<title>By: sandra</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/29/are-bushs-approval-numbers-tanking/#comment-1005162</link>
		<dc:creator>sandra</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;It’s pure wishful thinking that it will change.&lt;br /&gt;
 What we are seeing is increasingly evident proof that the minority interests have us by the throat and are not letting go.  The media, the senators and the congressmen are afraid of them and do anything they ask, shamelessly humiliating themselves with public apologies and self-flaggelation over whatever … the most transparent lie or accusation coming from the far right.  I have begun to develop the image that thugs in uniforms are calling on our Congressional leaders in the middle of the night, threatening to kill their children if they do not humiliate themselves the next day with some new slave-ish salute to the power of the&lt;br /&gt;
rightwing to attack them.  The Presidents of networks fold like cards&lt;br /&gt;
and without a second thought about what the polls of their viewers have been saying for years, they go further and further right in their programming– certainly insulting a majority of their audience, and without the least concern about how they are alienating all of us and turning us away.&lt;br /&gt;
The Congress is the same, now condemning the people who voted for and financed their election, because somebody made a joke, or someone else might call them a dirty name.&lt;br /&gt;
 Steny Hoyer and company sit up and take notice: They say you have created this atmosphere of fear and you are responsible for forcing all of your troops to eat manure and soil themselves in public, and apologize to the most ignorant of mad men.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s pure wishful thinking that it will change.<br />
 What we are seeing is increasingly evident proof that the minority interests have us by the throat and are not letting go.  The media, the senators and the congressmen are afraid of them and do anything they ask, shamelessly humiliating themselves with public apologies and self-flaggelation over whatever … the most transparent lie or accusation coming from the far right.  I have begun to develop the image that thugs in uniforms are calling on our Congressional leaders in the middle of the night, threatening to kill their children if they do not humiliate themselves the next day with some new slave-ish salute to the power of the<br />
rightwing to attack them.  The Presidents of networks fold like cards<br />
and without a second thought about what the polls of their viewers have been saying for years, they go further and further right in their programming– certainly insulting a majority of their audience, and without the least concern about how they are alienating all of us and turning us away.<br />
The Congress is the same, now condemning the people who voted for and financed their election, because somebody made a joke, or someone else might call them a dirty name.<br />
 Steny Hoyer and company sit up and take notice: They say you have created this atmosphere of fear and you are responsible for forcing all of your troops to eat manure and soil themselves in public, and apologize to the most ignorant of mad men.</p>
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		<title>By: michael72</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/29/are-bushs-approval-numbers-tanking/#comment-1005151</link>
		<dc:creator>michael72</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;So what allows Bush to defy political gravity?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the anti-gravity boots that the conservative mass media conglomerates have suited him up with, that’s what.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i have to admit, too, even i am puzzled by the lack of energy, ideas and enthusiasm of the demoRats for real opposition, ending the war, stopping an attack on iran, and impeaching the two gila monsters who remote control the executive branch. i can’t figure it out - they have the people behind them and yet they quake in their boots when bush and cheney say boo!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what allows Bush to defy political gravity?</p>
<p>the anti-gravity boots that the conservative mass media conglomerates have suited him up with, that’s what.</p>
<p>i have to admit, too, even i am puzzled by the lack of energy, ideas and enthusiasm of the demoRats for real opposition, ending the war, stopping an attack on iran, and impeaching the two gila monsters who remote control the executive branch. i can’t figure it out &#8211; they have the people behind them and yet they quake in their boots when bush and cheney say boo!!</p>
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		<title>By: xargaw</title>
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		<dc:creator>xargaw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-1004405&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kathleen @ 94&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-1004310&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Brisingamen @ 69&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;OT — went to a meet/greet with John Edwards last night. Crowd was varied and enthusiastic, but his advance people should have something for the audience when they have to wait.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was impressed — actually got to talk to him!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’ve definitely found my candidate for President.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The MSM is basically ignoring him.  He must take a stand on some issued that they don’t like.  Not quite sure why they don’t cover him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I like Edwards a lot, but I want to win more. Edwards has decided to accept matching federal funds which means he won’t have nearly as much money as Hillary, Obama or any Republican which all the front runners have opted out. That means he can’t be a real contender. It has to be either Hillary or Obama to compete with the GOP. Let’s pray it’s Obama if we all want to win.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-1004405"><em>Kathleen @ 94</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="#comment-1004310"><em>Brisingamen @ 69</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>OT — went to a meet/greet with John Edwards last night. Crowd was varied and enthusiastic, but his advance people should have something for the audience when they have to wait.</p>
<p>I was impressed — actually got to talk to him!</p>
<p>I’ve definitely found my candidate for President.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The MSM is basically ignoring him.  He must take a stand on some issued that they don’t like.  Not quite sure why they don’t cover him.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I like Edwards a lot, but I want to win more. Edwards has decided to accept matching federal funds which means he won’t have nearly as much money as Hillary, Obama or any Republican which all the front runners have opted out. That means he can’t be a real contender. It has to be either Hillary or Obama to compete with the GOP. Let’s pray it’s Obama if we all want to win.</p>
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