Why is President Bushs approval rating so low?”
The list of his incompetencies is well-known and well-rehearsed, including (but not limited to) the following: He has gotten us involved in a war without end. He has gotten us involved in a regional conflict that was none of our business. He has lied to the people about the reasons for going to war in Iraq. He has drained our military’s energy and reserves. He has presided over the most egregious prisoner abuse scandal this country has known. He has racked up a huge amount of national debt. He has been stubborn when all evidence and advice would lead him to do otherwise. He has actually made the world less safe in spite of all his rhetoric about making it safer. He has surrounded himself with yes-men, ideologues, and advisors with conflicts of interest. He has made use of Christian rhetoric without living the principles he claims to believe in. He has a peabrained understanding of international relations, and has soured most of the US’s friendships with other countries who were formerl
Among other minor things, I think the major reason why Bush’s rating is so low is due to the war. Wars are generally unpopular with people and in history there are very few leaders who were actually re-elected after a war (the list includes very popular leaders like W. Churchill). So, I think re-election of Bush in ’04 was a major victory for him. Other reasons might be: – Iraq did not have any WMDs to begin with and he told the US people that they did … that was the basis for the war. So, people are thinking why are we still there. – Price of oil jumped from $30/br to $75/br during his time. Even though it is $50 now, experts think its going back up. – US $ has lost a lot of value against other major currencies, people cannot travel to other countries but Mexico (the only other country whose currency has fared worse than the US$) – Trade deficit and the budget deficit have spiraled beyond control – Bad rep and corruption talks about his sidekicks (ie Rumsfeld and Cheney) – Talks abo
