How Low Can He Go --

Believe it or not, the President's approval rating keeps slipping! Aren't you shocked?

According to The American Research Group:

George W. Bush's overall job approval rating has dropped to a new low in American Research Group polling as 78% of Americans say that the national economy is getting worse according to the latest survey from the American Research Group.

Among all Americans, 19% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 77% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 14% approve and 79% disapprove.

Among Americans registered to vote, 18% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 78% disapprove. When it comes to the way Bush is handling the economy, 15% of registered voters approve of the way Bush is handling the economy and 79% disapprove.

A total of 78% of Americans say the national economy is getting worse and 47% say the national economy is in a recession

The approval rate for January was 34%. Apparently 15% more people sobered up after New Year's Eve and can see the writing on the wall.

Oils Well that Ends Well -- Just Wish it would End

Let's see ... we invade Iraq. We control Iraq. Oil goes up ... and up ... and up ...

Gasoline prices go up ... and up .... and up ...

The Bush Administration gives incentives and rebates for buying HUGE SUV's ....

consumption goes up ... and up ... and up ...

Oil companies are given no-bid contracts to do everything in the Iraq war ... from laundry, to food service to fighting with weapons.

Oil companies post record high earnings and profits ....

Halliburton moves to Dubai to evade taxes and certain laws controlling how they could do business in the USA....


conclusion:

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

How Does A Conservative Know How To Vote?

Until recently, there were die-hard supporters of John McCain for president. Then there were die-hard supporters of Mitt Romney for president. And never the twain would meet.

If you suggested a Romney supporter should vote for McCain, some 2nd ammendment enthusiast would likely plug you with his legal sporting firearm.

So what happened? According to the Boston Globe:

at the crucial do-or-die moment of the 2008 campaign, McCain unleashed one of the most dubious negative ads of this political season, helping to bury his chief rival Mitt Romney.

Then, as if the 280 Romney delegates were just sheep -- they were urged to shift their allegience to the enemy -- McCain!

Does politics make sense? Of course not. As long as people regard political races as sporting events and they don't realize the ramifications of their choices, we can expect they type of government we've been getting.

More from Ted Rall

Why Vote

I suppose my eyes were opened in the first Reagan election. I realized that this man was not really the president. And learning that, I came to discover that the entire process of campaigning, voting and electing were only a show. As I grew more cynical, it seemed to me that the show was to keep people ignorant and happy -- feeling like they were actually making a difference.

I love Ted Rall -- even if I don't always agree with him (I don't always agree with anybody, and neither do you.) His recent cartoons say what I've been feeling, and that's the mark of a good cartoonist in my book.

When I was first aware of political conventions and watched them on TV in the 60s and 70s, there was no chosen candidate until the very end. It was like watching a courtroom drama as the various candidates stumped for votes, deals were made, candidates dropped out and finally, one victor was crowned.

Now we know who the candidate is long before anyone goes to the convention. The chosen one enters to be lauded. The people are given one Democrat and one Republican to elect -- and everybody votes along party lines (swing voters? maybe the last of the people who are fooled into thinking they have a choice).

So if you want a 7-Up but all they are serving is Coke and Pepsi, then you're out of luck. You and the Dr. Pepper drinkers, and the ice tea drinkers and the boozers are just not gonna have a good time for at least four more years.

Third parties are a joke -- they are reviled as splitting away winning votes from the Dems or Repubs.

The procession has advanced until we have now run into the worst Constitutional crisis in our brief history as a nation. One ideology controlled the whole government with no checks-and-balances. They controlled the corporate media, who are owned by defense contractors. We've been subjected to war, squandered our treasury, ruined our economy, gained the enmity of all the nations of the world, and lost most of our civil rights.

Some predict our days as a superpower are over. Some fear the sleeping dragon that is China will now awaken and move into the power vacuum.

So if you go into the polls to vote this year....

Please tell me why?