Maybe Lincoln was wrong…
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Abraham Lincoln
According to a July 2 Gallup poll, three out of four American have concluded that the President is a “strong and decisive leader,” and 65 percent think he’s “honest and trustworthy.” Those are bankable numbers in political terms, encompassing many voters who don’t agree with his policies. Never mind that Administration officials might not have been telling the truth about what they really knew about WMDs in Iraq in the lead-up to war. Forget the shameless accounting gimmicks in the tax-cut legislation Bush signed last month. He’s widely seen as a strong leader trying to do a good job. (from MSNBC News Article Is Bush a shoo-in for 2004?)
Well, I guess since these percentages aren't 100%, we'll have to grant that Lincoln was probably right, but still… 65% of those surveyed thought the President is honest & trustworthy? Damn, I want some of what they're smoking!
(And how many of you out there knew that was an Abraham Lincoln quote? For some reason, I thought it was PT Barnum. But he's the guy stuck with "There's a sucker born every minute." Inaccurately, apparently.)
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Abraham Lincoln
According to a July 2 Gallup poll, three out of four American have concluded that the President is a “strong and decisive leader,” and 65 percent think he’s “honest and trustworthy.” Those are bankable numbers in political terms, encompassing many voters who don’t agree with his policies. Never mind that Administration officials might not have been telling the truth about what they really knew about WMDs in Iraq in the lead-up to war. Forget the shameless accounting gimmicks in the tax-cut legislation Bush signed last month. He’s widely seen as a strong leader trying to do a good job. (from MSNBC News Article Is Bush a shoo-in for 2004?)
Well, I guess since these percentages aren't 100%, we'll have to grant that Lincoln was probably right, but still… 65% of those surveyed thought the President is honest & trustworthy? Damn, I want some of what they're smoking!
(And how many of you out there knew that was an Abraham Lincoln quote? For some reason, I thought it was PT Barnum. But he's the guy stuck with "There's a sucker born every minute." Inaccurately, apparently.)
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