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October 13, 2005
WB: With Paid Hirelings Like These . . .
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When articles like this start showing up in the daily newspaper of Podunk, Missouri, what could his ratings look like. (And be sure to read thru comments. Larry Clark has Outstanding one on CAFTA.) link
PORTLAND, Ore. — Something is brewing in Portland, and it isn’t coffee.
The storm gathers at a distance from the coffeehouses and art galleries and wine bars that give the place such urban appeal. It is separate and apart from the upper-crust stores that sprout in proudly preserved neighborhoods, where every business seems to display a poster promoting this cause or that — an environmental rally today, a meeting to expand bicycle lanes tomorrow.
This metropolis that is so often listed among America’s most livable cities is living the economic crisis of our times.
Posted by: jj | Oct 13 2005 7:51 utc | 1
Yes jj, there is post at kos about a conference call with WP reporter who is openly stating that the business class wants lower wages in the US.
He will not fess up to the corruption in business and government.
Bushies polls are low because realize people they bought a bad product. It took millions of dollars to sell the snake oil, but, when Bushie came out with SS reform as the first and biggest priority it sent a message that hey, these guys aren’t who they say.
Posted by: jdp | Oct 13 2005 12:09 utc | 2
The significance of these polls concerns the possible outcome of a series of Fitzgerald indictments of high administration officials. Bush’s base support is not big enough to weather that storm, and the indictments will strengthen the conviction among previously tepid supporters that he is not the man for the job. Bush is not Nixon: he doesn’t have Nixon’s paranoid inner strength, and he cannot defend himself with conviction. The press will play this in its usual horse-race meme, but the real danger to the Bush presidency is its increasing feebleness. Despite the huge effort that has been made to turn Bush into a de facto king, this is the weakest presidency in our history. The strength of the president ultimately rests on political support for the institution and the man who temporarily holds the magistracy. Bush got a free ride after 911 because of the respect for the institution. His ticket has expired.
Posted by: Knut Wicksell | Oct 13 2005 14:10 utc | 3