PRESIDENT'S APPROVAL RATING AT AN ALL TIME LOW

With the President's approval rating sinking and the right bickering over the Harriet Meirs nomination the Democrats are dancing in the isles over the idea of taking back the House and Senate in 2006. A recent NBC news poll conducted from October 8-10 found that 48 % want a Democrat Congress as opposed to 39% for Republicans to remain in control. Now before we jump off the deep end over this remember first that this poll was taken by NBC, the "NON-Partisan Broadcasting Company" as long as they are questioning liberals with questions designed to get a negative answer about the President and ANY Republican and/or conservative. The poll was given to 805 adults most likely in a metropolitan area that traditionally votes Democrat with questions like, "How much do you disapprove of the job that the President is doing?" This question of course would solicit ONLY job disapproval ratings. As far as the Congress the question most likely was stated like, "As a Democrat would you like a Democratically controlled Congress ?" A poll can be slanted to say whatever the poll taker wishes and since this particular poll is sponsored by NBC News this is one that I am VERY suspicious of. How many red states were polled. I would say not one. How many Republicans were polled. Most likely about 5% or less ! This is the usual course when a poll is taken. Now most polls somewhat agree about the President's job approval rating but let me remind you that around this same period in his Presidency Ronald Reagan had a job approval rating of about 41-42%. President's approval ratings consistently fluctuate and Bush's will also. There is a resurgence in conservative values and the conservative agenda has taken on new strength especially in the House, where the border issue, lower taxes, stronger defense and less government have taken a new priority. The last time that this conservative intellectual discourse took place and conservatism was voicing itself in the political arena as loud as it has in the last month Ronald Reagan was elected to two consecutive landslides and the Democrat down fall began. So take heart conservatives all is not lost, hope beams on the horizon!

Ken Taylor