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Numbers really grim for Bush
 Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:52 pm
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Stunning New Poll: Americans Favor Bush's Impeachment If He Lied about Iraq
By a margin of 50% to 44%, Americans want Congress to consider impeaching President Bush if (like there's any doubt!) he lied about the war in Iraq, according to a new poll commissioned by AfterDowningStreet.org and conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, the highly-regarded non-partisan polling company.
http://democrats.com/bush-impeachment-poll-1
More Polls on Impeachment Coming Soon
Last time I checked, the numbers that believe that Bush did indeed lie about the reasons for war were even higher, therefore a margin large enough to entirely encapsulate the 50% who want an impeachment as well.
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Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:15 am
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The only numbers that are ever GOOD for Bush are the ones preceded by dollar signs, and the results of the elections as recorded by electronic voting machines.
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Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:41 am
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Republicans, Bush in poll drop
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SUPPORT for the majority Republican Party in the US is sagging as President George W. Bush's popularity continues to slide, according to a poll released overnight.
About 48 per cent of Americans said they would prefer the Democrats to control Congress compared to 39 per cent who want the Republicans in power, the poll commissioned by US television channel NBC and the Wall Street Journal, shows.
The gap between the two parties was the largest recorded since the NBC/Journal poll started asking the question 11 years ago.
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The poll also revealed overwhelming opposition to Mr Bush among African-Americans. Only 2 per cent said they approved of his performance as president, the lowest level recorded in that category, NBC television reported.
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According to the survey, US voters are anxious about rising gas and energy costs, with a majority saying they expected prices to increase further.
Investigations of prominent Republican lawmakers also appear to pose a threat for Mr Bush's party.
Sixty-five per cent said charges against Bush ally and former majority leader of the House of Representatives, Tom DeLay, suggested potential illegal activity.
A majority of 57 per cent said an investigation into possible insider trading by the majority leader in the Senate, Bill Frist, indicated possible wrongdoing.
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:42 pm
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Bush job approval rating falls again
Approval ratings even lower!!!!!
Congress: 34%
Bush: 35%
Cheney: 19%
Poll: More Bad News For Bush
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Most Americans believe someone in the Bush Administration did leak Valerie Plame's name to reporters – even though Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald indicted no one for doing that. Half of the public describes the matter as something of great importance to the country, and this poll finds low assessments of both the President and the Vice President – with the President's overall approval rating dropping again to its lowest point ever.
And O'reilly said that the american public doesn't care about the leak, "they just don't understand it".
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:38 pm
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Up from 50% to 53%.
53% of Americans Support Impeachment; ImpeachPAC Announced!
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New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Impeachment;
ImpeachPAC is Launched to Support Pro-Impeachment Candidates
By a margin of 53% to 42%, Americans want Congress to impeach President Bush if he lied about the war in Iraq, according to a new poll commissioned by AfterDowningStreet.org, a grassroots coalition that supports a Congressional investigation of President Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003.
The poll was conducted by Zogby International, the highly-regarded non-partisan polling company. The poll interviewed 1,200 U.S. adults from October 29 through November 2.
The poll found that 53% agreed with the statement:
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:53 pm
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Not suprising with news like this coming out everyday. SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/247264_guardx05.html
Guardsman re-enlists, Pentagon kills bonus
Officers from state try to restore $15,000 benefit
Saturday, November 5, 2005
By SAM SKOLNIK
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
A Department of Defense decision to renege on war-time promises to pay bonuses to more than a dozen re-enlisting Washington National Guardsmen has sparked outrage from prominent elected officials and state National Guard officers working to rectify the situation.
According to a state Guard spokesman, Maj. Phil Osterli, at least 15 Washington National Guardsmen and women signed re-enlistment forms promising them a tax-free $15,000 bonus in return. Many of them were stationed in Iraq at the time, he said.
But Pentagon officials have said in published reports that the bonuses were canceled because they duplicated other programs and were prohibited.
Sgt. 1st Class Carl Latson is one of those in the Washington National Guard directly affected. The Spanaway man, a 13-year military veteran who said he has served both in Operation Desert Storm and in the current Iraq war, re-enlisted in January for another six-year term, which would have taken him close to retirement from the service.
Latson, 35, said Friday that the bonus was a big incentive to re-enlist. At the time it was offered, he was serving in Iraq as an enlisted aide for a general at the Balad Army base near Baghdad.
He signed a re-enlistment form Jan. 17, just after he took the oath from his commanding officer. "For a 6 year reenlistment/extension I will receive a total bonus of $15,000," reads the official Army National Guard form.
After serving two years active duty with the Navy and the last 11 years with the National Guard, Latson said, "I re-enlisted because the opportunity was there to finally get a bonus."
Latson, who served in Iraq most recently from March 2004 to March 2005, said he has been counting on the money to help buy a house and to support his 11-year-old daughter. He said he knows at least 10 other National Guardsmen in the same boat.
"It has made a significant impact on my life," said Latson. "For them to offer a bonus when we're at war, when we're risking our lives, and then to turn around and not pay it when we return is the wrong message to send to me, to any soldier. It's not fair."
The state Guard is fighting the Pentagon's sudden reversal on the issue. Osterli said the state Guard's recruiting and retention commander, Maj. John Sharrett, is in Washington, D.C., arguing to National Guard and Pentagon brass that the reversal is unwise and unfair.
"We're clearly concerned about this issue and want to make sure these soldiers get what they deserve," said Osterli.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is also lobbying Pentagon officials. She first learned that the bonus program had been scrapped this summer, according to The News Tribune of Tacoma. She has since written officials with the National Guard Bureau demanding an explanation.
Latson has retained a lawyer, Mark Clausen of Seattle. Clausen said that for now he's working "up the chain of command" of the locally based military to see if he can find relief for his client that way, before pursuing other legal remedies.
He began by sending a letter this week to Col. Michael McCaffree of the 81st Brigade Combat Team at Camp Murray in Tacoma, Latson's unit. The letter was copied to 14 other officers in Seattle and Tacoma.
A Pentagon spokesman declined comment Friday.
Latson said that regardless of whether he gets the money promised him, he's made one decision. He plans to quit the military long before retirement age.
"I'm to the point now where I want to get out," he said. "I'm just really disappointed."
P-I reporter Sam Skolnik can be reached at 206-448-8334 or samskolnik@seattlepi.com.
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:40 pm
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The new morbid joke going around is, "if you get your legs blown off in Iraq after stepping on a mine, they'll charge you for the boots".
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