tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/3/2009
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A new Gallup poll tests how former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney have fared in public opinion since they left office. The answer: Badly.
Bush's favorable rating is only 35%, with 63% unfavorable. Cheney is at 30% favorable to 62% unfavorable.
Bush's ...
gallup.com - 4/3/2009
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- Neither George W. Bush's deliberate
silence about the Obama administration nor Dick Cheney's ready...
criticism of it appear to have altered U.S. public perceptions about either man. The former president and former vice president are ...
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Little Change in Negative Images of Bush and Cheney
thinkprogress.org - 3/31/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
In an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air yesterday,
host Terry Gross asked investigative journalist Seymour Hersh if,...
as he continues to investigate the Bush administration, “more people” were “coming forward” to talk to him ...
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Hersh: Cheney ‘Left A Stay Behind’ In Obama’s ...
thinkprogress.org - 4/5/2009
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Oliver Willis —
It’s like their policies killed thousands of people and destroyed the global economy or something.
A new Gallup poll tests how former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney have fared in public opinion since they left office. The answer: Badly.
Bush’s favorable rating is only 35%, with 63% unfavorable. Cheney is at 30% favorable to 62% unfavorable. ...
History Will Have to Wait
The Moderate Voice —
... opinion of his own historical significance:
A mere 17% of Americans believe George W. Bush will go down in history as an outstanding or above-average president — out of sync with Bush’s own confidence that his presidency will be appreciated with time. Another 23% of Americans predict he will be remembered as “average” while 59% say “below average” or “poor.”
Eric Kleefeld notes that:
Bush’s popularity had been inching up a bit over ...
Axelrod Responds To Cheney Saying Obama Administration Has Made U.S. More Unsafe
The Moderate Voice —
One of the most notable — and historical — the Bush administration’s exit has been former Vice President Dick Cheney’s unrelenting blunt criticism of the Obama administration on security matters — essentially continuing what some Democrats had characterized as the administration’s “support us or you might die” theme. Under it, unless you support and keep in place all of the Bush-Cheney policies, you are putting all of America at life-and-limb risk.
On Sunday Obama’s senior adviser, David Axelrod, made it clear that the current administration won’t let Cheney’s allegations stand without a ...
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