Americans cannot be pleased?

Question

In the U.S. when a president is elected weather republican or democrat it seems that the moment they become president they start to lose their popularity and it slowly comes down and then the people or the United States start to want the other party that the president isn't a part of. Also I know that everyonce and a while a president comes along and continues to gain popularity throughout his presidency but in most cases they start to lose the people who voted for him why is this.

Answer 1

It is for exactly the reason you cite that Presidents, if they are good, decline to bow to the fleeting whims of an often misinformed public. They make a conscious decision to be a STATESMAN, not a grimy politician.

If you read enough books on politics, you'll begin to realize there is a whole secret world with which the average person never comes into contact. It is a world of intrigue, espionage, secrets, and complex alliances. Sometimes, it seems obvious to everyone (the public) what is right or wrong. For example, almost all of us denounce Senator Joseph McCarthy, who led what seemed to be almost like a witch hunt against suspected Communists.

What we only found out a short time ago is that, in most cases, McCarthy was absolutely right. In a recently declassified document called The Venona Report, we discover that our government had cracked the code the Soviets were using to communicate with their allies and sympathizers here in the U.S. In short, McCarthy knew exactly what each person had done, but was unable to disclose this information because it would tip off the Soviets that we had broken their secret code.

This is just one example of how the public is wrong about a major issue. It turns out that McCarthy was right. And most of those people who were later exonerated or who had their cases overturned were let go because the government couldn't use the solid evidence they had.

Americans can't be pleased with their officials because they can never really know the truth of what is happening. There are too many things that cannot be disclosed. What appears to be a huge blunder is often anything but.

Here is one example: Bush has been roundly criticized for not finding any WMD's in Iraq. I believe that, in 20 years, we will declassify the information we have regarding what really happened to the WMD's; namely, that they were secretly shipped to Syria before the war. I think the main reason Nancy Pelosi and her lapdogs went over there was to cuddle up to Syria's government, and ask that they not reveal what Saddam really did with his weapons. Pelosi and her ilk realize that it would be a major coup for Bush if the existence of those weapons were proven.


When you are President, you know a lot of secrets that absolutely cannot become public knowledge without ruining the work of the CIA, NSA, and others. I'm cetain that Bush had to just grit his teeth and politely answer the smarmy questions posed by the hostile liberal press, when he could have proven himself right by revealing these secrets. It must be galling to have to verbally defend yourself when half the things you'd like to say cannot be revealed.

I remember back during the Reagan administration. General Alexander Haig, out of complete exasperation, blurted this out: "If you knew what I know, you'd completely agree with everything I'm telling you".

So, is it any wonder the public is not satisfied with their elected officials. There is just too much they can't reveal.

Answer 2

that's true when Clinton first came into office he started to lost his popularity during the sex scandal he had and then black hawk down As well first bombing of WTC. Then Bush started to lose his popularity not because of the war its because he is being hammed by the media every signal day I bet any liberal cant stand that kinda punishment they be crushed in one day

Answer 3

Interesting bit of data:
Clinton's approval rating reached its highest point at 73 percent approval in the aftermath of the impeachment proceedings in 1998 and 1999.


Are Americans crazy?

Answer 4

Yes they can...just watch them when their favorite sports team wins!

Keeping the public happy watching their sports teams takes their minds off what the federal government it doing to them and destroying their freedoms one by one.

Answer 5

Because all of the promises made during the campaigns turn out to be lies. Why do we even bother?

Answer 6

In politics the grass is greener syndrome is very very relative.

Answer 7

Excellent question. I think Abraham Lincoln's statement is pretty applicable here:

"You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time; but you can't please all of the people all of the time."