http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/comments/2007/07/23/57417
Joe Stalin, Chairman Mao, and Mr. Adolph didn't care about popularity. They ran the country as they saw fit.
THAT is true leadership.
2007-07-24 05:49:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
When I see a Poll, Whether Bush or Congress, where 1000 people are Polled, out of 191,000,000 Americans of voting age, and say those numbers represent America, I laugh!!!
Can you imagine a Marketing V.P. trying to sell that as a representative group, and put his/her job on the line for it? How short would that career be?
As Gore and Kerry painfully demonstrated, Polls can lie.
In 2003, the Online Beta Poll, had Kerry with an 80% majority.
He lost in 2004 by over 3,000,000 votes, one of the largest margins ever.
2007-07-24 05:57:15 · answer #1 · answered by Ken C 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Are you trying to say Bush is good or Bush is bad.
To me, that is comparing him to some pretty bad leaders. Stalin and Adolf had a number of the people around them killed.
There is a difference between being a true leader and being bull headed and not listening.
A true leader is like Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln surrounded himself with people from his party and people from the opposing party. Some of his toughest opponents Lincoln made members of his cabinet. Lincoln made the tough decisions and the ones he thought were right, but he listened even to the people that completely opposed him.
Bush on the other hand only listens to the people that tell him what he wants to hear. If they don't tell him what he wants to hear, then he fires them. The best person in his cabinet was Colin Powell. And Bush got rid of him for Powell trying to talk some sense into the president.
A true leader admits when they are wrong. A true leader knows when changes need to be made to make things better. A true leader knows how to work both with his party and the opposition's party. Look at Bill Clinton and how many bills he got passed with a Republican majority in Congress that was totally against him. If you look at many of the laws he got passed, they were part Republican in nature. He knew how to get both parties to work together. THAT is true leadership. Not stumbling blindly ahead so bull headed that you don't listen to anyone that gives you sound advice, but rather instead fire them.
Let's see we've spent almost a trillion dollars on the war, we've lost over 3,600 soldiers, the US is in more danger now from terrorists because of the Iraq war, inflation is on the verge of sky rocketing, the housing market has plummeted, gas prices have doubled, the White House is being investigated for multiple violations of federal law, the NSA is wire tapping our phones, people are being held indefinitely by the US government without evidence against them, the military and CIA have tortured prisoners....
Hmm...yeah...that does sound a lot like Adolf, Stalin, etc.
I guess if you want to call mentally disturbed dictators true leadership, then I guess George W. Bush is a good model.
2007-07-24 13:13:44 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think to much emphasis is placed on popularity polls. Popularity changes with the wind, one day your up, the next day your down.
However, in our system of government, political leaders are held accountable by the voter. Maintaining a low approval rating over a period of years is indicative of the majority of people having major issues with the presidents' policies.
What the president has to realize is that his low approval is mainly from continued American involvement in the Iraq war. If the war is not resolve by time he leaves office, he will always be remembered for his poor judgment in getting the US involved in a long protracted war.
2007-07-24 13:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by Caleb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stalin, Mao, and Adolph had higher approval ratings than Bush.
2007-07-24 12:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by civil_av8r 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Let's be real fair:
http://www.pollingreport.com/institut2.htm#Democrats
Democrats approval 15 points higher than Republicans. Scroll down to get to the Republicans.
2007-07-24 13:00:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't believe that. I think it has got to be more like 10%.
2007-07-24 16:23:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's be fair:
http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=28201
2007-07-24 12:54:19 · answer #7 · answered by Philip McCrevice 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how dare you suggesst that pole is acurate!!! clearly the gallup pole is accurate putting him at 27 % he he . thanks for the link, keep up the good work!
2007-07-24 13:23:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to be taken seriously, don't ever cite a source from Huffington.
2007-07-24 12:53:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
yes, bush is in interesting company
2007-07-24 12:52:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋