President Bush's Job Performance Continues to be Viewed Negatively (Harris Poll 32%)

[sabra]

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,57983.shtml

President Bush's Job Performance Continues to be Viewed Negatively
Posted on : Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:14:01 GMT | Author : Harris Interactive
News Category : PressRelease

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- It may be a new year, but 2007 is starting just as 2006 ended for President George W. Bush. Just under one-third (32%) of U.S. adults give the President positive ratings, while two-thirds view his job performance negatively. These numbers are virtually unchanged from November, 2006 when they were 31 percent positive and 67 percent negative. One reason for the President's low numbers may be that while almost two thirds (64%) of Republicans view his job in a positive light, only about half (52%) of Conservatives give him positive ratings.

While Republican support of the President continues to diminish, we see the positive attitudes toward the direction of the country also decreasing slightly. In November, 31 percent said things in the country were going in the right direction, while 58 percent said things were on the wrong track. Now, 29 percent say things are going in the right direction, while 62 percent say they are on the wrong track.

These are some of the results from the latest Harris Poll of 1,004 U.S. adults surveyed by telephone between February 2 and 5, 2007 by Harris Interactive(R).

This New Year brings with it a new Congress, and for the first time in history, a woman sits in the Speaker's chair. U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi begins her service as Speaker of the House in a more positive light than that of Dennis Hastert at the end of his tenure, but not by much. Representative Hastert had a 27 percent positive and 48 percent negative job performance among U.S. adults in September, 2006, compared to Speaker Pelosi's 38 percent positive job performance and 45 percent negative. Speaker Pelosi's counterpart in the Senate, Harry Reid, fares even worse. As Minority Leader in September 2006, just under one-quarter (23%) had a positive attitude toward his job performance, while 52 percent had a negative attitude. Five months later, and with "Majority" in his title, his numbers are virtually unchanged -- 23 percent positive and 47 percent negative.

[hippiechick]

1. I don't know about anyone else, but ...

... it's the time of year at my company where performance reviews are given, and if someone has performance marks that are consistently in the shitter, they either get a mandatory 'work plan' (90 or 120 days in which to improve their performance, or they're shown the door) ... or they're just flat out shown the door.

So shouldn't the chief Civil Servant on the Taxpayer Dole be given his review, remediation plan and/or his pink slip?


Just askin' :shrug:

[Amonester]

8. Without any doubt, his pink slip.

And it's not only long overdue, it's urgent.

Because the Havemore Servant is about to create another one of his disasters.

[PATRICK]

2. On permanent MSM

life supports until the Congress pulls the plug. Just hoping for a single uptick to trumpet. I hope Bush is the MSM's Great Depression crash.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

3. BOO

GONNA GET LOCK STEP REPUBS ?x=180&y=263&sig=tj3Imh5wjJ64Hj9ayX7iDQ--

[RedCloud]

4. Look out Iran!

Nothing like a little bloodletting to make his flock come out,

[superconnected]

5. This enables the dems in congress.

They just got in. Give them a chance. They're already stepping up to it.

[Hekate]

6. I'm surprised it's as high as that; makes me wonder about the polls. nt

[JCMach1]

7. #1 reason you can't work with Repugs-- 64% still support the imbecile

after EVERYTHING we know.

:wtf: