We've All Been BUSHED

January 20, 2009 can't come fast enough for me. And it seems like most Americans agree because President George's Bush's approval ratings (or disapproval ratings) are lower than Richard "Tricky Dick" Nixon, who resigned surrounding his impeachment for the Watergate scandal. 

Below is a list from Gallup  (who have been tracking disapproval ratings for each presidency since Harry Truman) and CNN. Bush's disapproval ratings are higher than all of the Presidents on the list:

%- Disaproval percentage rating Date

G.W. Bush 76% November 2008

Bill Clinton 54% September 2004

G. H.W. Bush 60% July 1992

Ronald Reagan 56% January 1983

Jimmy Carter 59% June 1979

Gerald Ford 46% Apr., Nov., Dec. 1975

Richard Nixon 66% August 1974

Lyndon B. Johnson 52% March, August 1968

John F. Kennedy 30% November 1963

We've all been BUSHED. Obama, please come and play Cap'n Save'em....LOL.

Sarah Palin- Sit'cho Ass Down

Someone came up with the brilliant idea of Mrs. Palin pardoning a turkey in the spirit of Thanksgiving. Only problem? While one turkey is being pardoned, one is being slaughtered in the background. Tsk tsk.

I don't know if Sarah is always involved in unfortunate coincedences, poor planned interviews, and the victim of shamleless editing in the media, or just a victim of her own self destruction. In any event, she comes across as being as dumb as a box of rocks, and this latest snafu will just end up on the list of "uh-oh's" on her political resume.

I for one, would like for you Mrs. Palin to sit'cho ass down and fade into Bolivia as Mike Tyson would say.

Hillary for Secretary of State: My Take

I have always been a fan of HRC. In 2004 when the Democrats lost the presidency once again to the Repugs, I knew that Hillary was going to be there in 2008 to rescue us. But then when Obama announced he was running in Feb '07, I knew that if he made it through the initial primaries and caucuses, I would be voting for Obama. Simply put, Clinton was for the War and Obama has always been against it. That was something that distinguished the two, IMO, and Obama was going to have  my vote.

Of course we all know how this election played out. Obama crushed her. Clinton's team didn't seem unified, gave mixed messages to the press, and did not accurately understand that Obama was not a neophyte--she underestimated Obama's intelligence, political savvy, and 50 state startegy which ultimately won him the White House.

But now that it is over and we need to move forward, I think having Hillary as Secretary of State is a good move on paper but a bad one in the overall scheme of things. Hillary wants to be POTUS, there is no doubt about that. And her entitlement behavior that she and her husband displayed earlier in the race shows that she has an EGO this big...anyone who is like that doesn't work well "under" someone else. Especially someone like Obama who has demonstrated that he is the new Teflon Don. LOL. Plus her husband Bill has a lot of skeletons in his closet that would need to be unearthed during the vetting process. I know he is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that he and his wife are still viable and visible in the political process, but there is always a questionmark cloud over his head.

Some people (including myself) have trust issues with Billy boy. He was an excellent President but a very bad purveyor of judgement.

Please oh please, Obama, go through all of your options before selecting ole Hill. I know you want to mend fences and unify the party. But at what cost? You don't want it to bite you in the behind later.