Questions For Those Still Approving of Bush

ten reasons you should think about if you are a bush supporter

from bob geiger at yellow dog democrat

I wrote a wise-guy column a couple of months ago in which I made fun of people who still give President Bush a positive approval rating. Judging from the reaction I got, it made a lot of liberals laugh and many conservatives very angry – so it was a success. The latest New York Times/CBS News Poll, taken December 2-6, shows Bush's approval rating languishing at 40 percent.And, with so many people in my own Nebraska-based family among those still blindly supporting the president, I've come up with more questions. But this time, my inquiries are serious and meant to truly gauge whether Bush backers understand reality and knowledgably support him or whether the president has just been phenomenally successful at superimposing his face over the American flag.Here we go:

1. Do you understand that no tangible, truthful reason has ever been given for the invasion of Iraq and that the 9/11 Commission Report – which is the de facto, official findings of our government – says there was no reason whatsoever for this war?

2. Have you ever heard of the Downing Street Memos? Would it interest you to know that these official notes, from the British Prime Minister's meeting on July 23, 2002, show that the Bush administration was dead-set on war with Iraq and twisting intelligence to fit that goal? ..............................