Wash. Post-ABC News Poll: Majority Question Bush's Integrity

THERE'S MORE BAD NEWS for the Bush presidency as the Washington Post reports that for the first time a majority of Americans are questioning George W. Bush's integrity.

Bush Approval Rating: 39%
Bush Disapproval Rating: 60%

Only 40% view Bush as "honest and trustworthy"-a 13% drop over the past 18 months. Even his bread-and-butter issue--the war on terrorism--51% now disapprove of Bush's handling of the issue.

Here are some numbers that may be the cause of Bush's crankiness:

Troubling results for the White House regarding Plamegate:

• 52% say the Scooter Libby indictment "signals the presence of deeper ethical wrongdoing.
• 50% believe that Karl Rove, Bush's Deputy Chief of Staff, did something wrong and 6 in 10 said he should resign.

Polling on Ethics:

• 67% rated the Bush administration negatively in handling ethical matters
• 43% say ethics and honesty-attributes that Bush ran on during his 2000 - have fallen during his presidency - only 17% say they have risen

Among independents:

• Independent support for Bush has plummeted to a 33% approval rating (In January Bush had a 49% approval rating from independents)

On Iraq:

• Almost 2/3 disapprove of Bush's handling of the war in Iraq
• 6 in 10 now believe it was wrong to invade Iraq
• 55% believe the Bush administration deliberately misled the public into leading them into war with Iraq

Is Bush out of touch?

• 58% believe Bush doesn't share their values
• 40% say he does (another all-time low for Bush)

Liberals Hate Christmas

Yes. You read right. Liberals hate Christmas. They want nothing more than to secularize and dilute Christianity's most cherished holiday into a meaningless day where everyone has a chance to celebrate his or her own "quasi-holiday" while championing none over the other. It's a celebration for everyone!

Did I piss you off? If you side to the left, no doubt you were chastising this notion. If you side to the right, your hatred was channeled towards the left and chalked this statement to your never-ending collection of ammo to use against the left the next time you're at a dinner party with some liberal "friends."

See how easy it was for me to rile you? That's exactly what John Gibson's book, The War on Christmas: How the Liberal Plot to Ban the Sacred Holiday Is Worse Than You Thought does to you. It turns you into a seething pit of anger, ready to unleash on something.

This book has to be the most ridiculous thing I've heard since Ann Coulter said liberals like to eat their own children [okay, maybe she didn't say that, but it's not too incomprehsible that she would say something like that].

Did I read the book? Nope. Don't have to. All you have to do is read some blowhard's take on it and there you have it-a convenient, packaged reason why you need to hate the left. Besides, why would I waste my time on some anti-intellectual trash? I've got more important things to do. Nonetheless, since it does chastise liberals there will be some folks out there reading it; hence the reason I felt compelled to write about it and debunk Mr. Gibson's crazed thesis.

Now let me explain to those of you who might not understand the liberal take on this: liberals love Christmas. It's a great time to spend with your friends and family, and give (not to mention receive) gifts. Liberals do not hate Christmas.

Liberals, however, are a bit uncomfortable about completely unrecognizing other people's holidays. We realize there is a Hanukkah. We realize there is Ramadan, even Kwanzaa. We simply don't want to throw Christmas down everyone's throats and if you don't celebrate it, we don't believe you are the devil-incarnate.

IMPORTANT REBUTTAL ON THE "MERRY CHRISTMAS" TO "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" PHENOMENON: The book claims "liberals" are secularizing the holiday and removing the
name "Christmas" from the holiday. This can't be further from the truth. Take a look around you. Where do you see "Happy Holidays" signs? STORES! Yes, that's right, everywhere from your local Blockbuster to NBC will state "Happy Holidays." These are BUSINESSES, the instruments of capitalism! Which party throws its relentless pursuit towards supporting capitalism? REPUBLICANS! It's obvious businesses that use the "Happy Holidays" moniker
instead of "Merry Christmas" want the business of those who might be offended by such Christmas-usage.

So, in a nutshell you can thank Republican-capitalist ideals for watering down "Merry Christmas" to "Happy Holidays" by appealing to the lowest common denominator.

Public: Plamegate IS Important

HERE'S a CBS poll that shows the public finds the outing of Valerie Plame a serious matter. In fact, over 51% of those polled find Plamegate a matter of "great importance." Other poll numbers from previous scandals are given, including Watergate. Which historical scandal rivals these numbers? You guessed it: Watergate, with 53% of those polled found it a "serious matter."

Oh yeah, Bush's approval ratings: 35% -- the lowest presidential approval rating in decades.

Still sure polls don't matter, Dubya?

Michael Brown Is Soooo F'ing HOT

GLAD TO KNOW our emergency management leaders have witty fashion sense.

I'm wondering when he's coming out with the Michael Brown clothing line for upcoming GOP cronies. They need to look good when they shake hands, dine at exclusive D.C. restaurants, and pose with Dubya.

CIA Using Secret Prisons

Can I get a gulag with a side of gestapo?

America has seen dark days. Unfortunately it looks like we're in the middle
of some of the worst right now.

Harriet Miers, Scooter Libby, Sam Alito, Oh My!

IT'S BEEN A BAD COUPLE OF MONTHS for ol' George W. Bush.

Merry Fitzmas Everybody!
The latest disaster to hit the White House: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has now been indicted by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. Hit with charges involving obstruction of justice and pejury, Scooter Libby stepped down from his positions as Chief of Staff to the Vice President and Special Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs. Fitzgerald also pointed out that this investigation isn't over and that further work is needed. I, for one, expect to see more indictments as this progresses.

Oh, and by the way, anyone who still goes by the nickname "Scooter" and is beyond the 6th grade really needs to have his head examined. Just myopinion.

By the way, you can view the indictment court documents here:

Harriet Miers No More!
So, who does Bush decide to replace the much-maligned Harriet Miers? Sam Alito, a guy they nickname "Scalito" or "Scalia-lite" because of his right-leaning political views. There is no doubt Bush reacted in response to the far-right. It will be interesting to see the response to Alito and
whether or not the Democrats will be able to sway moderate Republicans away from voting for this bozo.

It's clear to just about everyone, including people closely working with the president in the White House, that Dubya just isn't having much fun anymore. Think the stress is getting to him? Hmm...I say, bring out the popcorn, sit in front of the evening news and watch this crazed,
puppet-for-the-radical-right administration implode right before our eyes. Reminds me of glorious fireworks on the Fourth of July.