http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co...favorable-opinion-of-dick-cheney-on-the-rise/ CNN Poll: Favorable opinion of Dick Cheney on the rise Posted: 12:08 PM ET From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser WASHINGTON (CNN) — The same day Dick Cheney delivered a major speech on the battle against terrorism, a new national poll suggests that favorable opinions of the former vice president are on the rise. But the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, released Wednesday morning, indicates that a majority of Americans still have an unfavorable opinion of Cheney. Fifty-five percent of people questioned in the poll say they have an unfavorable opinion of the former vice president. Thirty-seven percent say they have a favorable opinion of Cheney, up eight points from January when he left office. In the past two months the former vice president has become a frequent critic of the new Administration in numerous national media interviews. “Is Cheney’s uptick due to his visibility as one of the most outspoken critics of the Obama administration? Almost certainly not,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Former President George W. Bush's favorable rating rose six points in that same time period, and Bush has not given a single public speech since he left office.” The poll suggests that 41 percent of Americans hold a favorable opinion of the former president, with 57 percent viewing him unfavorably. The survey’s release came just a few hours before Cheney spoke out Thursday on the war against terror during a speech at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington based think tank. The former vice president defended the Bush Administration’s handling of the war on terror and challenged the Obama Administration’s attempt to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted May 14-17, with 1,010 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey’s sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
There's a sucker born every minute so that's 1440 chances a day for Cheney to pick up supporters. Doesn't change the fact he's a criminally sadistic traitor.
Bush's numbers went up a bit too I think....like I said, the further and further away things get from current times, I think their numbers and historical perspective will change quite shockingly.
Wow, so people like Cheney and Bush better now that they are out of office. Why is this news? Hell, I like them better now too. They aren't a problem anymore, they are just two old geezers. barfo
How can you guys in all seriousness say that Obama has been a disaster? He's incredibly popular, has done exactly what he promised and was elected to do, our standing in the world is better and I dare say we are safer because of it, the free fall of Bush's economic disaster has been reversed, he's passed significant legislation, and all in a little over 100 days. Sure he's spending a lot, but so did your beloved Bush, the difference is, Bush played hide the ball and kept his borrow and spend war out of the official budget.
For quite a while now, Jimmy Carter's approval has been much higher than it was when he was President. Seller's remorse, I guess...the country has wanted Carter back in the White House for the last couple of decades.
I wouldn't say it's just the spending. It's the 600,000+ jobs lost each month, the foreclosures in spite of the spending, the prospects for the economy keep getting downgraded, the Democrats talking about preventing him from releasing the Gitmo prisoners in the USA, the stream of his nominees who have tax problems, California is going broke if it already isn't, the outright collapse of our automakers with his complete involvement in their operations, and outright hostility toward the sectors that create 20-25% of all employment. And for the record, he's spending just as much on wars as Bush and off budget, and his promise to account for the stimulus bill spending has turned out to be a joke. China is threatening to take away his credit card, and the dollar is on the verge of having its rating lowered from AAA status. If you want links for any of this, it's really not a problem since the news is all about these things lately. He's popular, which is great. I actually like the guy, too. It doesn't change the facts on the ground, tho, and this is just the damage done in his first 4 months. Clinton didn't do very well for his first two years - the republicans took over congress in 1994. It remains to be seen if Obama can figure out how to be a successful president in any shorter time, in spite of zero governing experience coming into the job.
That's what they think. It's like he took over a car that was careening out of control and they blame him because it crashed, even though had he not taken the wheel, the crash would have been much worse.
More like the car is in the shop, the bill just keeps getting jacked up, and the car is getting all kinds of after market addons that weren't requested.
I already said it. The first stimulus package would fund a $40B deficit for California for 20 years, and California is a better investment than Detroit. High skilled workers, innovation, and it's even where all the green bullshit is going down the most.
That's because President Carter remade his image by doing terrific work with Habitiat for Humanity. He's not popular because of his presidency or his policies while President. Neither President Bush nor President Cheney have yet done anything that would allow people to view them outside the scope of their terms in office.
