And, yes, I DO take it personally: Iraq is Bush's "roadside bomb..."

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Iraq is Bush's "roadside bomb..."

(from the latest ap-ipsos poll...)

would you buy a used car from george...?

[S]ix in 10 now say Bush is not honest, and a similar number say his administration does not have high ethical standards.

[...]

An AP-Ipsos poll last week asked people to state in their own words why they approve or disapprove of the way Bush was doing his job. Almost six in 10 disapproved, and they most frequently mentioned the war in Iraq — far ahead of the second issue, the economy.

"To use an unfortunate metaphor, Iraq is a roadside bomb in American politics," said Rich Bond, a former national Republican chairman.

probably not...

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