July 19th- Bush's 50 State Approval - Page 2

maliboost · 07-19-2006, 11:36 PM

8 Indiana Bush 46%

not suprising, good thing is i live in the nw corner and it is much more left leaning than the rest of the corn field filled state i live in

Thorgrim · 07-20-2006, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by maliboost

8 Indiana Bush 46%

not suprising, good thing is i live in the nw corner and it is much more left leaning than the rest of the corn field filled state i live in

Can you explain to me why Indiana is so red in a sea of blue (I'll call Ohio purple at best)

Someone explained it as "Imagine Pennsylvania without Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, that's pretty red, well thats what Indiana is"

Scrum · 07-20-2006, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

Can you explain to me why Indiana is so red in a sea of blue (I'll call Ohio purple at best)

Someone explained it as "Imagine Pennsylvania without Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, that's pretty red, well thats what Indiana is"

Lots of farmland.

Take Chicago out of Illinois and this would be a red state too.

SoFlaJDM · 07-20-2006, 11:29 AM

how is it that high?

TekDragon · 07-20-2006, 01:31 PM

I can understand the dissaproval. We are in a long term military operation with a media that is (self-admitted) overwhelmingly liberal. That is where the media has chosen to focus its attention. Even then, they have focused entirely on the negative.

The nation is experiencing an amazingly solid growth path, so solid that even escalating oil prices aren't denting it the way nay-sayers were hoping (is that the correct word?). The housing bubble, far from collapsing and throwing the economy into dissaray, is slowly deflating in a stable manner. Unemployment numbers are staying low, and college employment is near 100%. Finally, manufacturing numbers are staying high, indicating that this growth will continue for quite some time.

Yet do you hear any of that? Hell no.

Recently the Republican administration also had near complete vidication for their tax cuts when tax revenues for corporations, fueled by increased spending due to the tax cuts, reached record heights and led do a REDUCTION in the deficit.

Amazing! Yet you don't hear a peep about it.

DosEquis · 07-20-2006, 02:13 PM

wow

TekDragon · 07-20-2006, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by DosEquis

wow

I suppose you subscribe to the belief that the majority of the public are informed and educated individuals who make their decisions of support based on the issues that affect them, and not because of the constant drone of the media focusing on negatives occuring in a 3 year military operation that has resulted in less casualties than battles that spanned a day.

Scrum · 07-20-2006, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by TekDragon

and not because of the constant drone of the media focusing on negatives occuring in a 3 year military operation that has resulted in less casualties than battles that spanned a day.

I thoought Foxnews was number one? I don't think you can use that excuse anymore.

And so what that we have less casualties? DO we just say everything is ok as long as we don't break our old record?

TekDragon · 07-20-2006, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

I thoought Foxnews was number one? I don't think you can use that excuse anymore.

And so what that we have less casualties? DO we just say everything is ok as long as we don't break our old record?

No, it's called perspective. I like to put things in it.

Triffle and Tripe: We have soldiers dieing and their are problems in the reconstruction!

Perspective: This 3 year military operation has had an unimaginably low level of military casualties and the government formation is proceeding at a pace never before seen in the history of the world.

diesel · 07-20-2006, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by IminWonderland

California: Dissapprove 67%

Sounds about right. Since we never wanted him in the first place.

55-45% isnt that big of a deal.

Scrum · 07-20-2006, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by TekDragon

Perspective: This 3 year military operation has had an unimaginably low level of military casualties and the government formation is proceeding at a pace never before seen in the history of the world.

Almost makes you want to salute an Iraqi flag, eh?

And how much has this cost the American taxpayers Mr. Conservative?

TekDragon · 07-20-2006, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

And how much has this cost the American taxpayers Mr. Conservative?

I don't recall conservatives ever being ones to put a budget limit on military endeavors. As I recall, we're the ones that make an objective and stay commited until it's met, unlike a certain prior president who randomly bombed aspirin factories to liberal applause.

SICKGUY · 07-20-2006, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by DosEquis

Step one: Remove Colorado Buffaloes football team

my wife went to csu, so thats fine with me

Scrum · 07-20-2006, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by TekDragon

I don't recall conservatives ever being ones to put a budget limit on military endeavors. As I recall, we're the ones that make an objective and stay commited until it's met, unlike a certain prior president who randomly bombed aspirin factories to liberal applause.

Oh that's right. It's everything other than military and corporate welfare that gets budget limits.

At least our invasion of Iraq has made us safer. We beat the terrorists, got rid of Saddams WMD and made the world love us.

And I love that you guys still use the aspirin factory story. Clinton gets bad intel = liberal smokescreen. Bush gets bad intel = It's the intelligence communities fault even though he ignored the people who were telling him the truth.

maliboost · 07-20-2006, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

Can you explain to me why Indiana is so red in a sea of blue (I'll call Ohio purple at best)

Someone explained it as "Imagine Pennsylvania without Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, that's pretty red, well thats what Indiana is"

Like what was said, indiana is mostly farmers, hillbillies and good ol`boys, nw indiana is kinda like a chicago suburb