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Originally Posted by stekim";p="
I can't think of any hard decisions W made, either. Maybe you could help me there. His rating is low because he's incompetent. Simple as that. Same applies to Congress, of course (which includes both Democrats and Republicans lest you forget). Also note that Congress generally has terrible ratings no matter who is in charge. And rightfully so most of the time.
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- The obvious one is the decision to go to war. It is a dangerous cess pool over there and he is attempting to plant a flower in it. This is the main reason he is low in the polls.
- He is currently investing tremendously in dealing with illegals - a tough decision. I think his proposals are bad, but I have no doubt he strongly believes in it and this decision isn't helping him in the polls.
- He made the tough decision to try to deal with the third rail - Social Security. The Dems just threw mud at his ideas and offered none of their own. The Dems were able to scare many seniors and this hurt him.
- The prescription drug debaucle hurt him badly with his fiscally conservative base. He made the decision to deal with what he saw as a major problem.
I could go on if you'd like. He is also being hurt by the price of gas, but I don't believe any of his decisions has effected these prices much. His inability to get his energy plan through has clearly hurt.