What percentage of Americans  support our President instead of being ignorant and ungreatful for his efforts?
411582
These days, a very low percentage support the President and his policies.\n\nMy question to you is, why do you think the public should be grateful to a President for being President? Isn't it the theory in a Democracy that the people legitimize government, and the President should be doing what the people want, rather than the people having to go along with what the President says, just because he says it, and be grateful about it?\n\nThis country works best when people are careful to think about what the President does, and decide for themselves whether or not to support the actions and policies.  It works worst when people just go along with policies for good or bad just because the person implementing them is "our President."   (And deciding people are ignorant just because you disagree is not very intelligent or educated yourself -- and one reason I don't like to call other people ignorant is because then I have to be really careful I spelled all my words correctly.)
902202
I support the President, too. He has attemtped pretty silly things (like giving away our ports to arabs) but he is a great leader and he still has my approval. He has given freedom to thousands of Iraqis and my answer to all who believe that this is 'not our war', take into account: 'With great power comes great responsibility.' America has the power to defend the weak and we have done just that. \n  If he could be elected again, he would have my vote. :)
1169784
I would not say most but some and they are entitled to their opinion.I really don't care who likes or dislikes the Americans.That is their problem if they don't like us.Not ours.
1064824
Because most of the American people ARE stupid. Geez, just look who they elected as president?!?
166847
He's not.  Many people feel like they need someone to blame. Often, it's because of low self-esteem, and they feel better by complaining about someone else, even if it's not for a legitimate reason. However, I think people blame the president because he is the central figure of power in this country. Even though he doesn't really have total power, many people are ignorant of that fact, and for that matter, many of them CHOOSE to remain ignorant about it!  Questions like this show this blissful ignorance of all the good things he has done during his presidency.  Please don't take a one-sided view of things.  If you don't like him, then I suppose that's your choice, but you don't need to go around trying to make people hate him.  And now I step off my soapbox.
334242
I'm not anti-american, much wather the oppostie. DOsn't mean I support our leaders fully.
249992
I'm going to guess the 51% of people who voted for Bush.  No, that number is probably smaller because most people just don't care.
953769
I know!  I've noticed that too.  Most of the people I know HATE Bush, his ratings are low, and the Congress that supports him had a recent 16% approval rating.  I even know some moderate Republicans that voted Democrat this year.\n\nYet people still say that "liberals are idiots" and "Bush is great."  Don't they realize that most of America and practically ALL of the world disagree with them?  Yet they still act all high and mighty.\n\nQuite a god complex they have, isn't it?\n\nBUSH SUCKS!!
796526
I support any president.  Whether we like him or not he's our President.  The majority voted him in, Bush, Clinton, whomever.  Four at least four years they will be the leader of this country and we should stand behind them.
590706
I don't think its Americans.  Its our government. I'd say the majority of Americans want to take care of our own.  But our government seems to have other ideas.  Should we say they are un-American?  I feel ya.
801658
Yes. Beleive it or not people bush has a huge following in middle America. And he is pro religion and pro guns. And he plays to the older generation, the generation that goes and votes the most. 39-60 age groups. These are the highest percentage of voters in American.
315956
Evedently a better grasp of the situation then most of the 34% that still support that evil man. He is possibly the worst president in history and I do know that he is the worst president I have ever seen.
724506
I Love my Country!!  I believe in my President...I may not agree with him on every issue, but unless I was President I don't think I would agree with everything ANYone did in the oval office....I also know that having Bush in office is FAR better than having ANY democrat in office!!!!
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I do.  I don't understand why 80+% of people thought he was a good president when we were going to war and dealing with terrorism and now half of the population has decided he shouldn't have gone.  Where's the consistency?  I guess popular opinion is fickle and that's why I support Bush, because he doesn't just base his decisions on popular opinion.
796523
No, its not.  I think you give the American people too much credit.  There is not actually a very large difference between the people and the government.  Don't forget, this war began with a 70% public approval rating.  The vast majority of Americans favored starting the war.  Bush had a very high approval rating until recently, and disapproval of the war is only growing now that people realize it was a mistake.  Unfortunately its the public opinion before the war which matters more.  I am American and I find that many Americans do approve of American foreign policy.  It might be because I live in the south, but many people are further to the right than Bush is.  There are many people that would make Bush look like a moderate dove.  In a country that prides itself on democracy, you can only separate the people and the government so much.  The government is responsible to the people, and when the government does bad things, it is either through the will or the apathy of the people.  In either case, the public of a democracy share the moral responsiblity.
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Absolute geniuses. Bush supporters aren't regular Americans, it doesn't even matter if he gets their vote. The real supporters of bush are the multi-millionaire business men. They put millions into getting him the job and now they are getting rewarded ten times over - tax cuts for the rich, huge increases in military budget, environmental protection of the issue, access to Iraqi oilfields. He (well Cheney and the people who really make decisions) is serving his constituency very well. It's a pity they comprise around 0.1% of the American population.\n\nAs for the regular people who support him, worst kind of idiots!
567176
There was a similar conversation going on within yahoo 360. I, being an American, can do nothing more than agree with you on most points. I don't know that I would go as far as to say that as a whole we are worse than Hitler, but I have mentioned to several that I work with that I feel, our President Bush is modern days version of Hitler. \n\nI think, unfortunately, that most (not all) foreigners don't realize that most (not all) Americans don't like the man either! His approval rating as of yesterday was 33%. That's pretty bad. We don't like that he seems to be a bully to others and don't like that we are as a whole viewed as believing the way he does. The argument can be made that "we" re-elected the man. I understand that, although I did not. I didn't vote for him either time. I think the general thought at the time, was that he started something we better let him finish it, since (in theory) he should know what he's doing. Ha!\n\nAs far as history is concerned. I can't argue that either. But again, like every other country that is judged, and they all are, the country as a whole does not necessarily believe the same as their leaders do. I think in the beginning they put on a good "show" and are then elected into leadership. Whom ever puts on the best show wins the "prize". It sucks.\n\nMy response in the discussion to the blog was similar to what is here. I also said that I really hope that someday people just learn to accept others for what they are and what they believe. There is no right or wrong way. There is only what people believe is best for them. That includes democracy! It might be OK for us, but not for others. Our way is not necessarily the "best" way. I just wish everyone could leave everyone else alone.