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TIME reports spying scandal may boost Bush approval
paulie Femto
Into the dark
Join date: 13 Sep 2003
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05-15-2006 10:59
my head asplode

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/TIME_Controversial_spying_program_could_give_0514.html
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Vares Solvang
It's all Relative
Join date: 26 Jan 2005
Posts: 2,235
05-15-2006 11:12
Well, it's not like he has anywhere to go but up.
nimrod Yaffle
Cavemen are people too...
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
Posts: 3,146
05-15-2006 12:39
From: Vares Solvang
Well, it's not like he has anywhere to go but up.

Hahah, nice! :D
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Champie Jack
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Join date: 6 Dec 2003
Posts: 1,156
05-15-2006 12:48
paulie, maybe you can tell me when approval ratings mean something and when they don't.

I've never quoted a poll rating or a majority opinion as evidence for any argument. I'm wondering if you can explain how you think they are relevent
Ordinal Malaprop
really very ordinary
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 4,607
05-15-2006 12:53
They don't mean a thing unless they are very high, or very low. It's just that journalists and politicians are obsessed with them, because they constitute pretty much the only hard data that they have. Even if they don't, really, they can pretend that they do, and they know that statistical education is poor enough that they can bluff their way through.

29% is pretty low I'd say - that might mean something. But going from 45% to 55% means nothing.