Man it feels good to be right (I mean left)

It seemed like people would never listen to reason. The country elected a 'tard; a seemingly harmless one at that, until you look behind him and notice all the scary motherfuckers who are pulling his strings. But today, it looks like America is finally waking up from its stupor.

Almost six in ten — 57 percent — said they do not think the Bush administration has high ethical standards and the same portion says President Bush is not honest, an AP-Ipsos poll found. Just over four in 10 say the administration has high ethical standards and that Bush is honest. Whites, Southerners and white evangelicals (i.e. hey seeds) were most likely to believe Bush is honest.

Bush, who promised in the 2000 campaign to uphold "honor and integrity" in the White House, last week ordered White House workers, from presidential advisers to low-ranking aides, to attend ethics classes.

The president gets credit from a majority for being strong and decisive, but he's also seen by an overwhelming number of people as "stubborn," a perception reinforced by his refusal to yield on issues like the Iraq war, tax cuts and support for staffers under intense pressure. More than eight in ten — 82 percent — described Bush as "stubborn," with almost that many Republicans agreeing to that description.

His job approval rating remains at his all-time low in the AP-Ipsos poll of 37 percent.

But that Texas cowboy (actually, New England born, ivy league schooled, trust fund brat) aint givin up with out a fight. Today Bush plans to use his Veterans Day speech to fight back against Democratic charges that the White House misused intelligence to gain support for the Iraq war. What a surprise, using the military, his one remaining ally, to bolster support. Those poor schmucks have no choice but to support their commander-in-chief, otherwise how can they live with the dirty, sinking feeling that this war is just not right.

"The president is going to directly take on the false attacks that Democratic leaders have been making," a senior administration official told Reuters. Democrats in recent weeks have been accusing the White House of manipulating intelligence on Iraq and leaking classified information to discredit critics of the war...

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada said on Thursday Democrats were insisting that Americans "get the truth about why the White House cherry-picked and leaked intelligence to sell the war in Iraq." He added: "The president may think this matter can be swept under the rug or pardoned away, but Democrats know America can do better."... (Continues)