tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661403.post113603951489145438..comments2023-09-12T03:15:26.264-05:00Comments on The Green Flame: 10 Good Things About a Bad YearLynn Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14758458143823510696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661403.post-1136075372225230762005-12-31T18:29:00.000-06:002005-12-31T18:29:00.000-06:00I made a mistake in the above post. I meant to say...I made a mistake in the above post. I meant to say that in the 1996 election, Perot took votes from Dole. I stand behind everything else I posted.Lynn Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758458143823510696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661403.post-1136074692382963572005-12-31T18:18:00.000-06:002005-12-31T18:18:00.000-06:00Now, as to the election claims. First, Bush didn't...Now, as to the election claims. First, Bush didn't even get the popular vote in 2000. I believe that had the Supreme court not stepped in and stopped the recount in Florida (activist judges anyone???), Gore would have been president, and the Republic would have been saved from Bush's attack on it.<BR/><BR/>In the first election, Perot took more votes from Clinton than he did from Bush I. Perot was, after all, the anti-government candidate. Bush was the government. In the second election Perot did take votes from Clinton, fulfilling the same roll Perot did in 1992 as the anti-government candidate. However, Clinton got 49% of the vote. Had Perot not been in there, the results would have not been different. In fact, if Dole had gotten every single Perot vote, Clinton still would have won the electoral vote. A more likely outcome would be that Clinton would have received a majority.<BR/><BR/>And while we are on the subject of 3rd party candidacy, do you believe that had Ralph Nader not been around, we would not have had a President Gore, especially when you consider what happened in Florida where Nader got 97,000+ votes and Bush "won" by less than 600?Lynn Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758458143823510696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661403.post-1136073981310395542005-12-31T18:06:00.000-06:002005-12-31T18:06:00.000-06:00I don't know where you are getting your fictions f...I don't know where you are getting your fictions from. This is what Clinton's approval rating was at the end of his presidency.<BR/><BR/>from: <BR/>http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/poll_clintonlegacy010117.html<BR/> <BR/>Despite his prevaricating, his sexual misadventures and his impeachment by Congress, a remarkable 65 percent of Americans approve of the way Clinton has done his job — the best end-of-career rating of any postwar president (one point ahead of Ronald Reagan).<BR/><BR/>End-of Presidency Job Approval Ratings <BR/>Bill Clinton (2001) 65% <BR/>Ronald Reagan (1989) 64 <BR/>Dwight Eisenhower (1961) 59 <BR/>John F. Kennedy (1963) 63 <BR/>George Bush (1993) 56 <BR/>Gerald Ford (1977) 53 <BR/>Lyndon Johnson (1969) 49 <BR/>Jimmy Carter (1981) 34 <BR/>Richard Nixon (1974) 24 <BR/> <BR/><BR/><BR/>On some specifics Clinton's final ratings soar higher still. Sixty-seven percent say he's been a strong leader. Sixty-eight percent approve of his work on foreign affairs; on race relations, 73 percent approve; and on the economy — the mainstay of his overall approval — 76 percent endorse Clinton's performance.Lynn Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758458143823510696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661403.post-1136065589898167092005-12-31T15:46:00.000-06:002005-12-31T15:46:00.000-06:00Just one comment, Clinton's Approval Rateing never...Just one comment, Clinton's Approval Rateing never got above 45% during his Presidency, and he never go more then 45% of the vote in either of his elections. If not for 3rd party candidates he would not have won.<BR/><BR/>Bush is beginning to turn his Numbers around. I will admit I have concerns about the wire tapping, and if he has broken the law, which has not been shown yet, I will be one of the first to call for his Impeachment. Which is more that I can say for the Dems during Clintons Administration when it was proven that he had FBI files on his enemies .Wheelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796064856887951797noreply@blogger.com