COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa -- Dave Boyd, sipping a Busch Light in his lawn chair as Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa) approached, was troubled. As a production operator at an auto interiors shop in Iowa City, he worried about the Bush administration's bid to revamp the nation's overtime rules.
"I think it would cut into our income quite a bit," Boyd said of the plan, which would make some middle-income workers ineligible for overtime pay.
"I voted against it," replied Leach, who was attending the town's annual Columbus Day parade. "The theory of those who advocate it is that it gives management more flexibility." But "lots of people would be affected by it" negatively.
Until recently, few Republican lawmakers would be so quick to distance themselves from President Bush. But the president's approval ratings have fallen sharply since April, the nation's job growth remains sluggish and large numbers of Americans feel the nation is putting too much money -- and not enough wise planning -- into Iraq.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56064-2003Oct20.htmlAs I've said for 1.5 years; Bush is going to have a psychotic breakdown and he will not be the Repuke nominee. He's not able to handle the job President. He has no ability to manage our country. He can only survive if he thinks everyone supports him.