Europeans Like Bush Even Less Than Before

[Snellius]

LONDON, May 8 - Earlier this year, George Osborne, a Conservative member of Parliament, took a straw poll of some legislators from his party. The subject was President Bush. The results were not pretty.

"George Bush scares the hell out of me," one Tory said, according to an article by Mr. Osborne in The Spectator. Another told him: "Bush is a man who might wail at the moon. I don't feel comfortable with him." A third said that while he would vote for Bush in November if he could, "I think Anglo-American relations would be better if Kerry won."

That was long before pictures showing the humiliation of Iraqi prisoners were published all over the world, horrifying even Mr. Bush's allies. And the people Mr. Osborne polled were all Conservatives, by tradition and temperament the Republican Party's natural friends across the Atlantic.

But perhaps the only surprising thing about the vehemence of anti-Bush feeling, based on a reading of newspapers, opinion polls and interviews around Europe, is how unsurprising it truly is. In fact, one reason the recent disclosures have proved so damaging to the American cause here is that Mr. Bush had so little good will upon which to draw.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/09/international/europe/09euro.html

[Ediacara]

1. can he have a negative approval raiting?

[DemosthenesOfTheWest]

3. Indeed, the headline should read something like...

"Bush's approval rating plummets 40% in Europe dropping from 2% to 1.2%. "

(margin of error plus or minus 5 percentage points.)

[Aunt Anti-bush]

2. Join the club, Europe!

Americans like him less and less each day, too! Take it from one who knows.

[patricia92243]

4. Some US tourists have said they are from Canada because they were afraid

of the hostility toward us. Thanks a lot Mr. Bush! :(

[Spazito]

5. 80% of Canadians dislike bush...

I wonder if bush would consider that a "focus group" too? My only question is who the hell are the 20%?

[Moderator]

6. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x540832