Gipper bounce? Try again next time

[ps1074]

Rasmussen daily tracking poll for the last 4 days:

Jun 5 - Bush 45 Kerry 45
Jun 6 - Bush 46 Kerry 45
Jun 7 - Bush 45 Kerry 45
Jun 8 - Bush 45 Kerry 45

So much for The Gripper Bounce in the polls.

Of course it is still possible Bush get some bounce in the polls. But it is IF he plays smarter in the next few days. Sofar nothing suggests he will do it.

[59millionmorons]

1. Never did get that theory

Never did get that theory of how Reagans death would help the putz. Reagan was liked by republicans and Democrats. Bush is hated by democrats.

[tandot]

2. maybe that is the reason:

I am no Reagan fan, but some Republicans fond of Reagan probably finally realized what utter moron Bush is, especially when it comes to oral skills (and I am not talking about Monica)

[calimary]

3. I suspect we won't see much deviation from that. And if so, it'll be

temporary. I suspect many will listen to the Texas Souffle on Friday and measure his many embarrassing shortcomings against the large and rather solid rump roast that was Reagan, and find him to be quite lacking. He'll be venturing into "Great Communicator" territory by presuming to give a speech at Reagan's funeral (HA!) and the comparisons in the hearts of even the most faithful will be - well - er - um - nominal at best. They'll just be reminded yet again of how far they've fallen, and how this pissant doesn't even begin to measure up to the guy in the box. They should have had someone else deliver the eulogy to spare poor little bush the embarrassment, but no, he's gotta get his mug out there, front and center, and try to draw parallels between himself and Reagan. That will lead many viewers and listeners to regard him as just a little bit too full of himself. He won't sell himself short. His abilities (or lack thereof) will do that for him, quite effectively.

More proof here, from a story in Gulfnews.com:

According to a leader in The New York Times on June 7, it is not in Bush's interest to encourage such comparisons : "Some Republicans said the images of a forceful Mr. Reagan giving dramatic speeches on television provided a less-than-welcome contrast with Mr. Bush's own appearance these days… That concern was speech in Normandy commemorating D-Day in 1984, followed by Mr. Bush's address at a similar ceremony on Sunday… my fear is that Bush will look diminished by comparison…".

Be that as it may, Bush, circa 2004, seems very different to the would-be warrior who threatened the United Nations with becoming an empty debating society or the Commander-in-Chief who stood on an aircraft carrier announcing "Mission Accomplished". The new, and perhaps, improved version admits he feels humiliated over Abu Ghraib, is humbly (for him) asking for help with Iraq from the UN Security Council and attempting to heal earlier rifts with Europe.

Now that the wind has been knocked out of his sails over Iraq, where violence is a daily occurrence, Bush seems willing to compromise with the demands of UN Security Council member countries over a new Iraq resolution and is ready to take on board the opinions of Iraq's interim government.

http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/Opinion2.asp?ArticleID=123194

His handlers will probably wind up wishing they'd left well enough alone. This WILL be the impression many will come away with. "THAT is Reagan's legacy?!?!?!?!?!?" "All the progress during Ronnie's years, and it's come down to THIS?!?!?!?!??!" "THIS is what we've come to?!?!?!?!?!?" Mark my words. The newsies will try to put a good face on it, but the subliminal comparison will be hanging in the air over everything, even while unspoken. Or, excuse me, I guess that would be "subliminable."

James Watt once said "Let Reagan Be Reagan." We should sit back with our bowls of popcorn and "let bush be bush." Probably one reason why we're not hearing that much from John Kerry this week. He doesn't need to say much of ANYTHING. If bush is digging himself deeper into a hole, Kerry's doing the correct thing by getting out of his way.

Ooops! Just found another argument to support my position:

New York Daily News today - 6/8/04

Several GOP sources said Bush would clearly link his presidency to the values embodied by Reagan, but warned that Bush could suffer politically by comparison with the "Great Communicator."

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/200904p-173309c.html

It IS a sore point. And it'll be even more of one after bush speaks. That, on top of a solid week's worth of Reagan obit orgy, and people will have had enough.

[samhonk]

4. Bush* Regrets

...that Reagan had but one life to give his country.

Maybe there was a bounce, but it was cancelled out by the ongoing slump?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

5. Well, you know what they say...

..."Dead men don't bounce".

[Jacobin]

6. Jeeze, not even a dead cat bounce

awwwww. Poor wittle chimpy.......