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"You're even hearing people say that this is a turning point against President Bush and the GOP, that some lousy approval ratings last week are an indication of the public's disgust with the man and his party.
Well . . . not so fast.
First, it's very difficult to tell what the specific political fallout will be from the Schiavo case. The polling isn't very clear on this, because the three major polls last week were not limited to those who identify themselves either as registered or likely voters.
That's understandable, since there are no national elections this year.
But if last week's polls are an accurate representation of America, that would mean 40 percent of the people who answered these latest questions didn't vote last year. We don't know which 40 percent, so we can't really get a sense of the views of the more politically engaged Americans.
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In other words, it might yet be the case that politically committed Americans may hold a different - and more positive - view of the effort to save Terri Schiavo's life than the entire U.S. population.
I'm not saying this is the case. But it might be the case, and therefore, modesty is required when analyzing these data points."
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/43333.htmQuite frankly, I read this as a fine example of what happens when you throw the salt of reality on a neocon intellectual slug. They fizzle and twist and come up with this.
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