So according to a recent poll, Bush still would beat a Democrat — 51% to 40%. So, not great news to normal, sane people who are actually paying attention to the disastrous direction this country is going in Democrats.
But look closer.
Some people are saying that Dean can't win because he's too "smart", too angry, too liberal, blah blah blah. But Clark and Lieberman, the "safe" choices, do no better in this matchup. Nor does Kerry, or even Gephardt.
And Bush? People may think they want to reelect him right now, but an awful lot of them think he's doing a lousy job — his job approval rating is 51%. I believe his father lost his job with a higher approval rating than that.
OK, so maybe we're still doomed to fail. Bush has raised a lot of money and will pummel any challengers. But I still believe Dean has some pummel of his own. We'll see what happens in the coming year.
On another, more amusing note: In last night's debate, Al Sharpton said "I know Al Gore and Howard Dean like the Internet. Well, www.bossism.com doesn't work on my computer.'' I guess Al's Internet connection was down, because if you type www.bossism.com into your browser, you get a page that says this:
is the ideology that being a boss is an end in itself. It is an ancient tradition that undermines modern management because a bossist culture forces managers to support the weakest links in their ranks and shield them from any challenge. Malignant bossists are referred to as "bullies". A broad range of psychological evidence has identified the symptoms of bossism. The remedy for bossist culture is a form of cognitive behaviour therapy. This consists of identifying beliefs, challenging them with evidence from management and psychological research, and rewarding the replacement and counteraction of bossist beliefs with modern ideology.
There, there, Al. You can be cured.
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