President Bush is second most admired man in US

[later777]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President-elect Barack Obama has replaced US President George W. Bush as the most admired man in America, according to a poll published Friday in the USA Today newspaper.

One-third of the 1,008 respondents surveyed named Obama as their first or second choice, with Bush falling to a distant second after seven years as the country's most-admired man.
Among men, John McCain -- Obama's defeated Republican rival for the presidency -- ranked third and three others tied for fourth place: Pope Benedict XVI, the Reverend Billy Graham and former president Bill Clinton.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081226/pl_afp/uspoliticsobama

Well, Hmmmm..... No comment. Just FYI.

[Rubber Duck]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President-elect Barack Obama has replaced US President George W. Bush as the most admired man in America, according to a poll published Friday in the USA Today newspaper.

One-third of the 1,008 respondents surveyed named Obama as their first or second choice, with Bush falling to a distant second after seven years as the country's most-admired man.
Among men, John McCain -- Obama's defeated Republican rival for the presidency -- ranked third and three others tied for fourth place: Pope Benedict XVI, the Reverend Billy Graham and former president Bill Clinton.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081226/pl_afp/uspoliticsobama

Well, Hmmmm..... No comment. Just FYI.

Did they just canvass the GOP caucuses or something? :lol:

[Drewbert]

I think they handed out free kool-aid sachets first, then waited until the drink was all gone, THEN asked the questions.

[Rubber Duck]

I think they handed out free kool-aid sachets first, then waited until the drink was all gone, THEN asked the questions.

Loyalty of the American public seems to largely revolve around how much credit they can lay their hands on.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/26/bush.poll/

It is all a bit quaint really. In Britain a politician would struggle to get into the top 20. It would more likely be filled with Reality TV persona.

[Drewbert]

It's like they want to crown a king or something isn't it?

Sheesh. The POTUS is an EMPLOYEE. You didn't vote him in to admire him, you voted him in to do the job properly.

Save the admiration for people who do good work without being paid for it.

[Rubber Duck]

Why didn't they bloody say. They could have Charlie boy for me! :lol:

It's like they want to crown a king or something isn't it?

Sheesh. The POTUS is an EMPLOYEE. You didn't vote him in to admire him, you voted him in to do the job properly.

Save the admiration for people who do good work without being paid for it.