Bush's Legacy By The Numbers

Forbes by Karlyn Bowman | Jan. 12, 2009 (Opinion)
It's not as bad as you think.

My misjudgment stemmed from a misreading of how Americans evaluate presidents. My friend Bill Schneider, CNN's top polling analyst, compares rating a president to choosing a plumber. Character matters--but performance matters more. "When you hire a plumber, you want to know one thing: Can he get the job done?" Schneider asks. You don't want to hear about his draft record or love life. Full Story »

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Topics: Bush Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Marsha Iverson - Jan 12, 2009 - 1:19 PM PST
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Edited by: Marsha Iverson - Jan 12, 2009 - 1:19 PM PST
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 by Ann Wilmer - Jan. 12, 2009

I'm not sure it is quality journalism. It's a mediocre story, that is little more thn a string of numbers -- potentially interesting numbers but still. The author is apparently a numbers cruncher but, numbers alone lack depth.

I realize that the writer is someone who studies public opinon polling and what it tells us, but by their very nature, polls are snapshots in time ... More »

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