Will Shrubya get a bump in polls in wake of this speech?

[Goldmund]

[XemaSab]

1. Did you say Bump or DUMP?

n/t

[napi21]

2. I didn't do the poll because I think he might get a slight bump, but

it won't last a few weeks. I think if it happens at all, it will only last 1 or 2 weeks at most!

[Warpy]

7. that's my take, as well

because there are always nervous people out there who really, really want to believe in the guy even when they know he's a lying sack of shit who's bungled everything he's touched. They'll react favorably to the verbal Pablum until the constant trickle of bad news about the economy, the wars, nothing done about terrorism, offshoring, and all the rest of it sink in again.

[jobycom]

3. It was a disaster. Bush will sink like a mafia stoolie.

All of the doubts in recent polls about Bush were about the DSM, and Bush's competence, and the reasons for going to war. People wanted Bush to clear things up, and to give them hope that the war has a purpose. He did none of that. He even reinforced some of their worst suspicions by saying we would stay there as long as it takes, thus confirming that he has no plan to get us out and no clear idea of what victory even means.

His numbers will be in the 30s by Monday, even if he pulls off some summer surprise.

[JohnnyRingo]

4. I think he'll fall

Because he was losing support for the stalemate we appear to be in with insurgents who resent our occupation.

So now he comes out and tells us "nothing will change".

Hardly words of encouragement to a nation dealing with buyer's remorse.

[BillZBubb]

5. The sheeple will give him a bump up.

They always do. It won't last, though, because even the sheeple aren't THAT dumb.

[dchill]

6. The speech will do him no good.

I think most Americans are ready for at least a grain of truth, or two. A little humility would have gone a long way - he didn't even really give his supporters much to cheer about.

Instead, he delivers recycled same-old say-mold, with plenty of frightened-deer-in-the-headlights camera stares.

[number6]

8. he' l get a ..kaboom

:nuke:

[bemildred]

9. Losers lose, they don't gain. nt

[Hippo_Tron]

10. If he were John Kennedy he would

Although they say that talk is cheap, empty rhetoric can actually be an effective tool in giving you a temporary boost. That is, unless you sound like a FUCKING MORON when you speak.