Saying "I'm sorry" fails to soothe public anger (Bush)

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I never felt he was sorry-nor has he ever really said it.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/pl_nm/usa_politics_sorry_dc;_ylt=AqQF00AxL3UjGWU2J.ptbOdh24cA

Saying "I'm sorry" fails to soothe public anger

By Tabassum Zakaria Thu May 3, 4:55 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even saying he's sorry isn't working for U.S.
President George W. Bush these days.


Bush has used the words "mistakes," "apologize" and "responsibility" in trying to calm public anger over the
Iraq war, substandard care of wounded veterans and the botched response to Hurricane Katrina.

Still his approval rating hovers around 35 percent in opinion polls, just above the lows of his two-term presidency.

Karlyn Bowman, a senior fellow on public opinion at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, said people were fairly cynical due to the unpopular Iraq war and not paying much attention to Bush or his top officials.

"The judgment on his presidency is a negative one and explanations or apologies are unlikely to change that," Bowman said. "It's one of the sourest moods I've seen in a long time and it washes over everything."

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1. When did he bounce back to 35%..? nt

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2. Bush didn't say "I'm sorry"

I wonder why the headline writer put that in quotes, as if he had, and why the article leads off with the misstatement that Bush said "he's sorry"? The next time Bush says "I'm sorry" will be the first time.

What a stinky little turd this article is; thanks for posting it as yet another example of the "liberal" media that proffers excuses for Bush he's never made himself.

[Lasher]

5. I tuned it out when I saw the AEI spokesperson quoted.

[bdamomma]

3. I' m sorry is not going to cut it, what makes these thugs think

just because they say "I'm sorry" will make things all better, sorry to late for that.

[melody]

4. Another Rove low-ball story to try to make it seem he's at 35%

Nobody likes you, George. Get over it. I'd imagine Barney would pee on your feet if he didn't think you'd set
him on fire.

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6. HOnestly I want to scream every time I hear one of them regurgitate "Mistakes were made".