Aussies lose confidence in US and Bush


	Aussies lose confidence in US and Bush

righthand

10-3-2007 6:35 PM

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australia, usa, bush, iraq, war, poll

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10-4-2007 1:19 AM

raven714

If Australia's approval rating of Bush went down, I wonder
how England, and France, and everywhere else is the world is feeling.
I know 90% of the world hates us now since Bush took office.
The other 10% was stubborn Republicans who can not see.

10-4-2007 7:34 AM

pokkets

When Bush won the 2000 Presidency with a Supreme Court vote, after a ballot box from a democratic constituency was lost. I was confident this was trouble. Now I know.

10-4-2007 10:12 AM

jstates1

Maybe instead of bashing the Pres all the time, people should start praying that the next one will be a good leader. Howz about that? 2008 is election year...

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