Whit Ayres
Whit Ayres
weariness
There's weariness and frustration. But that's different from active, nationwide protests.
base benefit initial
This is just a screw-up. I think the base will, after some initial bluster, give him the benefit of the doubt, once they have the facts.
almost approval historical president rating rough says ultimate unusual
Not only is it not unusual for a president to have an approval rating at 38 percent, it's almost predictable. Every president has rough patches, it says nothing about the ultimate historical judgment.
historical unusual
the most challenging of his presidency, but not that unusual from a historical perspective.
bad bunch dropped faces hard news pile problem side spin tends troubles
It's hard to spin this as anything other than another problem dropped on the pile of troubles our side faces now. Bad news tends to come in bunches, and we've had a bunch lately.
david example extent kennedy lesser skeptical urge
The David Souter example - and to a lesser extent Anthony Kennedy - have made conservatives exceedingly skeptical of any urge to just 'trust me,'
concern factors gas guy jobs lead overseas people regardless sent weariness whether worry
It's a combination of weariness over Iraq, concern about gas prices, worry about jobs being sent overseas and other factors that lead people to be in a funk. When people are in a funk, they take it out on the guy in charge, regardless of whether he's responsible or not.
amount attention authentic gains increasing social voice
This gains him an increasing amount of attention as an authentic voice for social conservatives.