Get ready for a potential spike in Bush's numbers.

[RummyTheDummy]

The tax rebate (a.k.a. cold hard cash for votes) checks go out this week.

[diplomats]

1. I thought they already went out

oh well. BTW, he got no spike in 2001 when the checks went out.

[RummyTheDummy]

2. No, he got it from 9-11.

But I'd appreciate a link showing he got no political benefit from the last cash for votes payements.

[ButterflyBlood]

4. look at the pollkatz graph

I believe they came out around June or July of 2001.

[gbwarming]

21. This graph:

Two spikes - 9-11 and Iraq war. Note the absence of any uphill trend at any time, and that the Iraq spike is 15 points lower than the 9-11 spike and the downhill slide is steeper. I don't think he'll get another spike no matter what they pull.

One of my favorite Pollkatz graphs is the comparison between Bush II and 6 actual postwar presidents. http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/files/pollkatzcontentpage.html

If Dr Lim on DU? His posts were always worthwhile on the MWO board.

[ButterflyBlood]

3. nah

it's not like too many who aren't supporting him already are getting one. anyway polls showed overall opposition to the tax cut.

[leesa]

5. I don't know, alot of us were left out on this one

[diesle55]

6. .

Arnt you guys returning your checks in opposition to the tax cuts? I had heard some of that sort of stuff...


Diesle

[diplomats]

7. Better yet

donate it to the candidate or candidates of your choice.

[ButterflyBlood]

8. yep

don't give it back to the BFEE, use it to get them out

[diesle55]

10. .

BFEE ... ?

[RummyTheDummy]

12. Bush Family Evil Empire.

NT

[diesle55]

13. .

With so much division and uncertainty in our party right now, its hard to bet the favorite...

Diesle

[ButterflyBlood]

17. then wait for the nomination to be completed

[coda]

23. Where did you hear that?

?

[poskonig]

9. Chimp will probably get a 10 pt bounce

when they kill Hussein.

[ButterflyBlood]

14. didn't for Uday and Qusay

of course Saddam would be bigger, but you'd expect at least a small bounce from Uday and Qusay. With no bounce at all it definately won't be 10 points.

[bluestateguy]

11. It did not work last time

By 9/11 most of the checks were out and his numbers were slipping.

[newsguyatl]

15. ...

[Woodstock]

16. Nobody could be so dumb as to sell their soul for $200

Especially when they've got a property tax increase of $200 right around the corner.

[MrPrax]

18. This Has been the thousandth Freeper posting

I am sorry but since the politiburo sent out the call for NEW moderators the content on all the DU postings have been downhill...
This is one of them...I think the OPS should do a search
Just an Opinion...an month ago this site was pretty informative and lively...
NOW...questions like
"Get ready for a potential spike in Bush's numbers."!!!
With nothing else to post...

[Melsky]

19. I don't see this as freeperish at all

esp. coming from someone named rummythedummy.

I saw it as more of a "get ready to barf" type post.

[RummyTheDummy]

20. Mprax: Freeps are weeded out early......

They don't get to make it to 1,000 plus posts you freakin imbecile. Go away if you don't like the site. No big loss.

[WilliamPitt]

22. You'd be interesting if you knew what you were talking about

Vigilante moderators are not cool.