[fintstone]

Originally posted by msk1986911
If the goal is to have 30% of the US population behind the misguided plans of the current administration, then, to coin a phrase "Mission Accomplished", plus 3 percentage points. If the goal is to be a responsible member of the world community (sort of a talk the talk/walk the walk kind of behavior), we are way of base, at least as I see it. W's actions in the Middle East have only served to enhance the disdain which many of those already felt towards the US and other western nations (misguided though I believe that is).

Also, I don't think illegal immigration is the only problem to be solved.

I cannot imagine why anyone would want a leader who was in the least bit concerned with popularity polls...and I am sure that is not the goal of the administration. In this country, we elect the brightest and best to run the country. They have much more information and expertise available to them to make decisions than the typical sound bite that liberals spew on CNN. If they wanted a democracy in the US, the founding fathers would have created one...and we would not need to elect leaders.....

As far as "enhancing the disdain" that others felt toward the US....obviously kissing their arse in the previous administration did not get us anywhere...except a surprise present on 9/11.