I'm constantly puzzled by Mr. Krause's postings most of which have
absolutely nothing to do with boating. Apparently he has found a place to
"grandstand" his agenda.

All I can figure is that he is a retired media reporter (or wannabe) and
just doesn't accept that he is no longer in the mainstream of media
reporting so he satisfies his needs here. Or perhaps he thinks we are not
capable of purchasing a news paper or able to turn on TV, so he delivers the
news to us, but why ?

In a very mild inquiry I once asked him why he did his news reporting here
and his reply was on the order of "Obviously I wanted his body and was
jealous of him". Plus other sexually orientated jabs at me. Needless to
say it became readily apparent that it was not going to be possible to have
any meaningful conversations with him.

If he is just a tired old man with no other outlet in life I'll ignore it
like most everyone else does but I'm certainly puzzled by him.

I don't want to beat him around like others have done, I'd just like to get
an insight into his thinking and reasoning, if there is any to be had.

I'll simply delete his reply to this inquiry when he unloads his vulgar
response, I'll not start WW3 with him.

But you gotta admit he's a puzzling person.

Don Dando.



"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Poll: Bush approval mark at all-time low

(CNN) -- Beset with an unpopular war and an American public increasingly
less trusting, President Bush faces the lowest approval rating of his
presidency, according to a national poll released Monday.

Bush also received his all-time worst marks in three other categories in
the CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. The categories were terrorism, Bush's
trustworthiness and whether the Iraq war was worthwhile.

Bush's 37 percent overall approval rating was two percentage points
below his ranking in an October survey. Both polls had a sampling error
of plus or minus three percentage points.

Sixty percent of the 1,006 adult Americans interviewed by telephone
Friday through Sunday said they disapprove of how Bush is handling his
job as president.

The White House has said it doesn't pay attention to poll numbers and
the figures do not affect policy.

"We have a proud record of accomplishment and a positive agenda for the
future," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters Wednesday.
"We look forward to continuing to talk about it. I mean, you can get
caught up in polls; we don't. Polls are snapshots in time."

Bush, who received high marks after the terrorist attacks of 2001, also
rated poorly in the new poll for his policy on terrorism. For the first
time, less than half -- 48 percent -- of those surveyed said they
approved of how the president was handling the war on terror. Forty-nine
percent said they disapprove.

In November 2001, Bush had an 87 percent overall approval mark and an 86
percent rating on terrorism.

Sixty percent said it was not worth going to war in Iraq, while 38
percent said it was worthwhile. The question was asked of about half of
those surveyed and had a margin of error of five percentage points. The
results marked a decline in support of seven percentage points from two
months earlier.

The country appears to be split on whether Bush is a strong president
and whether or not Americans personally like him.

When asked about his abilities, 49 percent of those surveyed said he was
a strong president and 49 percent said he was a weak leader.

About 50 percent of people polled said they disliked Bush, with 6
percent claiming to hate the president.

Bush's overall approval mark matched the 37 percent rating of newly
elected President Clinton in June 1993.

When asked in the new poll if they trust Bush more than they had
Clinton, 48 percent of respondents said they trusted Bush less, while 36
percent said they trusted him more and 15 percent said they trusted Bush
the same as Clinton.

For the first time, more than half of the public thinks Bush is not
honest and trustworthy -- 52 percent to 46 percent.

A week ago, President Bush campaigned for Virginia gubernatorial
candidate Jerry Kilgore, who lost the election a day later to Democratic
Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine.

In the poll, 56 percent of registered voters said they would be likely
to vote against a local candidate supported by Bush, while 34 percent
said the opposite.

Only 9 percent said their first choice in next year's elections would be
a Republican who supports Bush on almost every major issue.

Forty-six percent said the country would be better off if Congress were
controlled by Democrats, while 34 percent backed a GOP majority.



Find this article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/...oll/index.html
--
Pro-war is not pro-life!

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:23:15 GMT, "Don Dando" wrote:

I'm constantly puzzled by Mr. Krause's postings most of which have
absolutely nothing to do with boating. Apparently he has found a place to
"grandstand" his agenda.

All I can figure is that he is a retired media reporter (or wannabe) and
just doesn't accept that he is no longer in the mainstream of media
reporting so he satisfies his needs here. Or perhaps he thinks we are not
capable of purchasing a news paper or able to turn on TV, so he delivers the
news to us, but why ?

In a very mild inquiry I once asked him why he did his news reporting here
and his reply was on the order of "Obviously I wanted his body and was
jealous of him". Plus other sexually orientated jabs at me. Needless to
say it became readily apparent that it was not going to be possible to have
any meaningful conversations with him.

If he is just a tired old man with no other outlet in life I'll ignore it
like most everyone else does but I'm certainly puzzled by him.

I don't want to beat him around like others have done, I'd just like to get
an insight into his thinking and reasoning, if there is any to be had.

I'll simply delete his reply to this inquiry when he unloads his vulgar
response, I'll not start WW3 with him.

But you gotta admit he's a puzzling person.

Don Dando.



"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Poll: Bush approval mark at all-time low

(CNN) -- Beset with an unpopular war and an American public increasingly
less trusting, President Bush faces the lowest approval rating of his
presidency, according to a national poll released Monday.

Bush also received his all-time worst marks in three other categories in
the CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. The categories were terrorism, Bush's
trustworthiness and whether the Iraq war was worthwhile.

Bush's 37 percent overall approval rating was two percentage points
below his ranking in an October survey. Both polls had a sampling error
of plus or minus three percentage points.

Sixty percent of the 1,006 adult Americans interviewed by telephone
Friday through Sunday said they disapprove of how Bush is handling his
job as president.

The White House has said it doesn't pay attention to poll numbers and
the figures do not affect policy.

"We have a proud record of accomplishment and a positive agenda for the
future," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters Wednesday.
"We look forward to continuing to talk about it. I mean, you can get
caught up in polls; we don't. Polls are snapshots in time."

Bush, who received high marks after the terrorist attacks of 2001, also
rated poorly in the new poll for his policy on terrorism. For the first
time, less than half -- 48 percent -- of those surveyed said they
approved of how the president was handling the war on terror. Forty-nine
percent said they disapprove.

In November 2001, Bush had an 87 percent overall approval mark and an 86
percent rating on terrorism.

Sixty percent said it was not worth going to war in Iraq, while 38
percent said it was worthwhile. The question was asked of about half of
those surveyed and had a margin of error of five percentage points. The
results marked a decline in support of seven percentage points from two
months earlier.

The country appears to be split on whether Bush is a strong president
and whether or not Americans personally like him.

When asked about his abilities, 49 percent of those surveyed said he was
a strong president and 49 percent said he was a weak leader.

About 50 percent of people polled said they disliked Bush, with 6
percent claiming to hate the president.

Bush's overall approval mark matched the 37 percent rating of newly
elected President Clinton in June 1993.

When asked in the new poll if they trust Bush more than they had
Clinton, 48 percent of respondents said they trusted Bush less, while 36
percent said they trusted him more and 15 percent said they trusted Bush
the same as Clinton.

For the first time, more than half of the public thinks Bush is not
honest and trustworthy -- 52 percent to 46 percent.

A week ago, President Bush campaigned for Virginia gubernatorial
candidate Jerry Kilgore, who lost the election a day later to Democratic
Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine.

In the poll, 56 percent of registered voters said they would be likely
to vote against a local candidate supported by Bush, while 34 percent
said the opposite.

Only 9 percent said their first choice in next year's elections would be
a Republican who supports Bush on almost every major issue.

Forty-six percent said the country would be better off if Congress were
controlled by Democrats, while 34 percent backed a GOP majority.



Find this article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/...oll/index.html
--
Pro-war is not pro-life!


Have you ever heard of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Check this out, and then come back.

http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis1/p21-pe07.html



--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

John H. wrote:

Have you ever heard of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Check this out, and then come back.

http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis1/p21-pe07.html


Here goes John going off the deep end again. I'll bet we see this exact
post to the same person dozens of times. Do you have seizures when you
do this, also?

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:38:31 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:

wrote:
John H. wrote:

Have you ever heard of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Check this out, and then come back.

http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis1/p21-pe07.html


Here goes John going off the deep end again. I'll bet we see this exact
post to the same person dozens of times. Do you have seizures when you
do this, also?



I wonder what Herring knows about alcoholism...

Ask and ye shall know!

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes