From the article:

"The Republicans in Congress (40% positive, 54% negative) continue to be somewhat less unpopular than the Democrats in Congress (35% positive, 58% negative)."

LOL. "Somewhat less unpopular". They just can't bring themselves to say that the GOP is "more popular" than the Dems.

In similar news, winning the powerball lottery is "somewhat less unpopular" among respondants than living life as a crack-whore; sleeping with Jeri Ryan is "somewhat less unpopular" than sleeping with Patrick Stewart among male Star Trek fans; and playing electic guitar is "somewhat less unpopular" as a means of scoring with chicks than playing dungeons and dragons.

I refuse to even look at these things until after the convention and it starts coming down to the line. Everything seems so fluid from one moment to the next. I cannot imagine what it is like to work on the campaign.

There is hope though in a sense. Kerry's little snit today is proof that he is feeling at least a tickle from the nagging rumors of the Swiftboat vets. I was ranting about this earlier myself.

I hope I am not the only person in American who thinks Kerry is pathetic when he says things like "Bring it on!"

I will give him this, he has some brass balls. Bitching about the 100s of thousands of dollars from a Texan to the vets and Soros funds MoveOn with 12 million was it? Amazing. It shows how aware he is that the mainstream media has his back.

Actually, the Congressional numbers were the most troubling thing about the poll. If a sample that favors Republicans in Congress more than it favors Democrats is tied for the presidential candidates, that's not good.

The poll is exceptionally bad news for the democrats. Perhaps this is why Kerry was forced to bring the swift boat ads out in the open. After all the work the press has done to cover it up, a lot of journos are going to be pissed at Kerry.

If you liked that poll, you will fall in love with this one ( link below).
No wonder Kerry pushed the panic button today on the Swiftboat problems.He is bleeding from all major orifices.

http://tinyurl.com/58ksr

Why is there any surprise? More governors are R's, more House members are R's, more Senators are R's and the duly elected president is an R.

Ace,
I don't know if you saw it a few days ago, but Gallup has Bush at 51%--which, as you may know, is the magic number in approval ratings.

http://www.gallup.com/content/?ci=12694

Ace,

With apologies in advance for mixing contexts, "not a terribe poll at all, really" roughly translates to "for a fat girl, you don't sweat much". Let's ignore the poll, since the Season really starts after Labor Day.

In the meantime, I'll try to do better for The Good Guys. You know, you and me and those other folks who care about Western Civilization.

Today nuancy-boy finally responded personally to the Swift Boat Vets' accusations, crudely attempting to draw GWB into the fray, practically begging him to denounce the SBV's accusations. I suppose the thinking is "neutralize Bush by dragging him in; my war record easily trumps his".

Kerry's problem, now that he has foolishly engaged, is twofold:

(1) If his war record is so unassailable, why ask his electoral rival to validate it? Shouldn't it stand on its own, validated by ... ummm ... the testimony of those who were there?

(2) He has declared "open season" on that record, in its entirety, by acknowledging his detractors. The traditional media now has no choice but to thoroughly investigate this subject, assuming they yet have a scintilla of self-respect, since nuancy-boy himself has raised it. Kerry can only lose on this issue now; he had the benefit of the doubt before, but has himself raised doubt in the mind of the electorate.

Not a tactic I would have advised, but I am a mere dope. Kerry has intellectual giants like Terry McCauliffe (snort!) guiding his political fortunes.

We'll see how this plays out, but I like Bush's hand more and more. And if Karl Rove isn't licking his lips right now, he's comatose.