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national command authority is a phrase which equates to the President and the civilian chain of command down to the JCS.
again: it is apples and oranges, not big apples and little apples. the opinion of congress has a lot to do with how the people preceive the two parties getting along and getting things done - together. the polls about individual parties do not contain that component and have a lot more to do with agenda. pretty basic.
How is it apples and oranges? one measured the approval of the body and one measured the approval of the parts of the body. Your apples and oranges analogy really isn't accurate.
You have a major contradiction on your hands also. What you say above is contrary to what the question is in the pole you cited as well. You say the approval of congress overall has to do with how well the groups worktogether. Well, take a look at teh quesition of the pole you cited:
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the REPUBLICANS in Congress are doing their job?"
There is nothign about agenda in that question. That is asking the same thing you said the overall approval of congress is about; how the people perceive the parties getting things done.
Ok, explain that.
If I'm misunderstanding your take, please fix. From what I'm reading, you agree that Congress should be deciding our war decisions, beyond their ability to withdraw funding. i.e. ignoring or changing the Constitution?
The two polls ARE indeed apples and oranges. But I know you are too fucking stubborn to ever admit it, so let's drop it.
oh come on...
you may not want to bet the farm on them, but they are hardly "worthless"....that is just plain rhetorical hyperbole. They all have a margin of error, but they all do, in fact, measure how the public perceives people and events. And in politics, perception is reality because it will more often than not translate to a vote.
and i know you're too fucking arrogant to entertain the notion that you're wrong
No, IMO they are pretty-much worthless. Where is that poll that says 65% of "somebody" thinks Repulbicans are responsible for global warming?
I rest my case.
Actually I'm waiting for several questions that have not been asked, to be asked. Here's 2:
1. Should the US withdraw from Iraq regardless of the recommendations of the generals on the ground?
2. If the Surge is succeeding, but may result in US troops remaining in Iraq for the forseeable future, should it continue?
oh come on...
you may not want to bet the farm on them, but they are hardly "worthless"....that is just plain rhetorical hyperbole. They all have a margin of error, but they all do, in fact, measure how the public perceives people and events. And in politics, perception is reality because it will more often than not translate to a vote.
you don't really "rest your case" as much as you "restate your opinion"....IMHO.
I think they're worthless, and you don't EVER see me using them to support ANY argument.
Since no one can ever answer the questions of what exactly was asked, who was asked and their political affiliation, they are just uncorroborated numbers.
of course pollsters can answer those questions. Reputable polling firms ask the questions about party affiliation and then normalize the data.
simply not true. the wording of thse poll questions is transparent and non-partisan...and as I said, reputable pollsters normalize data to insure that their sample is representative of the political affiliations of the general populations.Since a poll can be manipulated by the questions ( how they are worded), what base is selected to ask and the manner in which the poll is conducted, they are no better than propaganda.
simply not true. the wording of thse poll questions is transparent and non-partisan...and as I said, reputable pollsters normalize data to insure that their sample is representative of the political affiliations of the general populations.
Again, if the actual questions are not presented, and who was polled and their party affiliation, then posting polls is meaningless. Doesn't matter if the pollsters have the info. The people being presented the poll do not.
Since a poll can be manipulated by the questions ( how they are worded), what base is selected to ask and the manner in which the poll is conducted, they are no better than propaganda.