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April 21, 2006

Thirty-Three

President Bush can't be too happy that his job approval rating has hit 33%. At least he still has 66% of Republicans approving (only 11% of Democrats approve). This is all very interesting because last July, a Rasmussen Report poll found that 33% of Americans believed things would get better in Iraq (which, coincidentally, is located on the 33rd degree latitude line) over the subsequent six months (of course, they didn't). Could it be the same 33% of Americans?

33% might seem truly awful, but it could also mean the President is headed for some good times. I mean, Frodo Baggins was 33 when he started his adventure in the Lord of the Rings, and he saved Middle Earth! And Jesus was 33 when he made everything right again on the cross, paving the way to save our Earth. Here's another one: Osama bin Laden was 33 when President Bush, Sr. went after Iraq the first time for invading Kuwait! And look what he has accomplished. And then there's the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – which were ordered by our 33rd President.

I would imagine that Bush's 33% support comes largely from those who love the number 33, such as auto racing fans (who probably know that every Indy 500 race starts with 33 cars), Enron moguls (such as Ken Lay, who bought the 33rd floor of his condominium and lived in condo #33), bankers (who must know that the gold standard was abandoned in 1933), and Halliburton executives (Halliburton's first quarter net income just rose 33%).

Those not likely to be supporting Bush are the ones concerned about the 33 developing countries struggling to catch up with the United States, the 33 states that conduct private name-based reporting of AIDS victims, or those Katrina victims who were scattered across 33 states. If you are in this group, likely you would prefer to trash this Administration and try again with someone new. If so, you'll be happy to know that Glad sells 33 gallon trash bags in quantities of 33.

Posted by Becky at April 21, 2006 09:29 AM

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