Day: April 20, 2006

Speaking at the Press Club in Washington today, President Bush’s point man on intelligence, John Negroponte said Iran’s development of nuclear materials is not an immediate threat:

“The developments in Iran, clearly they’re troublesome,” he said in response to questions after a speech to the National Press Club.

“By the same token, our assessment at the moment is that even though we believe that Iran is determined to acquire or obtain a nuclear weapon, that we believe that it is still a number of years off before they are likely to have enough fissile material to assemble into, or to put into a nuclear weapon; perhaps into the next decade,” he said.

Negroponte’s statement runs contrary to the president’s marketing campaign for bombing Iran by October at the very latest in order to rally support for the Republicans in the November midterms.

John Negroponte is so fired.

Fox News delivers bad news for Dear Leader:

President Bush’s approval hits a record low of 33 percent this week, clearly damaged by sinking support among Republicans…

President Bush’s job approval rating slipped this week and stands at a new low of 33 percent approve, down from 36 percent two weeks ago and 39 percent in mid-March. A year ago this time, 47 percent approved and two years ago 50 percent approved (April 2004).

Approval among Republicans is below 70 percent for the first time of Bush’s presidency. Two-thirds (66 percent) approve of Bush’s job performance today, down almost 20 percentage points from this time last year when 84 percent of Republicans approved. Among Democrats, 11 percent approve today, while 14 percent approved last April.

It doesn’t surprise me that two-thirds of Republicans are delusional.