Demagogue

A quick post-script on Fox News talking head Bill O'Reilly. These are the "talking points" that O'Reilly issued just recently:

The Comeback of President Bush
The comeback of President Bush: that is the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo".
Mostly positive reviews for the president's speech [Thursday] .... Mr. Bush delivered big money promises, hope, and some contrition. I thought the speech was well written.

O'Reilly neglects to mention, however, that Bush addressed the nation from New Orleans' Jackson Square on Sept. 15. Right on the heels of his speech, Gallup surveyed the public (Sept. 16-18) to learn the president's approval rating. And Gallup's numbers show no sign of O'Reilly's much ballyhooed "comeback."

In fact, they reveal that the gap (-18%) between Bush's approval and disapproval ratings is the worst of his presidency.