Yes, he's destroying the planet, but what a nice guy

Read Altercation today (actually, read it everyday). It's chock full of useful information. Besides an evisceration of the "we need more science" end run around global warming, I found this little New York Times correction just fascinating:

A front-page article yesterday describing the results of the most recent New York Times/CBS News poll referred imprecisely to Americans' favorable opinions of President Bush. The 42 percent of respondents who said they viewed him favorably were referring specifically to how he handles his job. On another question — about how he is liked overall — the result was 37 percent favorable.”

So, Alterman asks and I echo, why do we constantly hear all about how everyone in the country (perhaps excluding James Frey) wants to sit down and have a beer with this guy. "Yes, I hate everything he stands for and that he's destroying our country, but I bet he tells a helluva joke. Let's drink."

And even that awful stereotype doesn't fly. People don't like W. He has no political capital. He has no capital at all. Just fear and obfuscation.

When will the liberal media get it?