AP Poll: Americans Ambivalent About Bush
I think the headline of this article is misleading. If the American public were in fact a singular entity, then yes, being divided into two camps regarding a topic would make it "ambivalent"--or perhaps schizophrenic. But Americans as individuals are not "ambivalent" about George W. Bush, at least not as a rule. When 49% of the people approve of someone and say things like "I very strongly support what he's been doing," and the other 49% disapprove and prompt jokes like last night's on Will & Grace, when a staffer told Will there was a catastrophe and Will responded, without thinking, "He got elected. We need to get over it," that's not "ambivalence."
The headline should speak the truth: "Americans deeply divided over Bush." It may be less pleasant, but that's the reality. AP, of all organizations, should be more interested in getting it right than playing nice.
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