Mr. President, 76% of Americans prefer Presidents who do not rely on polls... you know what to do.

President Bush loves to tell us how he doesn't rely on polls. This means that 100% of Americans could disagree with his policies, but he'd "stay the course." Err... democracy anyone?

I personally will not believe Bush when he says that he doesn't rely on polls until he (1) fires his staff pollsters and (2) vows to stop paying millions of dollars to boutique polling firms.

Hat Tip: Mr. Screw 'Em

UPDATE: Cavalry Charge takes issue not with the fact that President Bush obviously does rely on polls, but with the propriety of his doing so. I think that if President Bush wants to seek guidance by licking his finger and sticking it up in the wind of public opinion, that is appropriate. Yes, this is a representative democracy, and the President represents us in international affairs, after all. He is our employee, and we ought to be able to guide his decisions rather than just wait years until we can fire him. So come on, Cavalry Charge... lay off President Bush already! So he relies on polls. So what. My point is that he ought to simply admit it.

UPDATE II: Saletan, as always, is on the ball.