The Elephant in the Room

[maseman]

Source: MSNBC/Newsweek

By Marcus Mabry
Newsweek
Updated: 10:31 a.m. ET May 5, 2007

May 5, 2007 - It’s hard to say which is worse news for Republicans: that George W. Bush now has the worst approval rating of an American president in a generation, or that he seems to be dragging every ’08 Republican presidential candidate down with him. But According to the new NEWSWEEK Poll, the public’s approval of Bush has sunk to 28 percent, an all-time low for this president in our poll, and a point lower than Gallup recorded for his father at Bush Sr.’s nadir. The last president to be this unpopular was Jimmy Carter who also scored a 28 percent approval in 1979. This remarkably low rating seems to be casting a dark shadow over the GOP’s chances for victory in ’08. The NEWSWEEK Poll finds each of the leading Democratic contenders beating the Republican frontrunners in head-to-head matchups.



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All I can say is WOW! And it is about time.

[Warpy]

1. The scum that floated to the surface

after Reagan made folks feel so gosh-darned good about being robbed is now sinking back to its rightful place.

May they never rise again.

[PurityOfEssence]

2. They'll find a way to steal it

Never underestimate the power of power.

[theguvnorgc]

3. They'll certainly try...

We must make sure they CAN'T steal e next one.

[blondie58]

4. that is what worries me

they will win- at whatever cost- we have to be vigilant to make sure that they don't do it again.

[rodeodance]

5. keep pulling them down George It is the ONLY thing you are good for now.

[maseman]

6. The best thing about Shrub might be

...he helps us win the White House. He has already helped us win the Senate and House.