bush approval reaches all time low of 31%, quit pickin' on the guy!

[Philosoraptor]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/11/politics/main2174421.shtml





(CBS/AP) For a relentlessly optimistic President Bush, this is a season of disappointment, surprise and setbacks.

At home and around the world, things aren't going his way. With Mr. Bush's legacy-building time running out, Americans sent a pretty clear message in Tuesday's election that they were angry at him and wanted change. Though Mr. Bush's name wasn't on the ballot, voters took revenge on the Republican Congress and put the Democrats in charge of both the Senate and House.

And if the vote counts weren't clear enough for the White House to hear, Newsweek announced a new poll to be published Monday which places President Bush's approval rating at the lowest it has ever been — 31 percent — while 63 percent of Americans said they were dissatisfied with how things are going in the country. According to the news magazine, Bill Clinton's lowest rating during his presidency was 36 percent; Mr. Bush's father's was 29 percent, and Ronald Reagan's was 35 percent. Jimmy Carter's and Richard Nixon's lows were 28 and 23 percent, respectively.

Perhaps most grim for the White House, Newsweek also reports that most Americans are writing off the rest of the Bush presidency. The poll shows two-thirds (66 percent) believe Mr. Bush will be unable to get much done, up from 56 percent in a mid-October poll. Only 32 percent believe he can be effective.

[leftofthedial]

1. have we (please!) seen the last of the bush cabal in American politics?

poppy and junior have each been among the worst "presidents" in US history--to the point that even large segments of their own party hated them by the time their terms ended . . .

how could Murkans ever elect another bush?

[twilight_sailing]

2. Bush's legacy?

That's already been taken care of.

[Lautremont]

3. It's funny that 32% think he CAN be effective.

That's not the same as thinking he WILL be. That percentage includes people who are just giving himthe benefit of the doubt because they're naive, dull-witted or just very optimistic and kind-hearted.

[HockeyMom]

4. He hasn't reach Nixon status yet

I lived through Nixon and think W is far, far worse than Nixon could ever be.

I have no sympathy for the Chimp whatsoever. He deserves everything that is coming to him.

[jazzjunkysue]

5. "Gimme a 3!. " Gimme a 1!" "Gimme a thir-ty-one!"

Shit. Lots of people's waist sizes are larger than his approval rating.

[Disturbed]

6. HIs approval rating should be around 20%.

I suspect that is the actual number of dolts that approve of his job performance.