On CNN, Wolf Blitzer is talking about new approval poll numbers for President Bush that are even lower than last week’s. Details when I find them online.
Update: Here we are; just posted.
Beset with an unpopular war and an American public increasingly less trusting, President Bush faces the lowest approval rating of his presidency, according to a national poll released Monday.
Bush’s 37 percent overall approval rating was two percentage points below his ranking in an October survey. Both polls had a sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
Sixty percent of the 1,006 adult Americans interviewed by telephone Friday through Sunday said they disapprove of how Bush is handling his job as president.
… For the first time, less than half — 48 percent — of those surveyed said they approved of how the president was handling the war on terror. Forty-nine percent said they disapprove.
In November 2001, Bush had an 87 percent overall approval mark and an 86 percent rating on terrorism.
Sixty percent said it was not worth going to war in Iraq, while 38 percent said it was worthwhile. The question was asked of about half of those surveyed and had a margin of error of five percentage points. The results marked a decline in support of seven percentage points from two months earlier….
When asked about his abilities, 49 percent of those surveyed said he was a strong president and 49 percent said he was a weak leader.
About 50 percent of people polled said they disliked Bush, with 6 percent claiming to hate the president.
Oh, my goodness, it gets better …
When asked in the new poll if they trust Bush more than they had Clinton, 48 percent of respondents said they trusted Bush less [than Clinton], while 36 percent said they trusted him more and 15 percent said they trusted Bush the same as Clinton.
For the first time, more than half of the public thinks Bush is not honest and trustworthy — 52 percent to 46 percent. …
…In the poll, 56 percent of registered voters said they would be likely to vote against a local candidate supported by Bush, while 34 percent said the opposite.
Only 9 percent said their first choice in next year’s elections would be a Republican who supports Bush on almost every major issue.
Forty-six percent said the country would be better off if Congress were controlled by Democrats, while 34 percent backed a GOP majority.
Update update: Steve Soto says, “Drink a beer to the next cultist GOP incumbent you see on Fox who swears loyalty to Bush and his agenda, because that sorry bastard will be out of a job next year.” Heh.
CNN’s website doesn’t have anything yet, but second-hand on Dkos I found this, that Gallup (“a total GOP whore”) has Bush’s approval rating at 37%. (Before or after the brain-damaged Vet’s Day speech, I wonder?)
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/11/14/163659/18
37%Eh?….
Let’s see how he gets the asians fired up this week, he did such a wonderful job down in South America, and Sister Condi is over in the oil patch bashin’ the aye-rabs on their human rights record while us ‘merkins ship folks off to the torture chambers in eastern europe.This is one weird acid trip…..
Those Erinyes sisters are workin’ overtime. Gotta love those Greeks.
Nov 2006 is many moons away. A lot can change by then. Just look at the past 12 months. It’s time for the Democrats to use the current situation and drive a stake into the Republican culture of corruption and deceit. It would also be wise to start recruiting strong candidates for next years mid-terms.
A serious question. Is it a crime for the president to take the nation to war, based on false intelligence that was knowingly fabricated? How much evidence does there have to be to begin a grand jury investigation? Why is not someone investigating Bush and this administration for war crimes, among other criminal acts? Can anybody answer this? I think it is long over due.
“Can anybody answer this?”
The answer is simple, the inmates are running the assylum.Greed, corruption, and stupidy are the norm, not the exception,Most all politicians are millionares, this is the new prerequsite, NOT integrity, honesty, and diplomacy.
Hillary is in Israel admiring the wall the good citizens of the U.S. are funding to keep the “terrists” out.
John Edwards just came out saying he made a mistake in voting to give Bush the green light to invade Iraq,(DUH!!) I voted for Kerry/Edwards, makes me feel a bit silly that it has taken him this long to figure it out or at least have the balls to stand up for the truth, but then speaking out against the war party can get you “Wellstoned”.These guys remind me of a bunch of penguins on an ice floe, they push each other around until one falls in to see if any predators are lurking below. We have few heroes in business suits.
Like the song goes, ” If dirt were dollars, we’d all be in the black”.