Bush now in statistical tie w/ Nixon for lowest approval ever!

[smoogatz]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19352087/site/newsweek

In 19 months, George W. Bush will leave the White House for the last time. The latest NEWSWEEK Poll suggests that he faces a steep climb if he hopes to coax the country back to his side before he goes. In the new poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday nights, President Bush’s approval rating has reached a record low. Only 26 percent of Americans, just over one in four, approve of the job the 43rd president is doing; while, a record 65 percent disapprove, including nearly a third of Republicans.

The new numbers—a 2 point drop from the last NEWSWEEK Poll at the beginning of May—are statistically unchanged, given the poll’s 4 point margin of error. But the 26 percent rating puts Bush lower than Jimmy Carter, who sunk to his nadir of 28 percent in a Gallup poll in June 1979. In fact, the only president in the last 35 years to score lower than Bush is Richard Nixon. Nixon’s approval rating tumbled to 23 percent in January 1974, seven months before his resignation over the botched Watergate break-in.

[Bucky]

1. And all it took to get him over the hump to legendary suckness is immigration

Well, technically the base he's been riding past 30 on has been the same people who are scared of Mexicans.

[VP505]

2. How's this for

a plan to improve his numbers "INSTANTLY", he calls for a presser on the White House lawn and announces his resignation, watch his numbers jump to 80%!

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Come on, Dubya! You're not going to let Tricky Dick keep that record, are you?

A big, strong, committed, un-wavering, man like you, can out-do Nixon!

[Richard D]

4. Hard for me to believe . . .

. . . * is that high.

[speedoo]

5. Fine. But the congressional approval is even worse than Bush.

I think I understand why. Inadequate progress on ending the war and on holding these criminals accountable. If I'm right, what are the Dems going to do about it? The clock is ticking toward November, 2008.

[gatorboy]

6. Just over one in four, approve? What does that mean, anyway?

So basically in a group of 4 it's one guy and...My leg?


Which, by the way, "BAD LEG! BAAAD LEG!" :spank:

[wake.up.america]

7. I've said it many times in the past. The guy is no worse than he was

when he stole the election. That is depressing. He was nitwit then and remains a nitwit.

Why did it take so long to wake up to the fact he is a Schmarotzer?

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Here is a backhow Mr President

do keep on digging

[progressoid]

9. oh blah blah blah. Over at FR they know how to put this in perspective.

The democrat controlled congress ratings are sinking faster than the President

So there. Nya Nya Nya. :P

[smoogatz]

10. The current congress blows goat, it's true.

Where we found the this pathetic crew of wimps, weenies and whiners is beyond me. They deserve their crappy approval rating, and then some.

[roamer65]

11. Holy backwash, Batman!

I think he'll go lower than any president in history. I think he'll go below 20% by the end of the year.