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CNN/Gallup: Poll: Bush most unpopular in modern history A new poll suggests that George W. Bush is the most unpopular president in modern American history. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Thursday indicates that 71 percent of the American public disapprove of how Bush his handling his job as president. "No president has ever had a higher disapproval rating in … Read More

Gallup: President Bush has set a record he’d presumably prefer to avoid: the highest disapproval rating of any president in the 70-year history of the Gallup Poll. In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday, 28% of Americans approve of the job Bush is doing; 69% disapprove. The approval rating matches the low point of his presidency, and the … Read More

Heh: Alberto Gonzales can’t find a job. The former attorney general has been on the market for more than six months, but The New York Times reports that he has yet to find a full-time gig in the private sector. "The greatest impediment to Mr. Gonzales’s being offered the kind of high-salary job being snagged these days by lesser Justice … Read More

Bush laments that his advanced age doesn’t let him participate in his own screw-ups: "I must say, I’m a little envious," Bush said. "If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed." "It must be exciting for you … in … Read More

19%.  And look at the drop from last month…. Bush job approval Approve Disapprove Undecided Feb 2008 19% 77% 4% Jan 2008 34% 59% 7% Dec 2007 32% 66% 2% Nov 2007 31% 64% 5% Oct 2007 25% 67% 8% Sep 2007 34% 60% 6% Aug 2007 28% 65% 7% Jul 2007 25% 71% 4% Jun 2007 27% 67% 6% … Read More

…you wonder why his people allow him to do this in front of photographers I mean, is he trying to be fodder for comedians?

Vice President Cheney Returning To South Texas On Hunting Trip: Vice President Dick Cheney will be in South Texas this weekend for another hunting trip on the same ranch where he was involved in a hunting accident back in February of 2005. Cheney’s press office confirmed that he is heading to the Armstrong Ranch, six miles south of Sarita, in … Read More

Believe it or not, while everyone’s attention is looking to the next President, there is — yes, it’s true — an actual sitting President. His name is George Bush and he’s got an approval rating of 30%.  And he’s at an all-time low approval rating among Republicans.

Man, what a liar he turned out to be: “America’s armed forces need better equipment, better training and better pay . . . A generation shaped by Vietnam must remember the lessons of Vietnam: When America uses force in the world, the cause must be just, the goal must be clear, and the victory must be overwhelming . . . … Read More

I missed the speech last night.  So what is the state of the Union? Is it "strong"?  Yeah, I bet it is.  I bet that’s what he said.  It’s "strong". UPDATE:  Well, looking through the text, he never actually said that.  Usually, within the first couple of sentences, the President will proclaim (not just "say", but literally proclaim) "The State … Read More

Not much to say about Bush’s last State of the Union speech.  I only note it because my first post ever on this blog was about the State of The Union — four years and one week ago today.  That was 5,301 posts ago. But who’s counting? Anyway, Bush will speak tonight — supposedly to calm American’s nerves about the … Read More