Gallup Poll: Bush Approval Mark Nears Low

[Mark E. Smith]

(CNN) -- President Bush's job approval rating dropped to near its lowest point and Congress received poor marks as well in a national poll released Monday.

Forty-six percent of 1,006 adults polled over the weekend said they approved of the overall job Bush is doing, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll.

Over the past year, Bush's rating has hovered near 50 percent, with a low of 45% in March and a high of 57% just after his second inauguration and the State of the Union in February.

The 46% figure is down about 4 percentage points since a poll taken at the beginning of May.

On domestic issues, the president's approval ratings are at an all-time low -- 40 percent of respondents approve of his work on the economy and 33 percent approve of his plans for Social Security changes.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/23/bush.poll/index.html

[jasmeel]

1. I dream that it will be 0%

[digno dave]

12. Funny

nt

[cliss]

17. LOL, thanks for the

laugh. Also notice the photo, up above, with Bush kissing a Saudi Prince. Probably Prince Bandar. LOL

[Frederik]

41. Crown Prince Abdullah.

[are_we_united_yet]

20. Dear God

That was funny!

[antonialee839]

21. Well hell, if you're gonna dream

make it a negative 2.

[Mr_Spock]

28. Me too

It'll take a bit more time :D

[Octafish]

46. Don't stop working on it till it's there.

Here's how.

Remind Mr. and Mrs. America until they KNOW:



A few months before September 11, 2001,
the crazy monkey's "unofficial*" biographer noted
Bush seemed afraid of aerial attack by hijacked planes
commandeered by Osama bin Laden.

Why would Osama bin Laden want to kill Dubya, his former business partner?

By James Hatfield

Editor's note: In light of last week's horrific events and the Bush administration's reaction to them, we are reprising the following from the last column Jim Hatfield wrote for Online Journal prior to his tragic death on July 18:

July 3, 2001—There may be fireworks in Genoa, Italy, this month, too.

A plot by Saudi master terrorist, Osama bin Laden, to assassinate Dubya during the July 20 economic summit of world leaders, was uncovered after dozens of suspected Islamic militants linked to bin Laden's international terror network were arrested in Frankfurt, Germany, and Milan, Italy, in April.

German intelligence services have stated that bin Laden is covertly financing neo-Nazi skinhead groups throughout Europe to launch another terrorist attack at a high-profile American target—his first since the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen last October.

According to counter-terrorism experts quoted in Germany's largest newspaper, the attack on Dubya might be a James Bond-like aerial strike in the form of remote-controlled airplanes packed with plastic explosives.

Why would Osama bi Laden want to kill, Dubya, his former business partner?

CONTINUED...

http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Reports/Hatfield-R-091901/hatfield-r-091901.html

In the article, the late author did not even consider LIHOP. The term, in fact 9-11, had not yet happened.

* Rove talked with Hatfield, re: Bush cocaine bust and community service at Project P.U.L.L.

[MADem]

2. I will not be happy until it goes BELOW its lowest point!

And is followed by an impeachment in the House of Reps!

[Raster]

11. I will not be satisfied until all the collaborators that helped this...

...illegal regime acquire and hold power are suitably punished. People have been murdered. Lives have been destroyed. Crimes have been committed.

[anitar1]

36. How about seeing a VERY large group of people being

impeached and getting life sentences? And then let the trials start with the Ceo's of big corporations. That is my dream. Oh, yes--a real progressive party.

[Carla in Ca]

30. 2006 may be a very good year for us

If we stay on message we have a real good chance to take back the house...then we will see what happens. Its possible.

[killbotfactory]

3. You mean his pro-privatization meetings are having no effect?

Except to make people dislike him, that is...

I guess flying around the country getting thrown softball questions about an idea nobody likes isn't impressing anyone.

[wtmusic]

4. It certainly didn't improve today

Mr. Stand His Ground, I believe, lost some... :D

[Barkley]

5. This can mean only one thing: time for a terra alert

[richmwill]

19. Took the words right out of my mouth (n/t)

[still_one]

6. screw gallop

assuming that it has merits, after what * has done, 46% may show how stupid the people in this country are

[TaleWgnDg]

Bush low? Hell. Lower than zero is fine w/ us !!

.

[deadparrot]

7. Good.

May it follow a similar trend for the next 18 months.

[Arkana]

8. Let's see...if that's the Gallup number

then the real number is probably 41-42%.

[leftchick]

42. I am thinking 39%

seriously.

[Cha]

9. bush claims he

could give a rat's ass about polls..he's off on another 2hr bike ride.

[Robworld]

10. What happens if it goes below 40?

http://www.dumdumgoestothecircus.com

[olddad56]

13. If it goes below 40%, more Americans will have to die...

Either in another orchestrated terror attack, or our his next 'liberation'.

[BattyDem]

14. Oh sh*t ... we're going to get hit again!

:scared:

[UrbScotty]

15. Rove asks: Where's Osama when we really need him? (nt)

[Virginian]

39. Rove has Osama in studio now, preparing for next video.

That's the best case scenerio.

They have to do something to scare their base back into line.

[4_Legs_Good]

16. What's the "Democrats" approval rating???

If 2004 taught us anything, it's that having a shitty President isn't enough to get him out of office. Let's make sure that we're making gains as George Jr. flushes himself down the toilet, and 2006 could be a VERY good year.

david

[Boomer]

18. I WANT one!!

A bumpersticker just likes yours!

[4_Legs_Good]

22. =) Thanks!

I should just have a bunch printed up!

david

[UpInArms]

26. Thanks! I copied it into photoshop

and am printing one for my car right now!

[4_Legs_Good]

31. Totally cool!

I have higher resolution versions here

http://www.paintedmotion.com/politics/index2.htm

Enjoy!

david

[UpInArms]

32. bookmarked for my next printing

:evilgrin:

[PartyPooper]

23. This poll comes six months too late.

We coulda used this poll BEFORE the last fucking "election".

[Spiffarino]

35. I'm sure that was the plan n/t

[cally]

24. And CNN hides the disapproval rate

of (from memory) 50 percent. Why this isn't in the lead paragraph amazes me. Once again, the bias shows.

[Rainscents]

25. Shit... This is USA/Gallp Poll. Real poll probably is much lower.

[The_Casual_Observer]

27. 33 percent approve of his plans for Social Security changes

He needs to stress that unless his proposals are approved you will be attacked by arabs or gay people, or both.

[ginnyinWI]

29. it would have to be

Married gay Arabs, who will come to take your tax cuts, steal your unprivatized social security accounts, sue you in a frivilous lawsuit, declare bankruptcy and make you pay for it, drive up health care costs with universal health care, force you to have an abortion, burn your Bibles and then just stare at you and hate you for your freedom. :rofl:

[NJCher]

38. OMG!

That is one of the funniest posts ever!

You worked every one of his "big scares" in there; would make a great cartoon.


Cher

[eridani]

33. Doesn't make the slightest bit of difference--

--as long as Diebold is in the picture.

[othermeans]

34. I'd feel better if it was November 2006 n/t

[PennyLane]

37. Who Cares?

Unless they plan to impeach the bastard, it really doesn't matter.
He'll do what he wants to do and we'll suffer the consequences. Polls
are meaningless to Bush, and they should be to the rest of us as well.

[truthisfreedom]

40. man, i'm bored... we could all use a good terralert, rovie! c'mon, give it

to us, baby! we're ready and holdin' on tight!

[struggle4progress]

43. kick

[Catchawave]

44. At what number can we have a recall election ?

After thousands of deaths under his watch, calling embryo's little humans and wanting to turn social security over to the folks who gave us Enron....:banghead: Darth Vader has higher approval ratings for gosh's sake!

[TheGunslinger]

45. None....gotta hope the House or the Senate gets "right-sized" to the Dems.