Wolf,

Sorry this is just too funny, but on the other hand very sad in another way. I think Bill is just trying to take everyones mind off the Mr Penn and his own personal NAFTA dealings which will have a strong impact on the PA primary.

And yet still much higher than that of Congress.

Obama said this Sunday and Media didn't pick it up!!!"Obama on small-town PA: Clinging religion, guns, xenophobia

Huffpo's Mayhill Fowler has more from Obama's remarks at a San Francisco fundraiser Sunday, and they include an attempt to explain the resentment in small-town Pennsylvania that won't be appreciated by some of the people whose votes Obama's seeking:

You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them…And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not.

And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
That's a pretty broad list of things to explain with job loss."

The surprising thing is that 28% of the population is still so clueless.

Bush's recent position on the war sure didn't help and he doesn't seem to care. He plans to dump this mess on the next president and bring their rating down so he can save face, but it won't work. We'll never forget who created this mess.

I've been trying to remember what Hillary's staunch supporters remind me of. No matter what comes up, they tell everyone else to shut-up, or say Obama's support doesn't matter, or try to counter a proven Hillary lie with yet another tirade about Wright … I got it; it's Bush's self-righteous 20-something-percent loyalists who'd never desert "The Decider." Fascinating.

Dang, another month or 2 and he will be as low as the congress.

Uncle Sam,

the only reason the congress has a lower approval rating is because of obsrtuctionist Republicans.

And it will continue going lower as his failed foreign and economic policies continue to take our great nation in the wrong direction.

This corrupt criminal enterprise will go down as the worst administration in modern times.

Yeah, it's just a coincidence that Big Oils lap dog is in the White House and oil prices are five times higher than when this incompetent bunch entered the White House.

Obama/Nunn in 2008

Dick Cheney: So…..!

DUH, HE IS A IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Uncle Sam misses the point again.

Most of the people who disapprove of Congress do so because they haven't impeached Bush.

28% ???

Who is THAT ? Who is still supporting Bush besides McCain ?

Darth Vadik

HMMM I guess when the Libs were the Obstructionists it was alright with you. So spiteful, and misguided

Really?

I still believe greatly that history will paint the past decade or so in a much different way than most would think. Do not think for a second that we know even 10% of what is really going on in the world beyond our own front doors of our houses.

Bush rating is very low and McCain will be more of the same if elected. So please Democratics let us stop the fighting and let us come together and let the people vote and who ever get the nom let us please rally around Hilliary or Obama and let 's stop this. We are Democratics who want to win the Election and take the White House Back. Please let us stop this fighting Hilliary will make a good President and Obama will make a good President.

I bet he doesn't even know what approval rate is and what does it mean. He probably thinks it is some type of candy found only in Texas.

The guy has his head in the sand. People are having hard times making it, and he bails out Wall Street big rollers. DUH

It's too bad that he got so much negative press. Why didn't we ever hear about how great he was when he pulled us out of a recession early in his first term. Our economy was great for the next six years, but we never really heard about that. I've done pretty good, and I'm just a forklift driver. He's a great leader that sticks to his ideas no matter what the popular idea is at the time. He doesn't take a poll to make a decision. He's a man of convictions and beliefs. Unlike many other politicians that fool us every day and tell us what we want to hear. Like our wonderful congress.

I thought the theme was Bush's unpopularity-not "attack Obama". George Bush has given a new meaning to the word imcompetence. He has single-handedly erased a budget surplus, pushed us into war, driven our gas prices into the stratosphere, reduced morale in both our military and in our communities, allowed illegal immigration to go from a serious problem to a national security crisis, and has presided over what may be the most corrupt, scandal prone administration since Nixon resigned-or perhaps before. And McCain has held his hand all the way. And his supporters are like lambs going to the slaughter-but dumber. Obama lacks experience, that's a given. But George Bush ran on experience a few years ago and look what we ended up with. Obama for president because he is for ALL Americans.

Just goes to show you that these 9-11 wave riding Politicians had nothing else to offer. Don't forget that the day BEFORE 9-11 his numbers were ALSO Dismal. Bet ya forgot THATone huh?

if bush did something about the oil crisis his rating would go up..

HINT take the demergers of oil wells in the USA and start pumping

oil. This would reduce the demand on foreign oil thus lowering the

price at the pump and stop the recession Only if the president

used his excutive power. but folks this makes to much sense to do

this and bush is runing the show.

All I know is that I am very thankful that I have a job at this time. Additionally, I have had to pick up a part-time job mainly for gas and increase in grocery costs, etc. It must be nice to sit "up there" and watch all of us "down here" scurry to scrap and save any morsel we get our hands on. The economy is being effected in every way possible with regard to the gas prices. I don't understand why he (Bush) doesn't get it, obviously, because nothing is being done about it. And evidentally, 82% of my fellow American's don't get it either. It's a very sad time and I can only hope tomorrow or maybe the next, it will be a little better.

Name calling aside, both the low rating of the president and lower ratings of the congress indicate that, as a whole, people are pretty fed up with politics as usual. The sad thing is that our memories are so short that we forget about it and vote the same type of people in again.

This country needs to start thinking for itself again instead of letting the media, politician, and even Mr. Whipple the Charmin squeezer do it for them. Thinking is work people, but if you don't start you'll be crying even harder later.

Hope he makes below 22%.

If Bush's rating is 28%, what about Cheney?

We still have 8 more months of Bush. If Bush and Cheney somehow launch military airstrikes against Iran, I believe that Bush's rating would go to 15%, the lowest of any president in US history!

So only 28% of the population are dangerous maniacs who are supportive of destroying the United States? Any supporter of Bush is a loather of the United States of America.

Ther more he talks the less people believe him. He'd be better off never to come out of the White House………. WHAT A LIAR!!!!!!!

This man has really messed this country up,and will leave it in a mess for the next president to try and fix- his problem he has left behind-just like his dad-dummie is as dummie does. Why SHOULD he care he has all the oil and money still racking in the money from these oil companies including his own oil & it's ashame that he is still others president not mines for sure-he needs to go now before he send our men to Iran to fight and China,for he is trying as we speak. He and his dad have been the worst two every to run this country. We need a serious change-whoever is president I pray we get out of this mess that Bush has Bushwacked us into, his approval rating will continue to go down look at the world as of now-no jobs,all going overseas,homes going,airplane companies going out of business,so what is next mr.president?

WORST. PRESIDENT. EVER.

I'm looking forward to John McCain being our next president. We will not let the Iraqi people down. They deserve democracy and we should not let our loss of jobs or poor economy get in the way. Even if our country goes bankrupt, we still have the strongest military. We must preserve democracy in Iraq and spread democracy to the rest of the middle east by whatever means necessary. It is our moral duty.

Bush and his cohorts should be on trial for war crimes. at the least the idiot should be impeached. the 28% are from Tennessee

To all the bloggers out there that say they will vote for McCain if their democratic candidate of choice doesn't win….Remember voting for McCain is voting for a Bush, Jr., Jr.!!!!

So if McCain some how wins in November, we will only have people like you to point the finger at when the economic sinks lower and lower and people are jobless and homeless…and still have to pay $5.00 gal. for gas. Please be smart about your vote in November….not spiteful.

Support The Democratic Party All The Way to The Oval Office!!!!

He needs to be tried for war crimes.

All of this talk about what President Bill Clinton said about his wife Senator Hillary Clinton is all very interesting; maybe ten days ago! Why aren't the news channels talking about the story that broke this week about how Dick Cheney, George Tenet, Condaleeza Rice, John Ashcroft, and Rumsfeld sat in the White House and discussed how to torture prisoners? This my friends is the big story. It seems that no one wants to really open this can of worms on this "war president" and his corrupt staff. The American people need to know about this. I predict that this is only the beginning of what will be scandal after scandal. Please, someone at CNN do your research and let the people know more of what went on behind the scenes during the Bush administrations "war on terror"!

NO BIG SURPRISE ——–

Time is on President Bush's side. He had the guts to stand tough when 3,ooo Americans were killed by islamic terrorists in N. Y. Too bad the democrats did not have the courage to help protect this country from future terroristic acts. All they and their Liberal bootlickers can do is find fault with Bushes actions in Iraq and at home. They Islamists have nothing but our destruction as a nation on their minds. Time will show who is right on this issue. President Bush or the Democratic liberals who would surrender our freedoms rather than exhibit a spine. I thank Pres. Bush fore taking the road he has.

Army Vet,

One vet (USMC) to another, I wish the Democrats would have been more obstruction-oriented, they NEVER (in the last 7 years) vetoed anthing, zero, Republicans got everything they wanted. Republicans always said up and down votes, dont be obstructionists, and the Democrats never were. I trully wish they were, maybe things would have been different.

…but then again a lot of the Democrats are acting spineless so you never know.

If you love Bush. Just vote John McCain and you can have eight more years of war and economic mismanagement. If your not quite ready to drink that Koolaid. Vote Bush Light (Hillery). The Clintons and Bush's are all in bed with the same corporate Lobby crooks and in the last twenty years the difference between each Clinton /Bush dynasty regime has been barely discernable.

Although I am not a fan of Bush, I love Tanya's quote :"he is a idiot" (sic) Hey Tanya, how about 'AN idiot.'
But now my eyes are beginning to open. He is the opposite extreme (and no better) of these freaks backing Obama that will eviscerate anybody who is against him, including the Clintons.
If Senator Clinton is not the nominee, I will happily cast my vote for John McCain who has numerous differences with GWB.
Vote the person, not the party.
Left-wing liberals: Always blaming someone else for their problems. Ha.

"Even if our country goes bankrupt, we still have the strongest military."

You can't eat bullets, Neocon. What in the world will the military protect if our nation is a hollowed out shell? You are obviously amoung the 28% of Americans who are drinking the Bush Kool-Aid. Pathetic.

I personally know 2 families that will be attending funerals of young soldiers from Ft. Hood that died in Iraq ……………..while GWB is in Crawford this weekned …………RELAXING.

I am really surprised that his approval rating is that high. Is there no way he can be removed from office immediately? Obviously with the big money supporting him, impeachment will not happen. Hopefully, come November our country will be rid of the corrupt Republican machine.

Bush is not running for re-election. Big Deal

McCain is not G.W. Bush.

Not a single terrorist attack on U.S. Soil since 9/11

Thank you President Bush.

McCain will be our next president.

Thank you Hillary and Rev. Wright

Anone who stills stands behind the "decider"…er I mean the divider needs to count his or her gene pool.

We need to elect some people to Congress to get things done. My area is represented by a very conservative Republican Marsha Blackburn who is campaigning on how she will continue to "fight" the Democrats every day. What kind of garbage is that when it comes to the voters in the district.

Where is Bush's Brain????? Must be stuck up somebody's ——-

he should be hung with the rest of his administration for treason ,murder,lying, or remove himself from office and relocate out of this country,

Yes, I am afraid the Bush legacy may even be worse than Jimmy Carter who is stumbling around like a fool with Hamas right now trying to make sure that he goes down in history as the stupidist President.

Regardless of which party is hindering the other in Congress, this administration has caused a large amount of the problems that we face now. With McCain jumping on board with the President on so many issues, it will make the dishearten and disinfranchised voters vote Democrat. With the bloodbath in the Democratic race there will be no one left to fight the McCain continuation of bad policy. Clinton is as much to blame with NAFTA. So we have no jobs, no military, and soon no environment. Good luck to the next Prez, your two predecessors have made the White House a red light district with spurs.

I dont think he cares, nor does he care about his legacy. He has squeezed as much power and money as he could from the American people. His only concern was pleasing the corperations who finance the Halburton was… oh I mean the Iraq war.

Bayou Joe and for all the people who insist on bringing up Rev. Wright, I would put money on it that you have never listened to the full 40 minute sermons but only basing your opinion on the two minute sound bites. So, I challenge you to go listen to the FULL sermons (Confusing God and Government and The Day of Jerusalem’s Fall). After you have listened to the sermons then tell me where the hate is because there is no hate in those sermons. I am so tired of people commenting on something they only have only two minutes of knowledge. Those sound bites DO NOT reflex the true meaning of the sermons. Go listen to them….

Educate and inform yourself instead of relying on CNN and YouTube to give you all the facts.

At the rate she's going with her negative perception by the public, Hillary should be joining him real soon! They deserve each other.

It should be lower than that. If his children were in Iraq, he would be a bit more mindful of his decisions to that regard.

The war is an eyesore around our necks and our Armed Forces and economy can't take it any more. Come on Democratic Commander in Chief, we the people need some relief!!!!

Yes, there is no denying that this is a really low approval rating and lots of people are unhappy with Bush's presidencies. But, it is very interesting that the media does not report the fact that the congress' overall approval rating is 22%. And guess which party is in the majority in congress? Evidentally, Americans are just fed up with politicians in general.

I'm looking forward to John McCain being our next president. We will not let the Iraqi people down. They deserve democracy and we should not let our loss of jobs or poor economy get in the way Even if our country goes bankrupt

You are kidding right? Because it is hard to fathom how anyone could be this stupid

Tejanos support G.W. Bush and will support either Hillary or McCain
but not Obama.

Tejanos are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan so that you can sleep better at night and only worry about how you are going to screw up the country if Idol Obama gets into the Whitehouse.

Neoconation,

"Even if we go bankrupt, we still have the strongest military"!

That has got to be one of the dumbest statements I have ever heard or seen, and I've seen plenty.

ALL I CAN SAY IS, TYPICAL NEO-CON!

History will not be kind…

Unpopularity with the public is not an American president's most pressing problem. Rather, juggling major world issues without blowing up the whole world is forefront in this job.

Most of our presidents, in the end, share the same fate as George W. Bush. Everybody hates me nobody loves me. Plus they age with lightening speed in the few years they are in office. The American pastime of bashing everyone and anyone is unflattering and ugly to the whole world.

Are you a proud American? I'm not a Bush fan but so help me, I think most of the extreme critizism is unnecessary.

Start praying for Hillary right now

This president has lead our nation into the ground. Right now I would rather have Al Gore be elected. Oh wait I mean be president. He was already elected.

Think that Obama will do a better job fighting for the common folk? Read this quote from Barack at a speech in San Fransisco:

"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them…And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not.

And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

Yeah, that should get the Pennsylvania voters fired up for Obama!

Even lower than it was?

Awash in a sea of banality,
lost in the ocean of mediocrity.
Adrift in waters of tepidity,
and flooded by serendipity.

Bush's rating in an opinion poll hits all time low.

Gee, that would really mean something if polls actually mattered for anything. A public opinion poll and four bucks will get you a latte at Coffeebucks.

Wise up kids, the only poll that matters is the one held on election day, inside the voting booth. Everything else is simply wasted energy.

At least 19 terrorist attacks thwarted, from the shoe bomber to the guys who were going to go after Ft. Dix. Funny how THAT never gets mentioned.

If they're busy fighting our well-trained soldiers over there, they won't be killing our whiny, non-president approving citizens over here.

Thank you to our military for sacrificing so we can have free speech.

Like your forefathers in Vietnam, Korea, WW2 and WW1, Spanish-American War, Mexico, the Civil War, the War of 1812, the Revolutionary War and scores of smaller conflicts too numerous to list here, you will not be forgotten.

The people of this nation voted for Bush……………….. TWICE.

The people now get pretty much what they deserve.

Uninformed voters = A weak & failing nation.

But it's NOT too late………………………………….. We are the future.

thats what we need, a guy who values his own opinion more than the will of the people… whose grand-children will be paying for this tyrants mess for years!! way to go!!!

28%!!! I can't believe that he is even that high! Then again, that number probably represents the top 33% income earners in the county and even then, not all of them like Bush!

Army Vet,

And using words like LIBS to describe one side of congress is so not spiteful and misguided?

Do some fact checking and you will see that this republican minority is already the most obstructionist in modern congressional history.

Neocon

Having a strong military has some basic needs that requiire funding. That funding comes from tax payers. Tax payers who are losing jobs, homes, and watching gas and grocery price soar. As an independent voter, I see good and bad in each of the parties. Bush I, Hill-Billy, and Bush II, have been one bad administration after another. What Clinton did do is get the economy back on its feet. Unfortunately the NAFTA and other trade deals late in his administration have cost our country more than most of us can fathom.

Yes I think this country needs change and I do not see that out of Johnny MC or the sequel of Hill-Billy. That leaves Obama. Our hands as a nation are tied to one of these three for the next four years.

Obama certainly can not do worse.

Lets see here worst approval rating seen sence Nixon, Hover, and all the other bad presidents. What they all have in common with President Bush

All republicans

And still there are some idiots who will vote for the ex-pow, what a bunch of garbage eaters, ´nough said……they are the ones who should be sent to fight the has-never-been war hero.

Thank you Mr. President for eight great years!!!! (If you consider an unwinnable war with over 4000 Americans dead, loss of millions of jobs, $4.00 per gallon gasoline, a recession, trillions of dollars of debt to the communist Chinese, record trade deficeits, being the laughing stock of the world, loss of super-power status great.)

Bayou Joe,

Your argument about an attack on US soil is so lame.

The Japanese haven't attacked since Pearl Harbor…

We have had a wonderful economy for the last 7 years. It seems that most of you have you forgotten that already. Hmmm. Democratic Congress, economy starting to suffer…..coincidence? Darth Vadick, thank you for protecting our country but Congress doesn't veto anything. Obama or Hillary in the White House? Say good bye to security and your rights. God help us all.

not a single jet engine has fallen off the plane, thru someone's house for years…. i'll take credit for that .. before W does…

Hey everyone - part of the 28% are Uncle Sam and Wiscon. we were all wondering who on earth they were and what they are thinking-there you go

I didn't realize 28% of America either owns Halliburton and Exxon stock or is currently living in a cave.

Neoconation, I hope that was sarcasm, otherwise you don't have a clue.

You said "We must preserve democracy in Iraq and spread democracy to the rest of the middle east by whatever means necessary. It is our moral duty." And that is a load of crap.

It is not our moral duty to spread our way of thinking to the rest of the world. This is the kind of thinking that has ruined prospering civilizations in the past. We went to Iraq, and got rid of the tyrant. That should have been enough.

The reason islamic terrorism exists in the first place is because they are upset about the western culture and our influence in the middle east. That is not the sort of thing we can fight and win. Have you seen Batman Begins? You can't kill an idea. And in this situation, the "idea" is radical islam. Those people are upset because we are there, and a continued occupation there will result in more violence.

Also, you same conservatives who say that it's our "moral obligation" to be in Iraq completely ignore other parts of the world. There are governments in Africa that are far more oppresive and vile then Saddam. Yet, nobody gets riled up about it because they don't have any oil to offer us. Republicans use morality and Christianity to justify this war, which is very hypocritical if you ask me.

Furthermore, I saw a video of Dick Cheney from before he was VP, and he said that occupation of Iraq qould be a complete quagmire, and it would be impossible for us to acomplish anything there if we took out Saddam's government. Look for the clip yourself, or just catch a rerun of this week's "The Root Of All Evil."

George W. Bush 50 years from now will be remembered as the best environmental President since T. Roosevelt. Why you ask?

1) After decades of tree-hugging liberals trying to reduce gasoline usage by raising gas to $5/gallon, it looks like GWB has done it (bless his heart). We finally are getting a change in the way cars are built and driven thanks to the crushing price of gas.
2) By crashing the value of the dollar, we can't import junk from overseas because our currency won't even buy imported bubble gum. Score one for George!
3) Finally, by devastating the credit market he has final wrung the life out of Americas rampant consumerism.

It took a thoroughly incompetent buffoon to bring the American economy to its knees, hence choking off cash of the biggest polluter on the planet.

-Greens for Bush (one of the 28% sort of)

I always get a kick out of people who say we haven't had a single terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 911…hey terrorist aren't STUPID, they are not going to attack you when you're ready for it to happen. With Bush's ratings so low what I wonder is who are the ones that still actually support him and why they do. Except for his family and cabinet and a few right wing talk show host, who are these 20 some percent. Maybe they should do a poll on that!

Democrats-

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WIN IN 2008. Face it, you're going to complain for another 8 years like little babies that want everything given to them for free.

I wonder if the demographics of who votes for each party mean anything… hmmmm

Vote for democrats =
minorities
low income scrubs
overpaid union workers
uneducated

wow, what a smart group of voters. Wonder why democrats don't win? Got to think that there's a few of us out there that don't fit into this category of fools that vote blindly based on their social status.

Clearly McCain is going to win this election. SHUT UP DEMOCRATS and watch your msnbc….

Lower than Lincoln during the civil war.

However president Obama will beat that low approval rating with an even lower one.

He has hyped up his people so much that there is no other place but for his popularity to go but down.

I want to know where all of those vehicles are that were sporting those "W" bumper stickers a few years ago……….thanks a lot to all of you with the "W" stickers.

Latina here did you blog to the wrong article? This is about bush's rating– gosh people at least read the caption!

George, it's never too late to resign.

Much lower and we will hit his IQ.

Bush should not even be in the news, can you say

IMPEACH!!!
IMPEACH!!!
IMPEACH!!!
IMPEACH!!!

Obama 08!!!

I wonder if an actual chimp would have done a better job than this chimp we have now?

George Bush's approval rating should be at zero. That fact that there are Americans who still support him is just incredibly pitiful.

bayou joe now if only we could get you to sign up for the army to go to Iraq and defend their new freedom and ours what a great hero you would be, hey let us know how that works out for you, we definitly need this war to defend America, 81 percent believe it. No?

If George W. Bush can be compared to a stock, then I would bet that it will be Bear Stearns that was bought out for $2 or maybe $10. Way to go Mr. President. You have done well in your administration only in backward!!!!

Jack, forget about GW, he forgot about us years ago. I want to talk about Hillary's NEW after 5pm attack on Sen. Obama, will this woman PLEASE STOP THE LIES!!!!!! She know PA is a dream she won't get. This is another Friday night kitchen sink move. What a sick woman, she pulls this crap every time a Big State is about to vote. Have she NO SHAME? I'm so sick of the Clinton's and they're B.S.! Clinton's go AWAY & Never return, please!

Will November ever come. Obama/08

Bayou Joe,

4000 service men and women dead and still dying….
30000+ service men and women wounded and still being wounded….
Crashing housing market…
Illegal wiretapping…
Torture….
Gas prices are over 3.50+ (3.99 this morning where I live)…
etc..
etc…
etc..

Yes, thank you Mr. Bush and thank you Bush's puppet McCain.

why are the republicans even bothering to run this year. they should save their money for the next cycle.

You think Democrate can do a better job ? Look at New Jersey, its all Democrate, Gov, Senate majority, Major ….etc guess what, sales tax raise, toll following soon, under table deal, its all corruption, check them out yourself, you know what I mean. And what is the rating of the Democratic lead House/Senate ? Are they higher than Bush rating ? Choose Hillary, you will regret down the road.

28% of the population must be related to Bush

Bush who? I can see Mc Cain having this low rating if he is elected as President? 100 yrs of war, recession, bomb bomb bomb Iran! God help us all if this happens! I'm way out here!

So What's the News about Bush not being so liked anymore???

Bayou Joe:
Please relegate that narrow-minded view to the swamps where it belongs & should stay.

As far as this bush guy is concerned; why does everyone keep calling him "President"? He's never won an election.

It is unimmaginable how the people of America have allowed Bush to destroy its economy. The pathetic state of affairs is solely due to his illegitimate war in Iraq… Causing increasing oil prices,spending trillions which could have been spent for the people of America. He should be dragged over coals. I think in any other democracy, like say in India, the govt. would have been kicked out long ago. I think the people of USA are tooo patient or apathetic. Good luck !!!

The Democrats couldve won this year, but becuz of a "brokered nomination", they end up shooting themselves in the foot. Hilarious!! Only safe thing to do is vote for someone who loves this country. Not some flim flam artist spouting "change" instead of answering the questions…..
Democrats for Mc Cain '08!! Go Mc Cain!!

Isn't his term over yet? Parties all around come January

Who cares. Why aren't the news channels talking about the story that broke this week about how Dick Cheney, George Tenet, Condaleeza Rice, John Ashcroft, and Rumsfeld sitting in the White House and discussing how to torture prisoners? The German people did this once and the world ignored this kind of thinking till millions were dead. Did we learn nothing. This does not make me proud to be an American.

As active duty military, these war mongering guys are giving me job security.

I'm growing increasingly concerned, however. Not many of you civilians see it, but the military is in BAD shape. People are leaving the Army in droves because of the 15 month deployments, and obvious danger to life and limb which the pay does not begin to make up for. The Air Force is in the middle of a budget crisis in which they are cutting people left and right to try and free up funds to pay for over-priced equipment (such as new jets). People in the Air Force are finding themselves doing the work of several people, all while having the constant threat of being cut over their heads.

You wanna talk about war weary…if you want to start an open-ended war against a VERB (yes, terrorism is in fact not a place, or a person), than at least pay us decently and get us good equipment to use. Most of the troops that work for me qualify for welfare. Someone pull their head out of the sand. If we are fighting for something we believe in, we will gladly fight for peanuts and valor. This war in Iraq is an occupation and an attempt at rebuilding a country. The military was not designed for this, and certainly doesn't train for it. Get us out of there, or make it worth our while (i.e. more pay, more benefits).

Maybe this will fall on deaf ears. I'm not implying I want people to pay more taxes, I want government to allocate and spend their money differently. Wake up people! Find out what your military is going through fighting this "war on terror", and what the true cost is. You complain about the economy and the price of gas, while we die so you can continue to complain about the cost of living. You think it sucks paying $3 at the pump? Join the military.

I wonder if folks would be happier if he had the highest rating of a one-term President?

"Bush approval rating hits all time low"…The Dems saw this 8 years ago…… About time it's catching on…HELLO!

OMG, what a shocker, I thought his approval rating was 100%–NOT.

CNN, this is not news. Pay me for that poll, I could have told you that. I predict by August his ratings will be hovering around 24% . The American people will know by then that he had no intention of stopping this war, and doesn't have a clue how to get us out. His brain is working for Fox News now, and GW must be playing around with a crystal ball, or something.

America, there's nobody home in the White House. We're on our own.

Obama 08

Darth Vadik, CA

Your explaination of your position holds no water. Congress as been a democratic majority for 2 years, and NOTHING has gotten done! NOTHING! Remember this winter and all of those 21 second sessions…You know how much those cost?!?! Our hard earned tax dollars were wasted on lazy beaurecrats interested in their own personal agendas (and lavish vacations) they completely blocked the work that had to get done! And that was all done on YOUR and MY dollar!

Your savior Nancy Pelosi has done nothing but obstruct good republicans and democrats from doing their jobs! She has one of the lowest approval ratings of any speaker, EVER!

Bush has destroyed the republican party and McCain is a thousand times worse. He's a flip flopper who isn't conservative. McCain first opposed tax cuts, now he's for them. McCain is supporting an open border amnesty policy with Ted Kennedy, and now his position is very unclear. McCain has promised "more wars" and wants to push for unneccessary wars with Iran, and Russia. He sings about bombing iran, despite the fact that a war with Iran would cost billions more in our tax dollars, and american lives, it is a joke to McCain. He still can't tell sunni from shiite and has no idea what he is talking about on the economy. War causes high taxes, not a conservative principle.

In 1980 a great republican (Ronald Reagan) won the primary. During this primary his opponent (Bush sr.) called Reagan's tax cuts "voodoo economics". In 1988 Bush sr. won the presidency on a platform of "no new taxes" then in 1990, he gave us the biggest tax hike in american history. 20 years later in 2000 another republican (W Bush) won the primary. His primary opponent (McCain) voted against Bush's tax cut in 2001. Now McCain says "no new taxes" should conservatives be fooled again?

I say no way, I refuse to vote for McCain. After voting for Bob Dole, and Bush twice (reluctantly the second time), I will vote for the democrat for the first time. Obama would be a trustworthy, and has a great foreign policy, and even though I disagree with most of his domestic policies, there is no issue that he has a worse position than McCain on.

IS THIS REALLY A SURPRISE TO ANYONE? WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE DAY HE LEAVES TO BREAVE A SIGN OF RELIEF.

THE ONLY THING I HATE IS THAT HE AND THAT OTHER OIL CROOK HIS VICE PREZ WILL LEAVE WITHOUT IMPEACHMENT ON TOP OF THAT LOW RECORD. NOW THAT 'S A SIN AND A SHAME!

It's very frightening to me that 28% of the population is still stupid enough to give Bush high marks. The man has lied to us, cheated us, manipulated us, abused us, mistreated us. Who are the servile masochists who approve of his performance?

Then why is McCain ahead in the national polls,does Americans really think any republican administration can make America's problems any better. Gosh people it was a republican adminstration that helped cause this catastrophe. One definition of conservative is to resist and oppose change. McSame will not bring about this change,he's just as much ingrained in the status quo as Hillary. Please Americans the people of this nation deserves so much better.

Obama 08!
Yes We Can!

There is intelligent life out there after all. Bush worst ever…Nixon looked good to Bush. It is the republican agenda…the out sourcing of Govt. jobs, privatizing to corporate intrests. It all started with reagan and the republicans still cannot see the effect on the economy. So now McCain? I think if elected McCain who has publicly admitted his ignorance on economy could, if elected sink us into even lower approval areas…a new low! McCain has also stated we shall have more wars? Like he is looking forward to that scenerio? We need new intelligent leadership in this country as we are sliding back. Vote for change and new direction…not this tired old man.

Thank you President Bush for totally destroying this once great Nation. Should I also thank you for giving our sovereignty away?? or for the deceit in secret dealings to promote the NAU with the upcoming Amero?? I thought I would never ever say this, but this man is just despicable in how he and others are/will secretly destroy this Nation. We need NEW LEADERS, NEW POLITICIANS who have not been brought up in the Washington hub, that is a given. Seems the majority of our Politicians are NOT focused on "we the people". Anything but………….lobbyists, big corporations, minority groups and the list goes on and on. Congress, you are also included in my above tirant.

WHAT A SURPRISE!!!!!!!

IF PEOPLE VOTE OBAMA IN HE WILL BE EVEN WORSE!

BUSH NEVER ACTED LIKE OBAMA IS OR MADE COMMENTS ABOUT THE VOTERS!!!!!

OBAMA IS HATEFUL!!!!!!!

TAUGHT BY REVEREND WRIGHT!!!!!!!!

WE NEED TO TURN THIS COUNTRY AROUND!!!!!

WE NEED HILLARY CLINTON!!!!!!

THIS COUNTRY HAD A SURPLUS WHEN THE CLINTON'S WERE IN!!!!!

MY VOTE GOES TO SENATOR CLINTON!!!!!!!!

It's amazing to me that there is anyone outside of his only family tree who approves of his job performance. As is always the case the question is simple…are you better off today than you were when that particular person took office. Who in this country can say yes? Oil companies…ok. Weapons manufacturers…yeah. Anyone else? Anyone?

I CANT BELIEVE THAT THE OBAMA PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO BLAME THE CLINTON'S FOR OBAMA'S BIG STUPID MOUTH!!!

HE HAS NO TACT WHATSOEVER!!!

HE IS IMMATURE AND NOT READY TO BE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!

HILLARY GETS MY VOTE!!!!!!!

Bush mishandled his terms with America. He had alot of experienced people around him. They mishandled America. At this point America needs balance. Cant go wrong with "Obama 2008″ Let the force be with us all.

Jack,

For those who is talking about other politicians than Bush on this blogs are idiots. Bush approval rating should be 1%, why? Because his supporter are the wretched rich people whom he helped. If Bush was running again which he can't, people will be outraged, probably ready to kill. I rather have someone that cares about our children's future and our jacked up economy. There will be always wars but the crap we are in needs to stop. Most of the military is exhausted and people families are sick and tired of the long deployments that destroying their families. Bush is almost out of office although he should go to jail as soon as he gets out. We all need to stand up to this government for all the atrocities and lies for this governments failures.

He will leave in shame - if he knew what that felt like.

I hope CNN lets us know when we enter a more "favorable" war.

I've never liked the current administration but I have to give the president a lot of kudos for how much of his actual salary goes to charity.

I'm not saying hes not hiding how much hes actually making/worth, but i like the fact that he donates as much as he does. (especially if his annual salary is as much as is reported.)

WHAT, HE STILL HAS ROOM TO FALL.
GO, GW, GO

should this be a surprise?

McCain is just Bush light Ric….

Obama will change the way our government does business, not some GOP crony of George Bush.

It does not surprise me a bit, 28%………… that is his family!!!
let's remember, he promised the country CHANGE……we had many changes, except they were the WRONG ONES, he called himself UNITER………..instead we are more DIVIDED than EVER!!!
How could you people elected twice??????????? STILL DON'T GET IT

I think it's funny, CNN, that you filter out comments that have actual points in them, yet you let all of the comments that have nothing to do with anything through. Here was my original comment that got censored. I bet you'll censor this one, as well.

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Neoconation, I hope that was sarcasm, otherwise you don't have a clue.

You said "We must preserve democracy in Iraq and spread democracy to the rest of the middle east by whatever means necessary. It is our moral duty." And that is a load of crap.

It is not our moral duty to spread our way of thinking to the rest of the world. This is the kind of thinking that has ruined prospering civilizations in the past. We went to Iraq, and got rid of the tyrant. That should have been enough.

The reason islamic terrorism exists in the first place is because they are upset about the western culture and our influence in the middle east. That is not the sort of thing we can fight and win. Have you seen Batman Begins? You can't kill an idea. And in this situation, the "idea" is radical islam. Those people are upset because we are there, and a continued occupation there will result in more violence.

Also, you same conservatives who say that it's our "moral obligation" to be in Iraq completely ignore other parts of the world. There are governments in Africa that are far more oppresive and vile then Saddam. Yet, nobody gets riled up about it because they don't have any oil to offer us. Republicans use morality and Christianity to justify this war, which is very hypocritical if you ask me.

Furthermore, I saw a video of Dick Cheney from before he was VP, and he said that occupation of Iraq qould be a complete quagmire, and it would be impossible for us to acomplish anything there if we took out Saddam's government. Look for the clip yourself, or just catch a rerun of this week's "The Root Of All Evil."

AND WHAT WOULD DICK CHANEY SAY ABOUT THIS STORY……."SO" I'VE GOT TO GO AND TAKE A GEORGE BUSH, AND WIPE MY DICK CHANEY. SEE U SOON.

This is the worst president, but he has had help from the news media. They do not stress the most detrimental things this administration has done and said ( reason for invading another country, Cheney saying " so" when told the American people disagree with the way this country is being run, etc). This administration has mistreated, deceived, and destroyed its people and the foundation of this country. Mistreated and failure to protect its millitary, hurricane, fire, tornado and flood victims This mortage crisis is not just ignorant people who purchased homes they couldn't afford - look whose profiting? The airline industry figure if the banks can claim bankruptcy so can they, Watch and see. The oil company have showed them how to get whatever they want. Who is going to stop them? Not Bush.
I believe this president has been survelliancing the Congress long before tax paying Americans. Why do you think they don't fight back, Congress gives Bush everything he wants.
This man show be impeached and if not by our weak representatives then when his administration is FINALLY out of office they should all be arrested and tried for war crimes and inhumanity to man.

When it gets to 21 we all yell BLACKJACK!!!!!

Funny how folks call him an idiot seeing that he managed to go to Yale and become President.

I'd love to see what the folks who do call him an idiot have done with their lives……

The real question is, who are those 28% idiot who still support Bush? Shame on them and shame of those who elected him to office.

Ric, and McCain is perfect? He's a hundred years old, I don't think McCain can cry perfect either, my Mom said he's too old and she's a senior also. He definitly wouldn't hear the phone ringing at 3 am, heck he might not hear it ringing at 3 pm. He walks and talks old, the planet is moving way to fast for McCain. He probably doesn't even know what an IPod is.

the dems where first elected into office to get rid of this guy queen Pelosi said hes untouchable Wright from the begining of her new position. Now she wants Hillary to leave and thinks Obama is untouchable. sound familier? people say hillary would be more just like bush lets look at the facts
BUSH -OBAMA=Unexperienced
BUSH-OBAMA=Nice Guy that Id like to have a beer with
BUSH-OBAMA=both gave good speaches at one time
BUSH-Obama=Both have proubly read my dog spot
BUSH-OBAMA- Both think there always right or is that WRIGHT
Experience doesn't matter its only the most important job in the nation

What a tragic comedy George W. Bush is.

This is amazing. I am completely stunned. I have never heard of such a thing. Who in the hell are these 28% of the people thinking that this chimp has done a good job.

Response to Neocon:
So when this great nation of ours goes bankrupt…and it certainly will if McCain gets elected, how on earth do you suppose we will fund our military???? Oh wait, maybe we can ask for support from our allies….who, by the way, are dwindling thanks to Bush. We certainly won't be adding any new friends or repairing any of the damage caused by this administration with McCain running the show. It just amazes me how many of your type are left and scares me to think you actually have the right to vote. Do us all a favor and stay home on election night and let the people who actually know something cast their votes. You'll be thanking us later! Do you actually believe 72% of Americans got it wrong??? I am a very strong Obama supporter and not a fan of Hillary by anyone's stretch of the imagination……but…..come November 2nd, a Democrat will have my vote……PERIOD!!

Agree with Frank in San Diego. Worst President ever.

he's a nice guy however president is way too much responsiblity for him.

28% + 72% = 100% (not 82% and not 81%); (but of course, what do math skills matter in this country…

Could we be a little more careful in selection of the next president? Let 28% be a lesson learned.

We have two great Demorats who for the most part have been running a fair and clean campaign. Unfortunately it's the media that by their unfair reporting and coverage of the candidates are prevnting some people to make their mind up by watching the pure news.

Who cares!

What portion of the 28% is made up by those benefiting from this outrageous war??

To Latina Here: Please stay on topic. The topic is Bush's approval ratings. Are you spamming this across all of the blogs?

Gee ya know Wolf what do you expect out of a lame duck president!

The same ones who voted for Bush Jr. will be the same ones voting for Obama.

They seem to like clueless people, and Obama is about as clueless as they come.

It’s time for a new direction in America, meaning that I have no real plan for universal health care, I’m not really clear on what to do abut Iraq, I’m not apposed to a strike on Iran, I’m against gay marriage, I’m pro anything that Israel wants to do…. when I say “new direction” I guess what I really mean is same direction except I hope to bring a fresh charisma to doomsday.

Bush still have 28%…My good he is a lucky guy. He should be on
-100% after the disaster he has made of what once was the United States of America, the most powerful, respected and admired nation in the world. The one that all others nations envied and wanted to emulate. Now we don't even have the power to stand up to a communist China because of fears it will disturb the mutual relations, meaning all imports and the money we borrow from that communist country. (In order obviously to waste it later in Iraq and juicy contracts to KBR, a subsidiary of Dick Cheney's Halliburton, that supplied contaminated water to troops and its females employees are getting raped in Iraq).

Even stupider than then the 28% who support bush are the fools that think voting for McCain is better than voting for the Democrat they prefer less. There is hardly any difference between Obama and Hillary on policy issues, and a wide gulf between them and McCain.

Posture all you want, lie to the pollsters, but don't be an idiot, vote for the candidate that represents your values.

The good news is any of the three would be better than Bush/Cheney in every respect, so I'm looking forward to next year.

28% of Americans still give this guy a favorable rating?!
I didn't think that high percentage of Americans had a lobotomy!

Who says and who was polled? CNN and the liberal Bush haters have smeared and denigrated Bush for 8 years! You drag out supposed polls and when election time comes they prove erroneous and worthless ! A tool of the disloyal opposition!

George looking all perplexed at the podium……sad, familiar sight. I'm stunned the survey didn't venture far below 28% with the LAME job this dude & his cronies have done. This country is a mess and we are hated globally. Thanks, Dubya/Darth Cheney.

If you all think 8 yrs. is bad with Bush - wait 'till you have 2 months with Barack Hussein Obama and won't be allowed to worship at the church of your choice, won't be allowed to own a gun and prices of everything soar more than they are now. All you Obama followers will be saying "Bush wasn't so bad after all".

How can any one man ruin a country in 8 years? Now, Bush had
help. Cheney, McMouse, Rice, Rove, Rumsfeld, Limbaugh, Ann
Coulter. Why if there is even a Republican Party after this, I will
be surprised. If your are a Republican and you have your name
anywhere on a Ballot, America can know you stand for the rich
man that scathed our land, and skimmed the top. With our taxes.
Oh, I forgot more help for the Bush "regime" Hannity. You lied
you cheated, you sold us down the river. And you can all move
to Dubai. It is going to take a miracle for Middle America to
recover, but I believe we can do it without Republicans. Please
Go away from our lives.

"If you are not for us, you are against us. Remember, saying
that, Mr. Bush.

And if you think Bush has done it bad:

*endless war based on lies,
*not capturing BinLaden,
*terrible economy,
*destruction of cvil rights and the constitution,
*juicy contracts to Dick Cheney's friends,
*destruction of the United States' public image, standing and goodwill around the world,
*etc., etc. , etc.

You ain't seen nothing yet. Just wait for Bush's/Cheney's/Rice's third term under their proxy…John McWar, McShame, McSame, McCain.

I would like to see George W. Bush resign as president right now rather than wait until January 20, 2009.

Our country is sliding down a tube where we won't recover in all areas of society, from the economy to education, from health care to transportation, and on and on.

If his rating doesn't get to 10, I'll be surprised. Ten is the number of his bushies in the Whitehouse and they cannot defy him. I know there may be more bushies, but that is the number that is the closest to him.

Great news for the McCain people because everybody knows that a vote for McCain is a vote for continuation of the Bush foreign policy and war in Iraq.

Its no wonder Bush's approval rate is low, the way stupid people
like Hillary tell so many lies about him. She is such a liar herself
she would not know it, if the truth hit her up beside the head. The news media also likes to talk about Bush and cnn is the worst.
He is our President and no matter what he does wrong ,he should be given respect. Nobody treated Bill Clinton as bad as they do Bush. .
After all Bill JUST LOOKED IN TO THE TV CAMERA'S and lied to the American people, about his affairs. Bill and Hillary should be sent to
……… And the news media has caused, along with Hillary, other countries to think bad of America. To be honest Bill Clinton left such a mess that it has taken a long time for Bush to fix it. Some things Bill did ARE NOT FIXABLE.

The biggest problem is he does not care what we think. He cannot seek re-election, due to term limits. The same thing would happen if the members of the House and Senate could not seek re-election. The current congress has not been able to get past the Republician fillibusters. The only way for true change is a 2/3 majority of the congress for the democrats. A simple majority cannot over ride a veto. Thus the log jam continues.

Oh, God, can we please stop talking about the Clinton versus Obama for one second? Even when the Blog has NOTHING to do with either one of them, someone has to come along and drag their names into it. NEWSFLASH: The petty bickering between them and their supporters needs to end if we are going to pull together and capture the moderate vote. The DNC needs to just decide and get busy defeating John McBush.

28 is really high considering the state of the economy and war right now. it should be around 15

Great point Veronica!!!

You are absolutely right. This new attack IS timed just right. AFTER 5pm on a Friday so it gets to fester. hmmmm never thought of it that way before.

Too bad for Hillary it is such a WEAK one especially after the almost Daily fumbles she and her people makes.

Still waiting for so much info that she has promised us for so long I am starting to forget the list.

EARMARKS…….Etc.

Very interesting stuff on tv this morning on some of the contributors to the Clinton foundation though..one guy gave them 100 MILLION…guess who HE is connected to. I am sure CNN will tell all about it very soon.

Bushes ratings should be low he is leaving a huge mess for the next president>He is living in a vaccum where he just doesn't care about the people ar how they are doing . he says go out and spend and it will help the economy.Excuse me mr. president these people are loosing their homes ,can't pay for heat and light .groceries are skyroceting and gas. they are loosing there jobs and health care etc. and you joke it is time you left to go out there and make some real money how insensitive are you?

An healthy democracy would have impeached BC or had and utilized some type of parliamentarian process to protect the public from so unpopular a regime. And, yes, the next president gets a shot at being every bit as bad and unpopular.

Whoa! Bush has 2/3 support of Republicans. Therefore, Republicans are extremists.

The man is a disgrace and should resign since Nancy Pelosi didn't have the back bone to put impeachment on the table.

I have never seen a leader of an industrialized world so blindly stubborn and arrogant in his decisions to "follow the course" no matter what. We are seeing the results of this "no matter what." But congress gave him the authorization (democrats and republics) to do so. I do not see congress (majority democrat) stopping him!

I don't like Obama and won't vote for him but we don't need McClain as he will follow in the path of the worst President in the history of the U.S.A. so hope Hillary gets the vote or I will vote for Nader. the only time I haven't voted for a democrat in 50 years.

I still don't know where they can find anyone, who approves of what this man has done to this country? I did not vote for him, either time. A whole lot of other people did vote for him, they must live with that choice everyday.

Thanks to the 51% of you that voted for him in 2004! Lets not make this mistake ever again!

If it's a mistake to pull out of Iraq then it's OUR mistake to make. 70% of the population want our troops home. Congress is elected to represent us, not tell us how it's going to be. A good leader knows how to listen. This goes for Clinton and Obama as well. I don't believe for a second that they will bring the troops home.

Does anyone remember the phrase "taxation without representation"? I don't feel that we are being represented.

RE: Poll numbers…to quote Bush's dark lord, Darth Cheney, "SO?"

Lynette I have two sons, a nephew and two nieces in Uniform. Three of them are in Iraq and my 18 yr old Marine will be going so that you can enjoy the Freedoms we offer in this country. Freedoms that wont last if the Islamic Radicals win in Iraq and spread their Jihad to the United States.

By the way I am a Vietnam Veteran and would gladly serve in place of my sons if the Government would take me. Do you get it now,
I love my country and the sacrifice is worth it.

I'm trying to visualize what that 28% looks like:

10% religious fanatics
10% stubborn like a mule, and about as smart
8% controls majority of wealth in America

Joe Lieberman and Mr. Mayor Bloomberg made bad choices. They
switched parties.

What is really sad, we will give them another 4 years, thanks to Obama. I know he will lose in November if he is the nominee. Oh well, time will tell. Maybe McCain won't be as bad as Bush, and we know he has tried to work with our party. This is partly why his party does not really rally behind him. He is not, a died in the wool republician.

To me, the saddest thing about Mr. Bush is that hardly anyone believes any thing he says. Mr. Bush has lost all credibility, frankly he is a bold faced liar.
Yet he still goes in front of the public to make statements as if his words carry any real weight, in this country or any place else in the world…sad, sad, sad.

Sandy from San Diego…..you must be one of those under 40 far left liberal loonies that never knew that Jimmy Carter was a President of the United States.

Who did you people poll? I polled one-hundred people, including myself. I couldn't find anyone that would give him a plus, including myself. I did get about seven or eight zeros. End result; minus ninty-two percent approval rating.

28% of Americans approve of Bush? That's 28% who are not all that smart…

It will be to bad that it will take 50 years before we find out the truth of the past 8 years.

I challenge the next nominee to open the files and give america the truth.

If these are impeachable numbers than I don't know what are lol

Who remembers McCain's song " Bomb-Bomb-Bomb Iran? "

Bush + McCain = McBush's 3rd term in office. If