Sunday, October 30, 2005

Poll: Bush Approval at 39%; Ethics Rating Lower Than Clinton's

Taking its toll: The new Washington Post/ABC Poll finds President continue to scrape along with a 39 percent approval rating. While that may be bad news for Bush, it remains a remarkably high approval rate for America's Worst President Ever:
In the aftermath of the latest crisis to confront the White House, Bush's overall job approval rating has fallen to 39 percent, the lowest of his presidency in Post-ABC polls. Barely a third of Americans - 34 percent - think Bush is doing a good job ensuring high ethics in government, which is slightly lower than President Bill Clinton’s standing on this issue when he left office.
The survey also found that nearly seven in 10 Americans consider the charges against Libby to be serious. A majority - 55 percent - said the decision of Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald to bring charges against Libby was based on the facts of the case, while 30 percent said he was motivated by partisan politics.
Who are the Americans in the 30 percent who think the indictment of Libby was pure politics? We know who.