WASHINGTON DC (CNN) -- A new poll suggests that President Bush is the most unpopular president in modern American history.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Thursday indicates that 71 percent of the American public disapprove of how Bush is handling his job as president.

"No president has ever had a higher disapproval rating in any CNN or Gallup Poll; in fact, this is the first time that any president's disapproval rating has cracked the 70 percent mark," said Keating Holland, CNN's polling director.

"Bush's approval rating, which stands at 28 percent in our new poll, remains better than the all-time lows set by Harry Truman and Richard Nixon [22 percent and 24 percent, respectively], but even those two presidents never got a disapproval rating in the 70s," Holland said. "The previous all-time record in CNN or Gallup polling was set by Truman, 67 percent disapproval in January 1952."

While Gallup polling goes back to the 1930s, it wasn't until the Truman years that they began surveying monthly approval ratings.

CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider adds, "He is more unpopular than Richard Nixon was just before he resigned from the presidency in August 1974."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/01/bush.poll/index.html


Congratulations W, you have worked hard and deserve every bit of this. Now maybe pardon another traitor who lies to protect you? Maybe invade Great Britain?

I've always liked Dubya, right from the start... and his Dad too.

Voted for them both, and would do so again.

I don't perceive that the messes created under his administration are much better or worse than under any other ones in my lifetime, nor do I agree that he is solely to blame for them occurring, one way or the other.

He's a decent guy who is gonna be very glad to get out of Foggy Bottom and enjoy what's left of his life and family. He has behaved honorably, done the best he could with what was available, and was loyal and courageous.

Though I'm glad he will soon be set free, I shall miss him, very much.

I think Dubya would be an ok guy to drink a beer with or talk sports. I think both he and his father are absolute disasters as POTUS. The elder Bush is a nice man, very polished and sincere with a long and admirable record of public service other than the lousy job he did as President. All the Bush clan including Jeb have a fatal flaw--they have the absolute wrong idea about government. They are corporatist/elitists who think government functions should be run for profit by private interests, and that if you focus on taking care of rich folks, everything else will take care of itself. The economic results under the two Bushes speak for themselves.

And yet, his approval rating is still higher than Congress. Imagine that.

In this day and age, where the two parties might as well be two countries due to oppostition to each other, it's no wonder he's been voted the most unpopular president on record.

I'm like you, Michael, I voted for him twice. I couldn't vote for Bush Sr. in his run for re-election since he lied about no new taxes. I voted for Perot as a protest vote. I can honestly say I never voted for Clinton as many Republicans did when he was elected the first time.

Kevin, we have something in common--we're former Perotistas! I got disgusted with Bush Sr. over the way Desert Storm fizzled to a stop and left Saddam in power. And the no new tax thing was just one more insult added to injury.

And Congress always sucks--when have they not? Bush is giving people reasons not to vote Republican, and Pelosi and the Dems in Congress are giving us reasons not to vote for them. At this point, ANY vote is likely to be a protest vote, because who is left to vote FOR?

Ain't that the truth, Pete.

As for Desert Storm Round 1, well, I am probably one of the few that was okay with the end of that war. The parameters for that war were to take back and defend Kuwait, which was done. There wasn't a parameter in the strategy to invade Iraq (at least one not given to the general public at the time).

I know, Kevin--which was part of the frustration we felt at the time. I mean, Saddam invaded his neighbors--he went into Iran with our approval and into Kuwait with what he thought was a green light from a US Ambassador..in any case, it was clear he was a menace and needed to be taken out. We had all the pretext we needed, we had a true coalition, (which I give Bush Sr. credit for building--unlike Dubya)and we had the men and material in place to execute an invasion and occupation. And we dropped the ball. We all said at the time if we left Saddam in power we'd just have to go back and take him out some day.

Woo Hoo boys!
Have no fear, we can all pinch-off a protest vote into the ballot box for ole Ralph Nader!

I think he has made a career out of heisting Dem votes when the going gets tough. Ha!

I draw the line there Leftcoast. hehe

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As for Desert Storm Round 1, well, I am probably one of the few that was okay with the end of that war. The parameters for that war were to take back and defend Kuwait, which was done. There wasn't a parameter in the strategy to invade Iraq (at least one not given to the general public at the time).

We did a good thing in desert storm. We were in the right and the whole world knew it.

And Bush Sr., unlike his dumbass son, did what a President should--he rallied our allies and had them committed to our common cause. He did NOT say "here's what we are gonna do, and if you aren't with us you're outta the club." And militarily, he listened to the experts and let them build the force necessary--they just didn't finish the job. They should have made it an ultimatum--either Saddam steps down or we take him down.

The whole world was with us after 9-11. Hell, even in IRAN people were mourning. But Dubya blew it.

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And Bush Sr., unlike his dumbass son, did what a President should--he rallied our allies and had them committed to our common cause. He did NOT say "here's what we are gonna do, and if you aren't with us you're outta the club." And militarily, he listened to the experts and let them build the force necessary--they just didn't finish the job. They should have made it an ultimatum--either Saddam steps down or we take him down.

The whole world was with us after 9-11. Hell, even in IRAN people were mourning. But Dubya blew it.

Does anyone here remember to the least degree what the Democrat anti-war opposition propaganda looked like back during Desert Storm?

Dubya "blew" nothing. As a nation, those who had encouraged his administration's domestic and foreign course of action hit the deck like cowards when the **** hit the fan... and have been undermining our enemies ever since while blaming it on him.

When we're dead and gone that, too, is how history will remember this failure of faith.

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When we're dead and gone that, too, is how history will remember this failure of faith.

Faith unrestrained by reason has no place in the people's house and it certainly has no place making decisions about life and death in a foreign land. I think Bush Sr lived up to the standard of rational faith, his son continues to confuse it with disloyalty and decisiveness. The world is full of people who decisively make poor decisions and are proud of it because of such egregious misconceptions. I am suggesting that we chose a President who does not make a habit of falling into them.

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I am suggesting that we chose a President who does not make a habit of falling into them.

Man... I went to bed early on one night and I must have missed something good!

Did a canidate come forward that has those qualities? I haven't seen one in the bunch yet that can do that consistantly.

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When we're dead and gone that, too, is how history will remember this failure of faith.

Faith unrestrained by reason has no place in the people's house and it certainly has no place making decisions about life and death in a foreign land.

The only thing I can think of in response is that I am surely glad you were not Commander in Chief on 9/11... and, for your sake, that you then did not have to endure the astonishing capriciousness of the people in government who left you holding the bag for seven brutal years.

I dare say, reasonable faith is ALL one has to go by when opposing evil and when accepting responsibility for "life and death in a foreign land."