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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9672058/

Thanks. Here is a bit of the good news:

Bush approval dips below 40 percent
NBC-WSJ poll shows only 28 percent believe U.S. headed in right direction
By Mark Murray
Political reporter
NBC News
Updated: 7:33 p.m. ET Oct. 12, 2005

WASHINGTON - It has been weeks since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the
Gulf Coast; since gas prices began spiking to record highs; and since
Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, held her antiwar vigil
outside President Bush’s Texas ranch. But, according to the latest NBC
News/Wall Street Journal poll, the fortunes of the Bush administration and
the Republican Party have not yet begun to recover.

For the first time in the poll, Bush’s approval rating has sunk below 40
percent, while the percentage believing the country is heading in the
right direction has dipped below 30 percent. In addition, a sizable
plurality prefers a Democratic-controlled Congress, and just 29 percent
think Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers is qualified to serve on the
nation’s highest court.

"Any way you slice this data, I think these are just terrible sets of
numbers," said Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted this
survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff.

The poll shows that Bush’s approval rating stands at 39 percent, a new low
for the president. In the last NBC/Wall Street Journal survey, which was
released in mid-September, 40 percent approved of Bush’s job performance
while 55 percent disapproved. In addition, just 28 percent believe the
country is headed in the right direction, another all-time low in Bush’s
presidency.

More at the site.