When is the press going to stop calling Bush a "popular president"?

Like the New York Mets, Bush's approval ratings are sinking rapidly in the east:

About one-third of adults, 35 percent, said they think the country is headed in the right direction, while 43 percent said they approve of the job being done by Bush. Just 41 percent say they support his handling of the war, also a low-water mark.

California retiree Carol Harvie was quick to mention Iraq when asked about how Bush was doing his job.

"I don't think he's read his history enough about different countries and foreign affairs," said Harvie, a political independent who lives near San Diego, a region with several military bases. "Anything they try to do in Iraq has spelled trouble. I think he bit off more than he can chew."

And this is a surprise....how? Anyone who was even minimally conscious in 2000 knew that this guy was an incurious ignoramus. NOW they're noticing that he's read enough history? Sorry, but I have no patience with people like this. They got what the deserve if they voted for this moron. Problem is, they took the rest of us with them.

The poll conducted for AP by Ipsos found 45 percent support Bush's foreign policy, down from 52 percent in March.

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Support for Bush's handling of domestic issues remained in the high 30s and low 40s in the latest AP-Ipsos poll.

Thirty-seven percent support Bush's handling of Social Security, while 59 percent disapprove. Those numbers haven't budged after more than four months of the president traveling the country to sell his plan to create private accounts in Social Security.

Support for his handling of the economy was at 43 percent.

The bottom line:

55% do not support bush's foreign policy
65% think the country is going in the wrong direction
59% do not approve of bush's handling of social security
57% do not support bush's handling of economy

Yet in the eyes of the mainstream media, Bush is a popular, great President, and Bill Clinton is still a moral degenerate.