To: lorne who wrote (67166 ) 9/18/2005 4:22:04 PM From: Lizzie Tudor Read Replies (4) | Respond to man are you an apologist- note that this is a WALL STREET JOURNAL poll, one of the few pro-Bush publications left. The public is against Bush on virtually EVERY initiative he puts forth. EVERY ONE.Bush's Approval Rating Falls to His Lowest Ever (Update5) A Wall Street Journal/NBC poll published yesterday found Bush's approval rating fell to a new low of 40 percent from 46 percent in July. Almost six in 10 Americans said they were dissatisfied with the way Bush is doing his job, according to the poll, which questioned 1,013 adults Sept. 9-12 and has an error margin of 3.1 percentage points.Sixty-three percent of those polled agreed that ``things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track'' in the country, the New York Times poll found.Fifty-six percent said they are willing to pay more in taxes to help fund relief and rebuilding efforts and 37 percent said they are unwilling, the poll said.Bush shouldn't cut taxes now because it's more important to rebuild New Orleans, 73 percent of respondents said. Sixty-three percent said that recovery efforts should take precedence over an overhaul of Social Security, the centerpiece of Bush's second-term domestic agenda.Forty-seven percent said the economy was getting worse, the highest since April 2001. Approval of Bush's foreign policy fell to 38 percent from 42 percent in July. flooding.The Times poll also found that 46 percent of those surveyed said it was ``very important'' that senators know the views of Bush's Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts, on issues such as abortion before voting on whether to confirm him. Thirty-one percent said it was ``somewhat important,'' the Times said. bloomberg.com
