I seem to recall that the only thing held in lower esteem than the president during some of this interval was Congress.
Given Bush's low poll numbers, it is um interesting that he still managed to have his way about many. many policy initiatives.
Considering comparative size of electoral victories and legislative majorities for the incoming Congress and Obama administration, also disheartening how accommodating O is being to Repugs too but that is a different problem.
DC
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> [from ABC's Gary Langer]
>
> Bush Legacy: A Tale of Two Terms
>
> For George W. Bush, it was the worst of terms. Sequentially hammered by the
> Iraq war, the bungled response to Hurricane Katrina, soaring gasoline prices
> and, as the coup de grace, the current economic crisis, Bush endured his
> second term without once attaining majority public approval – a feat unseen
> in 70 years of presidential approval polls. Along the way he reached the
> highest disapproval yet recorded and missed the lowest-ever approval by a
> single percentage point.
>
> See the new ABC News polling analysis here:
> http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/BushLegacy/Story?id=6567339&page=1
>
> See also Bush job approval charts here:
> http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Bush_Retrospective_Charts.pdf
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