Our PM, John Howard, has arrived in Washington to visit his "friend" George Bush. Howard says they have a "very close relationship". It looks like ol' George needs all the friends he can get if the latest Harris Poll just released in the US is right.
"President Bush's approval rating has fallen to its lowest mark of his presidency, according to a new Harris Interactive poll.
Of 1,003 U.S. adults surveyed in a telephone poll, 29% think Mr. Bush is doing an "excellent or pretty good" job as president, down from 35% in April and significantly lower than 43% in January. It compares with 71% of Americans who said Mr. Bush is doing an "only fair or poor" job, up from 63% in April."
Of 1,003 U.S. adults surveyed in a telephone poll, 29% think Mr. Bush is doing an "excellent or pretty good" job as president, down from 35% in April and significantly lower than 43% in January. It compares with 71% of Americans who said Mr. Bush is doing an "only fair or poor" job, up from 63% in April."
What makes this article in the Wall Street Journal interesting is that it tabulates all the surveys over the years. It ain't lookin' too good for George - not that Congress was looked at that favourably either.
Perhaps John Howard sets his sights rather low if this comment, when arriving in Washington, as quoted in the SMH [here] is correct:
"He's been a very successful person. To be elected twice as president of the United States is an astonishing achievement."
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