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WSJ.com - Poll Shows Bush Approval Ratings Sink to Lowest Point in Presidency:

President Bush's job approval ratings are at their lowest point of his presidency as only 40% of U.S. adults have a favorable opinion of his job performance and 58% have a negative opinion, according to a Harris Interactive poll.

This is a decline from just two months ago in June when the president's ratings were 45% positive and 55% negative. Much of this decline can be tied to the public's opinion on important issues. The war in Iraq has climbed to the top of a list of issues Americans say it's most important for the U.S. to address and the economy is now viewed as the second most important issue, according to the poll.

At the same time, Vice President Dick Cheney's approval ratings slipped to 35% from 38% in June, while Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's approval ratings dropped to 40% from 42%. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is the only cabinet member whose approval ratings rose, to 57% from 52% in June.

This is fairly consistent with the recent ARG poll.

The thing I don't get is all the buzz about the prospect of Cheney running in 2008 (and wouldn't that be a violation of the 25th amendment anyway? A president can only serve two terms). His approval rating is at 35%. He is as likable as a rabid doberman. All anyone would have to do to run against him is air the dozens and dozens of clips of him on, FoxNews Sunday, MTP and FTN spewing his most outrageous claims such as: "we know with certainty that Saddam has reconstituted his nuclear program" and "the insurgency is in its last throes".

I don't think that even Diebold could help get him elected.

Also, what's with Condi's approval rating of 57%? Is it because she supposedly looks hot in black leather? Is it the space between her incisors? She is as culpable as the rest of the war criminals.

Hey Dubya, how's that vacation going?