I'm tempted to call George W. Bush's 28 percent approval rating political no-man's land. But four men have been there before. The president's father once posted an anemic 29 percent approval rating. Jimmy Carter, an exceptionally bad president, saw his popularity dip to 28 percent, the same number staring at the current commander in chief. Richard Nixon, on the eve of his ignominious helicopter departure from the White House, won the approval of just 24 percent of Americans. The all-time low in presidential approval ratings, which began, like most bad ideas, during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, belongs to Harry Truman at 23 percent. What is stunning about Bush's 28 percent approval rating is that it is 62 percent lower than what it was days after 9/11. That's right, Bush once enjoyed a 90 percent approval rating. I know. I know. It was 9/11. But the point is that he was once quite popular. Then Iraq happened. Political good will has been squandered.

I'll be sad to see him go only because his replacement is sure to be worse.

The historic thing about Bush's approval ratings isn't thier ultimate lowest level- its the fact that he has been under 40% for longer than any president since polling began.

When GW got all buddy/buddy with Bill 'whats the def. of is' clinton who then slapped him in the face . not once but twice, he lost me. then add the fact he let al sader live and wont shut down the border you have a man who lost his support.