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Newsweek Poll: How Low Can Bush Go?

President Bush registers the lowest approval rating of his presidency - making him the least popular president since Nixon - in the new NEWSWEEK Poll

WEB EXCLUSIVE By Marcus Mabry Newsweek

NEW YORK, June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 19 months, George W. Bush will leave the White House for the last time. The latest NEWSWEEK Poll suggests that he faces a steep climb if he hopes to coax the country back to his side before he goes. In the new poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday nights, President Bush's approval rating has reached a record low. Only 26 percent of Americans, just over one in four, approve of the job the 43rd president is doing; while, a record 65 percent disapprove, including nearly a third of Republicans.

The new numbers -- a 2 point drop from the last NEWSWEEK Poll at the beginning of May -- are statistically unchanged, given the poll's 4 point margin of error. But the 26 percent rating puts Bush lower than Jimmy Carter, who sunk to his nadir of 28 percent in a Gallup poll in June 1979. In fact, the only president in the last 35 years to score lower than Bush is Richard Nixon. Nixon's approval rating tumbled to 23 percent in January 1974, seven months before his resignation over the botched Watergate break-in.

The war in Iraq continues to drag Bush down. A record 73 percent of Americans disapprove of the job Bush has done handling Iraq. Despite "the surge" in U.S. forces into Baghdad and Iraq's western Anbar province, a record-low 23 percent of Americans approve of the president's actions in Iraq, down 5 points since the end of March.

But the White House cannot pin his rating on the war alone. Bush scores record or near record lows on every major issue: from the economy (34 percent approve, 60 percent disapprove) to health care (28 percent approve, 61 percent disapprove) to immigration (23 percent approve, 63 percent disapprove). And-in the worst news, perhaps, for the crowded field of Republicans hoping to succeed Bush in 2008-50 percent of Americans disapprove of the president's handling of terrorism and homeland security. Only 43 percent approve, on an issue that has been the GOP's trump card in national elections since 9/11.

If there is any good news for Bush and the Republicans in the latest NEWSWEEK Poll, it's that the Democratic-led Congress fares even worse than the president. Only 25 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing.

In the scariest news for the Democratic candidates seeking their party's nomination in 2008, even rank-and-file Democrats are unhappy with Congress, which is narrowly controlled by their party. Only 27 percent of Democrats approve of the job Congress is doing, a statistically insignificant difference from the 25 percent of Republicans and 25 percent of independents who approve of Congress.

Overall, 63 percent of Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing, including 60 percent of Democrats, 67 percent of Republicans and 64 percent of Independents. Apparently, voters aren't happy with anyone in Washington these days.

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19354100/site/newsweek / - Poll Numbers

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19352087/site/newsweek /

Source: NEWSWEEK

President Bush and Attorney General Gonzales at Swearing-in Ceremony of Immigrants

U.S. President George W. Bush (right) and U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at the swearing-in ceremony of immigrants as U.S. citizens, during a U.S. Naturalization Ceremony at the Daughters of the American Revolution Administration Building in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2006. (Robin Weiner/U.S. Newswire) 3/27/06

The President's 'Hopeful' Vision Doesn't Match His Administration's Callous Actions

(February 1, 2006 - The Black AIDS Institute). President Bush once again pledged bold action last night to stop the HIV/AIDS epidemic in America, citing the disproportionate impact among African Americans in particular. The Institute applauds that pledge. Unfortunately, this is not the first time we’ve heard it -- and we’re sadly still waiting for the administration to act in a way that is congruent with its words.

Since the debacle of the 2004 vice presidential debates – in which Vice President Cheney acknowledged ignorance of the epidemic’s intensity among Black women – the White House has become adept at mouthing the rhetoric of the struggle against AIDS. But the gap between those words and its actions has grown so large that what once sounded “hopeful” now carries the sting of mockery.

Last night, President Bush declared, “A hopeful society acts boldly to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS, which can be prevented and treated and defeated.” These words echoed those he delivered in his 2005 State of the Union and that he repeated on World AIDS Day in December. But the administration continues to advocate policies that will produce just the opposite result.

The White House’s budget proposal last year – which shaped the budget now awaiting final congressional approval – cut funding for the HIV prevention work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by $4.5 million. And it flat-lined almost every aspect of the Ryan White CARE Act for a third-straight year.

Meanwhile, the administration spent the last congressional session shoving its proposal to gut Medicaid through Congress. The budget Congress is now poised to approve would shift the program’s growing cost onto the backs of the poor families it was designed to help in the first place.

At the White House’s insistence, the bill will allow states to charge co-pays that may reach as high as hundreds of dollars for some. The Congressional Budget Office has said this cynical step would not save money through people actually paying the co- pays but rather by discouraging them from using Medicaid at all. Medicaid is the nation’s largest payer for AIDS treatment, and two-thirds of Blacks getting AIDS care pay for it with public health insurance.

In the coming days, the White House will submit its next budget proposal. Perhaps it will reflect the ideals of the “hopeful society” the President described. But given the goals outlined in the rest of his speech, we won’t hold our breath.

Even as President Bush called for renewed efforts to stop new infections, he championed unproven abstinence education as a strategy for promoting sexual health. The President was correct to note the steady improvements we have seen in sexual health among young people; but he was either uninformed or deliberately misleading when he attributed those advancements to abstinence promotion.

The CDC has clearly stated that research suggests the improving trends found in its national surveys on youth risk-behavior are an outgrowth of comprehensive sex education. No credible research exists showing abstinence-only sex education to work – indeed, some suggests that it makes matters worse, because those young people who do eventually have sex don’t know how to do so safely.

Parents overwhelmingly agree with this commonsense: Nearly half of those surveyed in a 2004 Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard/NPR poll said they wanted kids to learn about both delaying sex and protecting themselves.

Yet, the administration continues to ignore the urgings of both scientists and parents in its reckless effort to make schools bend to its unfounded beliefs. So while the White House has pushed cuts to the CDC’s proven prevention work with one hand, with the other it has more than doubled the annual budget for abstinence-only education since 2001.

Similarly, while President Bush said last night that AIDS can be “treated and defeated,” in the same speech he repeatedly vowed to continue taking apart the very same safety-net programs (or, “entitlement spending”) that poor people with HIV/AIDS depend upon to get and stay healthy. He also urged Congress to entrench the reckless tax cuts that have left government unable to adequately fund these long-standing, crucial initiatives.

“Tonight, the state of our Union is strong,” the President insisted. But whether it be AIDS in particular, health care in general or our well-being more broadly, far too many Americans are left wondering which Union the President is talking about. His administration’s actions have consistently betrayed the callousness hiding behind its professed compassion. Merely asserting otherwise with “hopeful” words in high-profile speeches doesn’t alter that reality.

Learn More at BlackAIDS.org

President George W. Bush Straddles Diplomacy and Re-Election Politics

9-23-04. On Wednesday, September 22, President Bush met with Pakistans president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, a crucial ally in the war against terrorism. Musharraf says he will end the presence of al-Qaida in his country; however, the U.S. needs to gain the confidence of the Muslim community. Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup back in 1999. His main political strength is from the military.

With less than six weeks before the presidential election in the United States, it is no coicidence that Bush is trying to flex his muscle in foreign policy. He also met with Iraq, Japan, and Afghanistan the day before. Bushs response to spreading violence: is not to retreat it is to prevail. 

After New York, Bush is set for Pennsylvania, a state at the top of his campaign wish list. He lost the state in the 2000 election and has visited it more than any other 37 times. He will stress his education and health care agendas and visit the flood damage in Allegheny County. 

According to four polls, the race in Pennsylvania is a statistical dead heat.

Congressman Mark Green to Rally Wisconsin Grassroots in Support of President Bush

Arlington, VA - (2/13/04). Saturday, February 14, 2004, Congressman Mark Green will speak at a Bush-Cheney '04 Regional Training Session in Wausau, WI. Congressman Green will be available for media interviews immediately following the training session.

WHAT: Bush-Cheney '04 Regional Training Session

WHO: Congressman Mark Green
Bush supporters from throughout the Wausau area

WHEN: Saturday, February 14, 2004 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Plaza Hotel & Suites
201 N. 17th Avenue
Wausau, WI

Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign Announces Ohio County Leadership

Arlington, VA - Today, Friday, February 13, 2004, the Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign announced its Ohio County Leadership Team. The county chairpersons will help build support for the President's re-election campaign around their county and across the state.

"Ohio will play a very important role in this election. Our campaign depends on the work of these men and women who will carry the president's record of success throughout Ohio. We are lucky to have such an accomplished group of leaders on our team," said Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign Chairman Governor Marc Racicot.

There are 102 Bush-Cheney '04 county leaders in Ohio.

Statement Regarding the Presidents Responsible Highway and Transit Budget

(2-12-04) The President has charted a course for cutting the budget deficit in half in five years. We must fund our priorities of winning the war on terror, defending the homeland, and creating jobs -- and we must hold the line on spending in other areas.

The President's budget proposes a responsible $256 billion in highway and transit spending, which represents a 21 percent increase over the previous six-year period and a responsible approach to improve highway safety and curb congestion. The President also has made clear that he will oppose a highway bill that increases the gas tax, taps the general Treasury, or hides the true cost to taxpayers.

With passage of an excessive $318 billion highway funding bill, the Senate today missed an important opportunity to rein in spending. It is disappointing that the bill significantly exceeds the President's budget and fails to meet the responsible principles outlined by the Administration.

The President is committed to work with Congress to pass a highway bill that adheres to principles of spending restraint. The President's senior advisers will recommend a veto of any highway bill that includes excessive spending and violates these principles, including the bill passed by the Senate.

U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum to Announce Bush-Cheney '04 Pennsylvania County Leadership and President Bush's Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Filing

Arlington, VA - Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 17, 2004, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will announce the Bush-Cheney '04 Pennsylvania County Leadership and President Bush's filing for the Pennsylvania Presidential Primary. Santorum will hold a press conference to make these announcements at 10:45 a.m. in the East Wing Rotunda of the State Capitol.

What: U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum to announce
the Bush-Cheney '04 Pennsylvania
County Leadership and President Bush's
Pennsylvania Presidential Primary filing.

Who: U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and
Bush-Cheney '04 supporters

When: 10:45 a.m.

Where: East Wing Rotunda
Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA

Bush-Cheney '04 - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary

(2-16-04). Today, Vice President Cheney attended a Bush-Cheney '04 lunch in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event was attended by 150 supporters and will raise $200,000 for Bush-Cheney '04.

Mitch Daniels Files Papers on Behalf of President Bush for Indiana Primary

Indianapolis, IN - Today, Wednesday, February 11, 2004, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mitch Daniels filed presidential primary papers on behalf of President George W. Bush for the Indiana presidential primary. Daniels was accompanied by dozens of Bush-Cheney supporters, including many college students. The filing occurred at the Secretary of State's Office earlier today in the State Capitol.

"This is probably the easiest assignment of the hundreds George Bush has given me. Of course I am proud to place his name before my fellow Hoosiers in a year in which I know they will affirm his brave and wise leadership of our country under the most difficult historic circumstances," Daniels said.

Mitch Daniels served President Bush as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) between January 2001 and June 2003.

News Releases reprinted from www.georgewbush.com/ 

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