BOOYAH

With almost every other poll showing his approval in the low-50's and at least one major poll showing him in the 40's, George W Bush knew he could always count on the folks at Gallup to give him some reasonably good news.

Until now.

President George W. Bush's job approval rating has dropped significantly over the last two weeks, and now, at 52%, is at its lowest point since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and within one point of the lowest rating during his presidency. The percentage of Americans who disapprove of Bush's performance, 43%, is the highest measured since he took office. Bush's job approval rating on his handling of the situation in Iraq has dropped from 57% to 51%, and a slight majority of Americans say Congress should not authorize Bush's request for $87 billion in additional funding for Iraq and the war on terrorism.

Whoops.

Or perhaps the worst thing about this for Bush is: what if this is the good news?