The economy and the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan are NOT going to get better by the election. Wait until the polls are taken then.

Poll Shows Drop in Bush Approval Rating

By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The American public has growing doubts about President Bush (news - web sites)'s efforts to improve the nation's economy and improve its health care system, a poll says, but they're not convinced that Democrats have the answers.

Bush's approval rating stood at 60 percent in the survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, a significant drop from his 74 percent rating on April 9, the day the 40-foot statue of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) fell in Baghdad and U.S. commanders said the Iraqi ruler's reign had ended.

The daily violence in Iraq (news - web sites) since Bush announced an end to major combat is bothering the public, with the number of Americans saying the military effort in Iraq is going very well down to 23 percent from 61 percent in mid-April. Still, two-thirds of those surveyed said the United States made the right decision to use military force against Iraq, and most Republicans and Democrats support the effort to rebuild the war-torn nation.

The poll of 1,201 adults conducted June 19-July 2 found growing criticism of Bush's handling of domestic issues...







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