Bush and Honesty

In a new CBS news poll, Bush's approval rating has hit its lowest point of his Administration, 35%. In the Washington Post-ABC News poll (which found a 39% approval rating and a 60% disapproval rating), 58 percent of respondents doubted Bush's personal honesty and integrity and 52 percent of respondent's believe that "Scooter" Libby's legal problems signal the presence of further wrongdoing in the Administration. In another ominous sign for Bush, 68% believe the country is seriously off track. All these poll results show the diminishing strength of Bush's propoganda machine, that worked so successfully following 9/11 and into the invasion of Iraq. However, with the news media showing some renewed vigor in reporting, people are waking up to the realities of Bush's policies. A seemingly endless war, a struggling economy showing record corporate profits while little or no growth in employment relative to the growth of the labor force, scandals and federal government incompetence in managing the response to hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.