Lame Duck

From the NY Times/CBS News poll:

Presidential approval rating:

Approve - 42%
Disapprove - 51%

In June of the first year of their second terms, Clinton's approval rating was at 60%, Reagan's was 59%.


Right track/wrong track:

Right track - 33%
Wrong track - 61%


Approve/Disapprove, Bush's foreign policy:

Approve - 39%
Disapprove - 51%


Approve/Disapprove, Bush's economic policy:

Approve - 39%
Disapprove - 56%


Approve/Disapprove, Iraq

Approve - 37%
Disapprove - 59%


Approve/Disapprove, Bush on terrorism:

Approve - 52%
Disapprove - 40%


Approve/Disapprove, Bush on Social Security:

Approve - 25%
Disapprove - 62%


Economy, improving or getting worse:

Better - 18%
Worse - 36%
Same - 45%


Does Bush share your priorities?

Yes - 35%
No - 61%


Are you confident Bush is making the right decisions about Social Security?

Yes - 27%
No - 66%


Who will make the right decisions about Social Security?

Republicans - 31%
Democrats - 48%


Stick a fork in him, he's done.