23 Apr 2006
Bush's approval rating hits new low

In downtown Lebanon, at the intersection of state roads 32 and 39, stands Boone's Pub. It's the oldest local watering hole by a long shot. In the thirty odd years I've been passing it by on an almost daily basis, I've never seen a national political sentiment posted on the lighted sign in it's window, although it will sometimes comment on local politics. Today, however, that sign reads: "Hey W - your ship is sinking!"

It has certainly been quite the buzz around town - I think the last time Boone County failed to support the Republican Party in a national election was before the Republican Party was founded in 1856. That record may fall after 150 years, mostly due to the war in Iraq and the shenanigans of Mitch Daniels (our carpetbagging Guv, formerly Bush's director of the OMB).

Are we ready for a Democratic Congress this fall? Unless things change dramatically between now and November, we'd best be getting ready...

Reuters - President George W. Bush's public approval rating has fallen to 32 percent, a new low for his presidency, a CNN poll showed on Monday.

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