Lame-Duckery

It's not just that CBS poll... everywhere you turn, Americans have had enough.

Here are what some recent polls are saying...

The latest Quinnipiac poll finds opposition to warrantless spying among other things-

By a 76 - 19 percent margin, American voters say the government should continue monitoring phone calls or e-mail between suspected terrorists in other countries and people in the U.S., according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. But voters say 55 - 42 percent that the government should get court orders for this surveillance...

...Only 36 percent of voters approve of the job President Bush is doing, while 58 percent disapprove, his worst approval rating in a Quinnipiac University national poll...

...Voters disapprove 52 - 42 percent, 57 - 39 percent in purple states, of the way Bush is handling terrorism, his lowest score on this issue.

By a 49 - 37 percent margin, voters want the Democrats to win control of Congress in this year's House and Senate elections. And if a candidate for Congress supports President Bush, only 16 percent of Americans are more likely to vote for that candidate, with 37 percent less likely and 45 percent who say it won't make a difference. ...

Bloomberg polling finds similar results-

...For the first time, a majority of Americans, 54 percent, disapprove of Bush's dealing with terrorism, the latest Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll found. Bush's job approval rating fell to 38 percent, a five-point drop from a month ago, fueled also by rising discontent over the Iraq war...

Think Progress has a breakdown of several polls, including a Fox News one-
Bush Free Fall Continues in New Polls

Perhaps it's the "rhetoric of unreality"? So says George Will in his latest column.

To usurp an LBJ quote, "If I've lost George Will, I've lost Middle America."