21%

It's an all-time low approval for the President's handling of Iraq.

62% believe it was "a mistake" to send U.S. troops to Iraq (more than said the same thing about Vietnam in 1973, when Nixon decided it was time to cut our losses there). Less than half believe the President will listen to Iraq Study Group recommendations. 71% say it's going badly; half believe it's getting worse. A majority believe we will not succeed. Almost 60% want withdrawals, including 25% who want all U.S. forces removed. Americans, by a 2-1 margin, have more confidence in congressional Democrats to handle the war than in the President.

The Washington Post has more on the incredible shrinking presidency.

But don't worry- the "New Way Forward" is coming. Then we'll be victorious in continuing to drag this mess out until at least January 2009, when the President will leave office and leave it for the next guy to clean up and take the blame for.... but not until after Christmas. They need a few more weeks to figure out how to properly polish this turd.

One possible cause for the delay? The 'new way forward' may include the unpopular course of sending more troops.

Until then, enjoy video of the President talking to a dog. And weep at the frivolity of it all.

[UPDATE: The AP has a preview of likely changes here; the article's as vague as our Iraq policy. Spoiler alert: It's stay the course. Reactions to the delay- here. In related news, Bush/Cheney's Saudi masters threaten to back the Sunni groups (read: insurgency) if the U.S. leaves Iraq. Finally, Newsweek's Fahreed Zakaria discusses Iraq with Jon Stewart.]