Approval ratings

Bush’s approval rating is hovering in the high thirties, as of the most recent polls. A majority of Americans are dissatisfied with how the Iraq war is going and they have been steadily dropping over the past few weeks. Americans are not very happy with this president. This is of course good for the Democrats who will be running for office in the coming years because many people have become frustrated with the current GOP positions, but in the grand scheme, we still have a couple years left with this guy and a country that is not behind its leader is going to have severe problems.
About 46% of the Americans who were polled recently think that the Congress would be better run by Democrats while the Republicans scored in the mid thirties. The President has lost ground when it comes to how he is viewed on terrorism and the war. This country is facing a leadership crisis not seen in decades.
On the whole experts quoted on CNN.com seem to believe that the Iraq war is making progress. We are capturing insurgent leaders, but the attacks have not been reduced in their frequency. The 2006 and 2008 elections will be a critical point for the country. It is important that we do our best to get Democrats into office, but given the current situation, we need to make sure they are good leaders as well. Empty suits are not what we need now.
Just some thoughts,

Chris