A new "height" for the president

Published: July 25, 2007, 11:04 am

Interesting headline in the Washington Post this morning: "Disfavor for Bush Hits Rare Heights." Where I come from, this is usually called a "depth," but.... The latest Washington Post-ABC News survey shows that 65 percent of Americans disapprove of Bush's job performance, matching his all-time low. In polls conducted by The Post or Gallup going back to 1938, only once has a president exceeded that level of public animosity -- and that was Richard M. Nixon, who hit 66 percent four days before he resigned. No surprise there -- just ask any three people on the street what they think of the current occupant of the White House, and two of them will surely give you an earful. What I do find newsworthy, however, is this: Bush has been so down for so long that some advisers maintain it no longer bothers them much. It can even, they say, be liberating. Seeking the best interpretation for the president's predicament, they argue that Bush can do what he thinks is right without regard to

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