Good news! No, great news!!!

Bush's strength wanes, poll says
By Richard Benedetto, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON

The unsettled state of the presidential race is the key finding of a
USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll that shows retired general Wesley Clark
and
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry narrowly ahead of President Bush among
registered voters.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/t...-bush-poll.htm

Bush narrowly leads former Vermont governor Howard Dean, Missouri
Rep.
Richard Gephardt and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman.

The results for the five leading Democrats are so close they are
within the poll's margin of error.

More than a year before the election, the findings don't project a
winner so much as they show that Bush has lost the perception that
he
is the strong favorite.

Answers to questions about Iraq indicate why some of Bush's strength
has faded.

Americans are split over whether the war was worth fighting; 50% say
yes, 48% no.

That is a dramatic drop from April, when, as Saddam Hussein's statue
was falling in Baghdad, 76% said the war was worth it.

Further bad news for Bush:

His job approval is at 50%, his lowest rating since taking office.

The poll was taken last week as news from Iraq focused on U.S.
troops
being killed in attacks and Bush was seeking more international help
to stabilize the country.

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 01:59:26 +0200 (CEST), Tarapia Tapioco
wrote:

>
>Bush's strength wanes, poll says
>By Richard Benedetto, USA TODAY
>
Bwaaaaah-haaaaa-haaaa!!!!!!!!
Yeah, hitch your wagon to that star,
click your ruby red slippers two times
and keep dreaming that liberal losing
dream.
After all, it's all you have.