A Snapshot of the Bush Mandate

According to a Washington Post poll-

• 58% disapprove of his Iraq policies
• 52% disapprove of the way he has handled the economy
• 51% disapprove of the way he has handled health care
• 58% disapprove of the way W has handled the budget deficit
• 53% do not think Bush will make progress on Social Security
• 65% do not think Bush will make progress on the environment
• 62% do not think that W will make progress on the deficit
• 56% do not believe that GWB "understands the problems of people like you"
• 55% do not think that the war in Iraq was worth fighting
• 57% believe that companies should face the possibility of big penalties in lawsuits

Finally, 55% think that Bush will do a better job in his second term. That's a backhanded compliment- how could he possibily do worse.