PlameGate Poleaxes Poll Numbers for Bush 
46% (versus 15%) say that "the level of honesty and ethics in the government has declined rather than risen under Bush." (I could have sworn that Bush promised during his first campaign to bring "dignity" to the White House and "change the tone" in D.C., but I must have been mistaken.)
Here's the best part:
...Bush's overall job approval rating has fallen to 39 percent, the lowest of his presidency in Post-ABC polls. Barely a third of Americans -- 34 percent -- think Bush is doing a good job ensuring high ethics in government, which is slightly lower than President Bill Clinton's standing on this issue when he left office.It's a shame that it's taken so many Americans this long to finally see Bush and the GOP for what they are, but I suppose this is a case of "Better late than never."The survey also found that nearly seven in 10 Americans consider the charges against Libby to be serious. A majority -- 55 percent -- said the decision of Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald to bring charges against Libby was based on the facts of the case, while 30 percent said he was motivated by partisan politics.
KEYWORDS: CIA Leak, I. Lewis Libby, George W. Bush
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