Oh, geez, Turd Blossom, whadda we do now? Uh, “Bird Flu!” “Hey, lookee here, a new Supreme Court nominee!” Damn, it’s not working! “Attention! Fags want to get married, seduce your kids, and teach them to burn flags!” Crap! “9/11!” “Jesus!” “Terror!”

Oh, well. It’s not like I have to run for re-election or anything…

(CBS News) Most Americans believe someone in the Bush Administration did leak Valerie Plame’s name to reporters – even though Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald indicted no one for doing that. Half of the public describes the matter as something of great importance to the country, and this poll finds low assessments of both the President and the Vice President – with the President’s overall approval rating dropping again to its lowest point ever.

Here are the juicy tidbits:

DID SOMEONE IN THE BUSH ADMIN. LEAK [Valerie Plame’s] NAME?
YES: Now 62%, July 52%

DOES SCOOTER LIBBY’S ACTIONS DESERVE PROSECUTION?
YES: 61%

HOW IMPORTANT TO THE NATION IS THE CIA LEAK MATTER?
Great Importance: 51% [Compared to Clinton/Lewinsky 41%, Whitewater 20%, Iran/Contra 48%, and Watergate 53%, at the height of those scandals.]

BEFORE THE WAR, WHEN TALKING ABOUT WEAPONS IN IRAQ, THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WAS…
Telling all/most of what they knew: Now 32%, Jan. 37%, Feb ’04 40%
Hiding important elements: Now 38%, Jan. 36%, Feb ’04 39%
Mostly lying about weapons: Now 26%, Jan. 23%, Feb. ’04 16%

COMPARED TO MOST PEOPLE IN PUBLIC LIFE, BUSH’S HONESTY & INTEGRITY IS…
More: Now 39%, Feb. ’04 50%
Same: Now 27%, Feb. ’04 25%
Less: Now 29%, Feb. ’04 14%

VIEWS OF GEORGE W. BUSH AND DICK CHENEY
George W. Bush
Favorable: Now 33%, Jan. 44%
Unfavorable: Now 51%, Jan. 40%

Dick Cheney
Favorable: Now 19%, Jan. 28%
Unfavorable: Now 44%, Jan. 33%

PRESIDENT BUSH’S JOB APPROVAL
Approve 35%, Disapprove 57%
Among Democrats: 11%
Among Liberals: 14%
Among Moderates: 30%
Among Independents: 31%
Among Conservatives: 54%
Among White Evangelicals: 61%
Among Republicans: 77%

COMPARING LOWEST APPROVAL RATINGS DURING THEIR RESPECTIVE PRESIDENTIAL SCANDALS
Bush: 35%
Clinton: 58%
Reagan: 46%
Nixon: 24% (as he was resigning!)

BUSH’S APPROVAL RATINGS ON
Terrorism: 47%
Iraq: 32%
Economy: 34%

DID U.S. DO THE RIGHT THING GOING TO WAR WITH IRAQ?
Yes: 42%

IS RESULT OF WAR IN IRAQ WORTH ITS COSTS?
No: 64%

WILL IRAQ BECOME STABLE DEMOCRACY?
Yes, in next year or two: 3%
Yes, will take longer: 46%
No, never: 48%

VIEWS OF THE ECONOMY
Bad: 51%

ECONOMY IS GETTING:
Better: 16%
Worse: 40%
Same: 44%

DIRECTION OF THE COUNTRY
Right direction: 27%
Wrong track: 68%

CONGRESS JOB APPROVAL
Approve: 34%
Disapprove: 53%