Just when Bush's falling numbers MAY be levelling off, he screws it up. [View All]

When looking at all of the polls in tandem, perhaps Bush's big PR blitz on Iraq (and the elections) resulted in his falling numbers levelling off a bit. The ABC-Wash Post number is an anamoly in the big picture, or at best, an indicator of a slight overall uptick. But there will always be the true believers (about 30%). You can only fall so much w/o reaching a levelling point, unless something drastic happens.

Then, something drastic happened. He goes and blatantly violates the law and the Constitution by illegally spying on American citizens (not to mention having the DOD spy on and label as "threats" peaceful anti-war groups made up of grandmothers).

Once the ramifications of this spying scandal sink in, his precipitous decline will resume. This thing has made him look worse than torture, worse than "Mission Accomplished", worse than just about any bone-headed, dictatorial over-reach he has engaged in so far. What's more, he is vociferously defending the practice, saying it's legal b/c Congress gave him the right to use whatever force is necessary to fight terrorists... including spying, without warrant, on American citizens that HE has solely decided are "in league with Al Qaeda". Congress, of course, did no such thing. What they passed was clearly and specifically concerning military action, and his role as Commander in Chief.

He's basically saying the Constitution is suspended, and he is now judge, jury and executioner! He's also coming off as a raving paranoid in saying it.

It makes him look downright Nixonian.

He'll be in the low 30s - high 20s in no time.