
Originally Posted by
Cloud No.9
would this be the first disaster that was seen a president's popularity drop?
Actually, after a major diaster, the public usually rallies around the President. Nothing like a good attack to bring the nation together. Bush's approval rating after 9/11 was something like 90%. And you gotta understand, the disapproval in Bush right now isn't just coming from "Bush haters" it's coming from Republicans and Democrats alike. And Bush knows he didn't do a great job handling the situation as he's doing major damage control at the moment.