Approval rating... not so much.

In a new Newsweek poll, GWB's approval rating has fallen to an all-time low: 33 % but it's worse than that...

Democrats now outdistance Republicans on every single issue that could decide voters’ choices come Nov. 7. In addition to winning—for the first time in the NEWSWEEK poll—on the question of which party is more trusted to fight the war on terror (44 to 37 percent) and moral values (42 percent to 36 percent), the Democrats now inspire more trust than the GOP on handling Iraq (47 to 34); the economy (53 to 31); health care (57 to 24); federal spending and the deficit (53 to 29); gas and oil prices (56 to 23); and immigration (43 to 34).

And even if the Republicans manage to bail out their ship before the midterms, they’ll have a hard time matching their one-time strengths to voters’ priorities. A third of registered voters, 33 percent, say the single most important issue that will decide their vote will be Iraq; compare to 20 percent who say the economy and only 12 percent who say terrorism, which ties with health care.

UPDATE: DemFromCT at The News Blog comments on what Hastert should have done...

But he won't, he didn't and he can't. There is no leadership in House leadership, they're afraid to unleash the long knives in the House, everyone behind Hastert in rank (and I mean everyone) is tainted, and Republicans don't know the meaning of the term accountability. They are so far in over their heads they don't even understand how screwed they are (but the Newsweek poll helps to put it in perspective).