Ex-Presidents Popular; But Dubya? Nyet
January 7, 2009
Want to be a popular President? Make sure you're emeritus and not the guy who actually has the job at the time.

A CNN/Opinion Research poll released today shows that the three ex-Presidents meeting with President Bush and President-elect Obama all have positive job approval ratings that tower over the incumbent commander-in-chief.

Some 64% of the poll's respondents approve of Jimmy Carter's performance as President; 60% say the same for George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton tops the charts at 69%.

The same CNN poll taken last month put the current President Bush's job approval rating at 27%. And Obama? His pre-presidential approval rating is a whopping 82%.

- Ken Bazinet