Washington, D.C. (AHN) - A new poll shows President Bush's approval rating is up from a previous survey, breaking a downtrend that lasted six quarters.

In a poll conducted by Gallop, 39.1 percent of Americans approve of the job George Bush is doing in the White House; up from his record low last quarter of 35.8 percent.

According to Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup, the rating "is a significant improvement from his prior quarter's average and marks the first time since his 16th quarter that his average has not declined from the previous time. On the down side, his latest average still rates as the third worst of his presidency and only ranks in the 12th percentile of all presidential quarters since the Truman presidency, placing 214th out of the 244 quarters for which Gallup has data."

Hard to see any "significant improvement," esp. when it ranks 214th out of 244. Hope it spirals down to match the 16% of Congress before the elections.