McWrath sez:

"..."Only 34 percent of Texans...approved of Bush's handling of the presidency...(b)y contrast, 55 percent disapproved..."

Classic case of twisting the facts to suit your agenda. Sounds like a statement from the Guardian.

Truth be known, about 1/3 of the people who feel betrayed by George W. Bush are convervative and they got thrown a few bones in the last 8 years, but little of substance execept the tax cut.

No tort reform, not attempt to save out nearly-bankrupt Social Security Administration, no closing-tight our open border with Mexico, no welfare reform, no "gay marriage" ban and no attempt to limit the 1 million US abortions each year.

You may dislike their opinions, but conservatives and their values still dominate the US. By issue, 70% of Blacks just voted in state elections to ban "gay marriage" and the "Hispanic" population was even more adamant.

Much of the convervative base is older and know that Social Security benefifs will have to be drastically cut for then when the system becomes insolvent. Failure was predicted to be 2014-2016 back in 2000. Eight years gone and not even lip service much less action.

To put thing in perspective, if George W, Bush and Bill Clinton were the only candidates on the ballot this year (it can't happen, I kwow), Bill Clinton would be trounced. So much for polls, which have become tools to form public opinion, not reflect it.