Hey you guys, leave my friends out of this! Doug, my friend, (and I mean that) the main reason Bush is so popular has already been stated. He needed an enemy, and he got one. Some lucky, right? The other reason is: Bush is spouting jingoisms all over the tube; "We are going to smoke him out "etc etc ad nauseum. This is just what those Americans who dont know or care why we were attacked want to hear. Even if our government gave them equal time on tv to explain why they hate us and why they attacked us, it would do no good; it is too late, and most Americans, 80%, just want to squash them like cockroaches. Bush is telling them what they want to hear. THAT'S why his approval rating is high. Take away the terrorists and all he would have is old Clinton bashing, and trying to duck Enron. Did you notice he didn't mention Enron in his state of the union speech?