‘W’ now beats out ‘O’
His predecessor may have a little something to do with it, but the man who left the White House with a 28 percent rating — thanks to the unpopular Iraq war and the poor economy his last few months in office — is now seen more favorably than the current president.
In a poll by left-leaning CNN, no less, President George W. Bush is seen in a favorable light by 52 percent of those surveyed (and 43 percent unfavorable), while President Barack Obama is seen favorably — and unfavorably — by 49 percent.
Obama has changed America in many ways, as he promised he would, but those ways are not necessarily what the country had in mind.
The poll, for instance, found that only 6 percent of Americans believe environmental policy is the most important issue facing the country, but the president has promoted it as if nearly 100 percent believe it.