BBVD - As you get older and wiser you will realize that ones political outlook is a very poor basis to determine their worth as a friend. I think George W. Bush is one of the worst Presidents in my lifetime. Now, if I chose my friends based upon only those folks that agreed with me, I would have an awfully short list of friends - I do indeed believe the polls that say the President's approval rating is up above 70 or 80%. The beauty of living in an open and free society is that there is at least 4 sides to any question!! I salute your passion but you may want to temper that passion by trying to look into peoples hearts, not how they vote. My 2 cents.