A Storm-Tossed Boss - Newsweek Hurricane Katrina Coverage - MSNBC.com

A Storm-Tossed Boss - Newsweek Hurricane Katrina Coverage - MSNBC.com:

"Katrina's winds have unspun the spin of the Bush machine, particularly the crucial idea that he is a commanding commander in chief... the first time, less than a majority—49 percent—say he has 'strong leadership qualities,' down from 63 percent last year. That weakness, in turn, dragged down his job-approval rating—now at 38 percent, his lowest ever—as well as voters' sense of where the country is headed. By a 66-28 margin, they say they are 'dissatisfied,' by far the gloomiest view in the Bush years, and among the worst in recent decades."