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While Republicans blame Hurricane Gustav four pushing Bush and Cheney out of the Republican convention spotlight for the first night, that act probably has as much to do with Bush's latest job approval ratings in a USA Today/Gallup Poll: a dismal 29 percent .
If you compare that to other presidents since the 1960s, only Nixon's is lower towards the end of their presidency. And it's interesting to see whose approval ratings were the highest: Republicans' favorite target Clinton, who even bested Reagan. Ouch, that has to keep the Rush Limbaughs and Kenneth Starrs of the world up at night.
I'm still waiting to see what D.C. will name in Clinton's honor. Reagan has an airport and building complex named for him.
End-of Presidency Job Approval Ratings Bill Clinton (2001) 65% Ronald Reagan (1989) 64 John F. Kennedy (1963) 63 Dwight Eisenhower (1961) 59 George Bush (1993) 56 Gerald Ford (1977) 53 Lyndon Johnson (1969) 49 Jimmy Carter (1981) 34 George W. Bush (Aug. 30, 2008) 29 Richard Nixon (1974) 24
