It's not uncommon to hear or read pundits referring to ... George W. Bush as a "popular" leader or even a "very popular" one. Even some of his critics in the press refer to him this way. Perhaps they need to check the latest polls.... Here are the approval ratings for presidents as recorded by Gallup (all for March [of the beginning of their second term]):

Truman, 1949: 57%.
Eisenhower, 1957: 65%.
Johnson, 1965: 69%.
Nixon, 1973: 57%.
Reagan, 1985: 56%.
Clinton, 1997: 59%.
Bush, 2005: 45%.

when do the democrats begin to fight again? when do we really fight against bad policies/extremism in congress and around the country when we know that bush and the republicans are actually wearing nothing but the emperor's new clothes? and when do we begin winning again when we know bush and the republicans poll so badly?