Bush's Poll Numbers Continue Downward

A new AP-Ipsos poll on El Presidente's job-performance:

Bush's job approval is at 44 percent, with 54 percent disapproving. (And only 37 percent have a favorable opinion of the work being done by the Republican-controlled Congress.)

The number supporting Bush's handling of the economy dipped to 42 percent; 38 percent approve of his handling of education and health care.

Support for the president's approach to Social Security remained at 36 percent, while 58 percent oppose it.

"Ed Rollins, a Republican who was a top political adviser to President Reagan, said if Bush continues to push relentlessly for his Social Security plan he's taking a chance. 'If he wants to make Social Security his legacy,' Rollins said, he faces the risk that 'there will be no legacy.' "