A Man with Two Watches

... never knows what time it is.
-Chinese Proverb

NBC/WSJ:
Bush's approval rating has declined to its lowest level in his presidency. So has his handling of the situation in Iraq. Moreover, fewer than half those surveyed approve of the way in which Bush has dealt with the hurricane, and a whopping three-fourths believe the United States is not prepared for a nuclear, biological or chemical attack.
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Iraq:Approve: 37%Disapprove: 58%
Troop Level:Maintain: 36%Reduce: 55%
Also, 75% say the US is not prepared for a WMD attack, and check out these numbers for how people think the reconstruction after Katrina should be primarily funded:
Reduced Iraq spending: 45% Repeal tax cuts: 27%Cut federal spending: 12% Increase the Deficit: 8%Raise income taxes: 7%

Gallup (un-sourced) via ABP via TJIC
GALLUP POLL RESULTS
Initial Response
(total good) 44%
(good) George W Bush 39%
(good) Residents of New Orleans 38%
(good) State and local officials in Louisiana 36%
(good) FEMA/federal agencies

Recent Response
(total good) 58%
(good) George W Bush 59%
(good) Residents of New Orleans 57%
(good) State and local officials in LA 56%
(good) FEMA/federal agencies

The President's Job Approval: 46% approve [UP from last week's 45% and last month's 40% . . . similar to Rasmussen's 47% approval (50%/likely voters)
Despite the Mediacrats best efforts, Gallup discovered that 60% of repondents still had confidence in the federal government's ability to handle natural disasters and 63% had confidence in the government's ability to handle terrorist attacks.