Wonder how this one will be explained away
Pew (via Atrios):
"Currently, 48% use a negative word to describe Bush compared with just 28% who use a positive term, and 10% who use neutral language.Certain Irish bloggers have described Bush in glowing terms, even recently, and delighted in casting aspersions on those who didn't share this touching show of blind faith. Perhaps they might enlighten us all on how it is "anti-American" to share the actual views of the American public on this embarrassing failure of a man.
The changing impressions of the president can best be viewed by tracking over time how often words come up in these top-of-the-mind associations. Until now, the most frequently offered word to describe the president was "honest," but this comes up far less often today than in the past. Other positive traits such as "integrity" are also cited less, and virtually no respondent used superlatives such as "excellent" or "great" terms that came up fairly often in previous surveys.
The single word most frequently associated with George W. Bush today is "incompetent,"and close behind are two other increasingly mentioned descriptors: "idiot" and "liar." All three are mentioned far more often today than a year ago."
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