A couple of months back Jamison Foser wrote of the press's ability to hang a "good for Bush" narrative on literally any piece of news that shows up. Dick Cheney shoots a man in the face? That'll sure boost Bush's polls!
They're doing it yet again. It's pathological. They need to get back to their story where Bush is popular, and likeable, and thought to be an honest straight-shooter. It drives them crazy that they left that little world behind.
Time to face up to the fact that I got a lot of pony pictures, and I'm going to be able to use them. I think it'll be pretty much impossible for Bush to climb above about 42 on a sustained basis until he's about to leave office. Unpopular until the end.