Why are gas prices affecting President Bush's approval rating?
814959
Because the American public has no understanding of reality.  They are led by emotion.
350213
What president could have a high approval rating with high gasoline prices, a war, a natural disaster the size of Katrina?\n\nBut again, what is the importance of a high approval rating?  \n\nPersonally, I think most of our government has become so focused on sucking money out of everyone, and trying to buy votes, that no one is doing the proper job.\n\nProper Job = let people keep more of their money, get out of the way, and quit making so many stupid unneccessary laws, since you have no intention of enforcing 90% of them anyway.
297795
Because Bush has too many links with the petrol industry. Too much money coming in his campaign fund from oil-men. He is totally biassed..
344784
When President Clinton was in power he released the strategic reserves and caused a glut on the market which in turn lowered prices, Do not expect George Bush to do that because he is profiting from the high prices.
987024
George W. Bush has not had this country at the fore front of his  agenda . He has followed his own agenda and has had the support of his Republican congress to aid in that agenda . The country as a whole has suffered slow economic recovery , highest gas prices in our history , and  we as a Nation are disliked by other Nations due to his leadership and head strong do or die attitude . Its my way or the highway isn't working for him now and the polls are showing the nations feelings for him as a president . I would have to agree with you in saying he is right up there on top of the heap of useless presidents .
350586
Not everyone hates George Bush, but a lot of Americans do (http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm). Most likely do the length of time our troops have been deployed in Iraq is a major source of this disapproval, but others sources are most likely the huge tax breaks that oil companies have received and record high gas prices. Another source could be the huge amount of corruption the republicans have in congress.
304853
I think in the next election a Democrat will get in because everyone is over the lies, war, and over spending.  If anyone remembers, when Clinton was in office gas was at .77 cents per gallon - today its 2.73 a gallon at the cheap gas station.  Bush has not done anything to help this country and has only driven up the debt and broken ties with other countries by going to war, based on lies.
375183
His ratings keep plummeting. He is at less than 30% approval, down there with Nixon when he resigned. There is a good article in the latest Rolling Stone that shows why prominent historians rate Bush as one of the worst presidents in American history.
379559
I'm torn between believing that he himself is doing a bad job or his administration as a whole is doing a bad job.\n\nHe has faced hard times, but so did Abraham Lincoln. I don't know how Bush would handle a civil war, but that is besides the point because no one in the US would actually take to arms against their government, most people just want to live their lives without having to worry about the rest of world. Like before WWII.\n\nIn order to be in power these days you have to cater to a lot of different people, also known as special insterest groups. You have to cater to them because you need the money to put yourself in power. It'd be hard for a person who was down to earth with middle america to put themselves in power because they probably would have enough money to pay for the ads, or anything else to campaign for that matter. So we are left with the rich and the rich people's buddies to rule over our country. And since the rich only want to get richer, they take care of their own. They call oil black gold for a reason. I'm tempted to think that Bush might have wrapped himself up too tightly in special interest security blankets.\n\nBut that is besides the point. I don't believe that Bush himself is responsible for the bad things that go on in this country, I think his underlings had a lot to do with it as well, because they ALL have some sort of special interest group to support, whether it be energy companies or defense contractors. \n\nAlso, we basically have one political party in charge right now, so they can pretty much put what ever law they want through with out much of a fight. And if their is a fight all they have to do is attach a rider to the bill that sounds good and cry that the other side isn't supporting this oh-so-important issue that is actually just a rider on a worse bill, or the other way around.\n\nOverall the government hasn't been looking out for our best interests until lately with the gas prices because now it is a good political tool to use with the voters. So it isbelieved that who ever can champion the oil issue can win the hearts of the american people. Then, once they are in charge they get to cater to their special interests, not the people's. \n\nSpell check doesn't work in IE7 so I apologize for any typographical errors.
87372
Same thing Jimmy Carter had said... He needs to increase his approval rating. By conveying he doesnt want to depend on oil and he wants to use different fuels, he's lessening his main critics about him being an oil tycoon and only in it for his exxon buddies.\n\nThe US is broke. He spoke general, and he has to keep everyone happy. Usually the thing in debate is how the plans are carried out, rather than the sweet short abstract of what needs to be done.
357925
I believe it is the lowest any president has ever had. Even Herbert Hoover during the depths of the Depression had a higher approval rating. Bush has systematically ruined this country's economy, military, border defenses, and environment. Enough is enough.
473333
Obviously Bush is using his power to line the pockets of his corporate buddies.  It’s no accident that when many businesses are struggling to stay alive, General Electric, Microsoft, and Exxon (a subsidiary of Brown and Root which is a subsidiary of Halliburton) are the three largest money making companies in the country reporting record profits.  The executives of all of these companies have close affiliations with the Republican Party and love Bush.\n\nConsidering much of General Electric’s and Halliburton’s profits are coming from non-competitive over inflated government contracts, they’re making billions off tax dollars.\n\nEnron would have been right up there with them if “Kenny Boy” hadn’t gotten caught with his hand in the till.
634485
Yeah his approval rating really says a lot doesn't it?  Bush is going to go down as the WORST president in history.  He's an idiot, a liar, a cheater (election 2000,2004), and a rich little brat.  Without his daddy's help he wouldn't have gotten anywhere in life.  \n\nTake a look at Rolling Stone's cover!
398632
jason- are you kidding? Bush has the lowest approval rating among latin americans of any president in history. I sure hope someone does something about the current administration. Legal immigrants---get out there and vote!
319504
the president has vary little to do with gas prices.\n\nLets look at a few things:\nrecord usage levels world wide\nUS refineries damaged, destroyed by hurricanes\nno, or almost no new refineries opened in the us in years\nlower world supply of oil\n\nhow is he responsible for any of that? or do you believe he has a hurricane maker? lol
457866
The price of gas is going up due to the increase in price of oil (from which gas is refined) in the world markets.\n\nIt is not a question of supply and demand. There is as much oil being produced and consumed last week as this week. It is just that the stock and commodity markets (mainly in New York) control prices and push the prices up for their profit.\n\nThese commodity market types rely on politicians like George W and Cheney to use violent language. They will then jump on the bandwagon by bidding prices higher.
491113
There is none, if inflation had followed suit with everything else clothes, food, building supplies etc.It would be over 3 dollars a gallon.The problem is people actually give idiots like micheal moore and al fraken credibility, its uncanny!!!!They have both been proven to be liars.One of the biggest reasons gas prices increase is simply speculative theory!! we went to war for humanitarian reasons, those people want us there they were under dictatorship. clinton sent soliders into Bosnia in 98 and knowone had a problem with that, it was for humanitarian reasons or so we thought.The real problem a lot of people have with this is the time its taking but you cant put a time frame on something like this.