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The Zarqawi Bounce II

Short-lived, indeed. CBS is out with a poll that shows Bush's job approval rating down slightly from a month ago. It also shows folks -- about 80+ percent of them -- don't think the death of Zarqawi will make any difference.

Anticipating the "well, it is CBS afterall," reaction, has anyone see any polls that say something different. If so, please post. And thanks.

Now, as for where people's heads are right now (don't say it!), the Election 2006 polling report keeps track of the latest polls and generally the numbers seem to be around mid-30s (percent) favoring the GOP in congressional races, to mid to, perhaps, upper 40s (percent) for Democrats.

The thing is: those numbers don't seem to be moving much one way or the other, in some cases, since last fall. Now granted the numbers aren't particularly good for the GOP, but if there really is a growing realization that the country is on the wrong track, wouldn't those numbers be changing and becoming even worse for the GOP.

I'm not saying the numbers are right. I'm not saying the numbers are wrong. I'm saying I don't know.

I do know that driving home today, folks were driving closer to my 55 mph-movin' Chevy Cavalier. I notice gas hit $2.95 today. Anecdotal evidence, to be sure, but folks were zipping by at breakneck speeds when it was $2.75. So we may be heading into territory where people really are concerned about gas prices and are ready to take a swing at someone. Up until now, they weren't even willing to lift their foot off the gas.