New poll: Fewer Americans think Bush is honest

Arrogant and dumb.

Less than half of Americans now say they think President Bush is honest, according to an AP-Ipsos poll taken at a time of increasing concerns about Iraq, a potential problem for a president who won re-election declaring that "people know where I stand."....

A solid majority still see Bush as likable and a strong leader, but a growing number view the president's confidence as arrogance, up from 49 percent in January to 56 percent now.

This is what happens when Republicans put all their eggs in the basket of a figure-head president. Bush was just a stand-in, like Dave in the movie "Dave," except Dave ended up being pretty good at his job and smarter than folks thought. "Bush" on the other hand was never anything more than a puppet, a stand-in, a foil for the GOP winning the election. They didn't care who they picked, they just wanted to win, so they picked Bush because they knew he was malleable and, well, dumb. And he's fulfilled their expectations, except now the public has caught on. Ha ha.