This is what it's about: remember that

Here are the presidential low points of public approval, as reflected by the poll numbers from Roper:

Clinton low: 36 percent, May 1993 (early missteps like Zoe Baird)

George H.W. Bush low: 29 percent, August 1992 (recession)

Reagan low: 35 percent, January 1983 (recession)

Carter low: 28 percent, July 1979 (high gas prices)

Ford low: 37 percent, January 1975 (economy, Nixon pardon)

Nixon low: 23 percent, January 1974 (Watergate)

Johnson low: 35 percent, August 1968 (Vietnam)

Lowest ever? Harry Truman during the Korean War, in February 1952, at 22 percent.

Oh. Wait. Lowest ever now? That would be the current president:

Among all Americans, 19% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 77% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 14% approve and 79% disapprove.

Among Americans registered to vote, 18% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 78% disapprove.

Most unpopular president ever.

Change? You damn well better believe we want change. Let's stay focused on that over the next eight months, okay? John McCain is essentially Bush's third term. Obama's inexperienced? Clinton's manipulative? So [insert your favorite expletive here] what.

(tip o' the hat to Attytood)