Poll suggests drop in Bush's personal credibility

Here's the poll cited by Impenetrable One.

Excite News: "President Bush's personal credibility appears to be eroding at a time when Iraq has become the top public priority and the White House is engulfed in controversy over senior Bush adviser Karl Rove, a poll released on Wednesday suggested.

The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed the percentage of Americans who believe Bush is 'honest and straightforward' fell to 41 percent from 50 percent in January, while those who say they doubt his veracity climbed to 45 percent from 36 percent."

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A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows how much Mr. Bush's political standing has been weakened as he confronts controversy over a top aide's discussion of a Central Intelligence Agency operative's employment, a Supreme Court vacancy, his Social Security plan and Iraq. Majorities of Americans disapprove of the president's handling of the economy, foreign policy and Iraq. And a plurality rates Mr. Bush negatively on "being honest and straightforward" for the first time in his presidency.

View complete results of the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. (Adobe Acrobat required.)

Nevertheless, the president continues to benefit from resilient support for the U.S. presence in Iraq even after two years of insurgent attacks.