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Feb 24, The problem was in Bush wanted to break a budget deadlock. The only way to do that was to compromise with Democrats and raise taxes In Septembertwo years into George H.W. Bush’s first term, the United States was saddled with abillion budget deficit.

Dec 01, Bush's job approval rating shot up to 74% in early August, after he sent U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia in response to Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. Author: RJ Reinhart.

Which President Bush is your question meant to address? George HW, or his son, George W? For simplicity's sake, I will address the more contemporaneous Bush: Graphic: Pew Research Bush's approval spiked to a stratospheric higher than 90 percent wi. Jun 01, But as the year has progressed and the war in Iraq has become increasingly problematic, most recently exemplified by the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins.

Apr 26, Historical Gallup polls suggest that a gas crisis could further erode George W. Bush's already low job approval ratings.

Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter fell Author: Jeffrey M. Jones. Mar 20,"Bush's approval rating five years ago, at the start of the Iraq war, was 71 percent, and that point drop is almost identical to the drop President Lyndon Johnson faced during the. Sep 30, The low ratings throughout much of his second term have arguably been because of the unpopular war in Iraq. But as conditions for the United States Author: Jeffrey M.

Jones. Oct 09, The job rating, although respectable by historical standards, nevertheless marked a significant drop over the last two months. Bush’s popularity had shot up to 76% in early August.