A Wretched Start

Just a few days after coronation, a new poll out today shows GW Bush's job approval rating at 44%, with 54% disapproving. Unaffiliated voters give him a 37% approval. Only a 78% rating by GOPers inflates his numbers.
Bush Job Approval

In other news...

Of interest mainly to the North Coast of California, two new blogs officially launch today:
This North Coast Place and North Coast Texts. Readers interested in Native affairs may find the current content of Texts worthwhile.

Elsewhere, Gabriel has taken to writing sestinas, among the new verses on his blog. And there's cat blogging at Blue Voice.