How bad have things gotten for our beleaguered president? Rasmussen Reports reports, “After three straight days at the lowest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports, President Bush’s Job Approval ratings slipped another point to another new low on Tuesday.” The President’s approval rating today checks in at a lusty 33%. As Rasmussen points out, every time the national conversation turns to immigration, the President’s numbers head southward.

Also, a valuable piece of anecdotal evidence dropped in my Inbox a few minutes ago. My correspondent wrote,

“Here's all you need to know about how some of us regular folks and once-prouder Republicans feel about this immigration bill nightmare. Today, I am scraping the Bush/Cheney 04 sticker from the back window of my Ford Expedition. I had vowed to keep it up as long as I still saw lefties with their Kerry stickers. But after this slap in the face, I'm done. I hope the guy continues to fight terrorism and even hopes he gets another SCOTUS nomination... but I'm done openly supporting this guy.”

I think that letter sums up how a lot of us feel, for a lot of different reasons. We’re still rooting for the president, and we still like him, but we are enormously disappointed.

But all is not bleak. At least for some of us. In the latest Rasmussen poll on the race for the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney has leapt from 12% to 15%. He has overtaken Fred Thompson, and, more importantly, pulled within three points of McCain.

But that’s not all. Rasmussen informs us, “Most interviews for this survey were completed before the furor over a proposed immigration reform bill could have any impact.” In other words, this poll doesn’t measure the damage McCain has done to his campaign by boldly embracing Ted Kennedy’s immigration reforms. I know McCain dead-enders think McCain squelched any potential unrest over this issue by personally insulting Mitt Romney, but I predict that tack will prove unsuccessful.

Elsewhere, our own Matt Lewis notes that Hillary Clinton is looking to the Internet for guidance in choosing her campaign’s theme song. Honestly, I’m at a loss. The best I can come up with is Hank Williams’ “Jambalaya” which I like as a choice just because it makes absolutely no sense. Maybe the Townhall readers can be more helpful. (Please, I beg you, keep it clean.)

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