President Bush's approval has slipped
from 37% to 35% in the last month.
Time Magazine has published the first set of poll numbers
since the Supreme Court ruled that President Bush overstepped his authority
because of the Guantanamo tribunals. There have also been at least two Osama
bin Laden tapes widely publicized by the media since the Supreme Court ruling.
In the past, the spectre of bin Laden has often raised Bush's poll numbers.
It is possible that this poll was taken too quickly
after the Supreme Court decision to see the effect of bin Laden's tapes
on Bush approval.
