Beauty in Numbers

Prezzie Bush isn't having a very good time of it, lately. The numbers can lie, of course, but generally speaking they can't lie very big. Some of the interesting numbers so far:

• 66% of the public opposes the Republican attempt to change fundamental Senate rules just to suit their agenda...
• ...only 22% support it. That's a three-fold difference.
• 48% (vs 36%) think the Democrats are right to block some of the nominations
• 70% of all Americans think that judges are either too conservative or are just about right...
• ...while only 26% say that judges are too liberal. Is W. inhaling again?
• for privatization of Social Security, in mid-March, the numbers were 56-44 in favor of W's plan. A month later? 51-46 opposed. That's a 15-point loss, chil'ren.

There are a couple of spots where W. is still doing well-ish. The public still thinks he's doing a good job on terror (well, a against terror), but then again, terrorism is no longer the public's number-1 concern. So is it any surprise that there's a giant suckin'-sound with W.'s numbers?

There is one number, however, that's held steady as a rock so far: the number of WMDs found is still a big fat zero. And, apparently, will remain that way because they've finally decided to stop looking.