APPROVAL RATING HITS NEW LOW

Chimpy's approval rating is nothing to brag about:

About one-third of adults, 35 percent, said they think the country is headed in the right direction, while 43 percent said they approve of the job being done by Bush.

But, he's doing a hell of a lot better than Chirac:

Jacques Chirac's popularity has reached its lowest level since his election in 1995, as only 27 percent of those questioned have a positive opinion about him, compared to 47 percent in May.

No French president has ever been so unpopular, according to French daily Le Figaro.

This despite Chirac keeping France out of Iraq.