I would love to see one poll come out that’s good news for the president or for the war. It would make me feel a little better, because like I’ve said a thousand times it’s way more comforting to think the country’s going in a good direction than to be able to go “hooray, another shot at Bush!” Anyway, poll #1: People like Bush 41 more than Bush 43.

Six in 10 said the elder Bush, who served one term from 1989-1993, did a better job in office, according to a poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Twelve percent said both were equally good or bad, and 2 percent offered no opinion.

The poll also found that 59 percent disapprove of President Bush’s handling of his job; 38 percent approve of it.

So, at best, 26% of people like Dubya more than HW. That’s just amazing, if my knowledge of the former president’s low popularity is correct. So we know from a while ago that people like Clinton more than Dubya, they like HW more than Dubya, let’s just keep going back and see how long it takes before a president is less popular than George Jr.

Anyway, poll #2: Iraqis overwhelmingly want us out of Iraq within a year.

The survey by much-respected World Public Opinion (WPO), taken in September, found that 74% of Shiites and 91% of Sunnis in Iraq want us to leave within a year. The number of Shiites making this call in Baghdad, where the U.S. may send more troops to bring order, is even higher (80%). In contrast, earlier this year, 57% of this same group backed an “open-ended” U.S. stay.

By a wide margin, both groups believe U.S. forces are provoking more violence than they’re preventing — and that day-to-day security would improve if we left.

Ouch. America doesn’t want us in Iraq, Iraq doesn’t want us in Iraq, they even support attacks on American soldiers. Imagine what’ll happen to those extra 20,000+ troops that McCain and others want to send over.