New numbers from Newsweek reveal that, not only is Bush's approval rating hitting a new low, but the majority of the country has given up on him. Fifty-eight percent of Americans say they wish the Bush presidency was already over. In addition to 86% of Democrats, this includes 59% of independents and 21%—roughly one in five—Republicans.

Perhaps even more significant, nearly half (48%) said their opinion of Bush will influence how they vote in '08. This definitely helps the Democrats. Clinton, Obama, and Edwards each out-poll leading Republican candidates McCain and Giuliani in heads up "mock elections." But it also helps moderate Republicans who ignore the Bush-Rove strategy of appealing to social conservatives on the far right. Like Democrats in 2004, Republican primary voters may be looking for Anyone But (another)Bush in 2008.