The True Measure of Bush's UNpopularity

There has been a lot of talk lately that President Bush is so unpopular that Republican candidates are avoiding him like the plague. In fact, many feel that worst thing a Republican running for office could do, aside from getting arrested for plowing his car through a crowded school bus stop while driving drunk and fleeing police trying to arrest you on charges of molesting little boys while shoplifting from the local homeless shelter's food bank, is to have the President actually show up and campaign for you.

But it may be even worse than that.

In Oregon, Republican Senator Gordon Smith is up for re-election. He has begun airing television spots which include words of praise.... From Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.