Think Progress reports that Press Secretary Tony Snow was "forced to acknowledge that the administration’s handling of Iraq has caused a 'crisis of confidence' in government: 'Whatever the discontent may be with the president, the level of confidence in Congress is even lower. And what you have is the sense of crisis of confidence in government.'"
A USA Today/Gallup poll reports: "fewer than 20 percent of Americans have 'a great deal' of trust in President Bush to 'recommend the right thing' for the United States to do in Iraq. The poll found that confidence in congressional leaders to chart the proper course is even lower, at 14 percent. A separate CBS News poll reported a record-low 21 percent approve of Bush’s handling of the war."
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