Despite the fact that President Bush’s approval numbers are below 30%, I’m shocked at how little respect he commands from what remains of his base in polls asking about presidential greatness. In April 2003, a USA Today/Gallup poll found that 11% of Americans rated Bush as the greatest US president ever. Now a LA Times/Bloomberg poll found that only 11% rate him above average (4% outstanding, 7% above average, 24% average, 23% below average, 39% poor). That means that even most Republicans think Bush is an average president at best.