Perhaps Not What They Expected

The latest CBS poll found that most Americans disapprove of federal intervention in the Terri Schiavo case:

SHOULD CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT BE INVOLVED IN SCHIAVO MATTER?
Yes 13%
No 82%

ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN DECIDING LIFE SUPPORT CASES
Federal government should decide 9%
State government should decide 13%
Government should stay out 75%

The poll found opposition to government intervention across the political spectrum. The poll also found that the approval rating for President Bush and Congress has dropped since last month:

CONGRESS JOB APPROVAL
Now 34%
2/2005 41%

BUSH JOB APPROVALS
Now 43%
2/2005 49%