i agree but this is what happens when a Prez has a 35% approval rating
Part of the President's approval ratings, (which must be taken with a grain of salt to begin with considering the agenda-driven manipulation of polls) are due to Republicans not standing publically firm with him on many issues.
This isn't the full reason of course, but the Pubs in congress haven't been nearly as vocally supportive as I'd like to have seen them, especially during a time of war.