The only thing that has helped Bush's numbers has been success in the WOT --- victory in Afghanistan and Iraq, Saddam's capture, etc.
Singing CFR didn't help him. Nor did the $400 billion drug giveaway, the (cloaked) amnesty for illegal aliens, the $15 billion to Africa (ostensibly to fight AIDS), expanding Clinton's AmeriCorps program, the largest farm subsidy bill in history, or his support for the Assault Weapons Ban renewal bill.
Advice, GWB: Act like a conservative, and your re-election is assured.
And fire that socialist moron Rove.