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Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony: President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush help light the National Christmas Tree during the opening ceremonies of the 2005 Pageant of Peace. Also taking part are poet Maya Angelou, musician Ricky Skaggs, singer CeCe Winans, and others. The event takes place on the Ellipse of the National Mall. THURS., 5PM ET, C-SPAN

Public: Response to Katrina Better Now Than Just After Hurricane Hit Most Americans were not impressed with the initial response to Hurricane Katrina, but according to the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup survey, majorities of Americans now say that the people and officials involved in the rescue effort are doing a good job. Most Americans believe that government agencies in New Orleans should have been better prepared, and they support the proposal for an independent investigation into the problems with the government's response. But they reject the notion that race or poverty were reasons why the government was slow to respond.

C-Span2 will broadcast the President's campaign rally in Oregon LIVE at 9:10 PM EST. C-Span will re-play the rally at 10:24PM.

America’s military veterans, a distinctly Republican chunk of the electorate, think much more highly of George W. Bush than of John Kerry

C-Span2 will air a Bush Campaign Rally (they didn't indicate which one) at 8:42 PM EST. They will also air a vignette of the President's campaign visits to Ohio at 10:08 PM EST

C-Span will re-play the President's speech to the Urban League tonight at 9:20 PM EST -- a Kerry/Edwards campaign event is on now (gag)!

President Bush is speaking NOW on C-Span -- campaign stop in York, PA! Introduced by Joe Paterno -- 'nuf said!

Public opinion in America on the war in Iraq seems to be divided chiefly between those who think the cause is hopeless, and those who wonder why Iraq isn't Switzerland yet. Those in the first group are further divided between those who think our cause is hopeless because we are undeserving (most prominent Democrats) and those who think it is hopeless because the Iraqis are undeserving (George Will, Richard Pipes). Those in the second group tend to think that if we encounter any difficulties in Iraq, it has to be because some American (probably President Bush) was negligent. Relatively few...

REMINDER: The First Lady, Laura Bush, will be on the Larry King show tonight for the full hour (9 PM ET). Yes, we will be forced to turn our TV dial to CNN; and yes, we will be forced to endure Larry King!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 7:00 P.M. ET - Barbara Bush In an exclusive interview, former First Lady Barbara Bush talks to NBC’s Jamie Gangel about family secrets, the 2000 Presidential election, and what she calls the ”sorry lot” of current Democratic presidential contenders. The interview includes exclusive home videos that show the private side of one of America’s political dynasties.

Poll: U.S. Has Made Case Against Iraq NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2003 (CBS) As Americans weigh the evidence presented Wednesday to the United Nations by Secretary of State Colin Powell, a new CBS News poll shows an increasing percentage believe the case has been made for military action, but most still prefer that the U.S. get U.N. approval before taking such action and would like to give the weapons inspectors more time to work. Americans remain generally supportive of military action against Iraq – a feeling that hasn’t changed much since last fall. In this poll, 70% approve of the...

President Bush has reversed the downward drift in public support for war with Iraq despite widespread fears that the conflict would continue for many months and produce large numbers of U.S. casualties, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. After the president's State of the Union speech on Tuesday in which he laid out the case for a U.S.-led invasion, the survey found that 66 percent of Americans favor taking military action against Iraq, up from 57 percent two weeks ago and the most support for war since mid-September. Slightly more than six in 10 Americans also approve of the...

The credibility of the United Nations may be on the line in the War with Iraq. Yet, as the world awaits the January 27 report from inspectors, just 48% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the United Nations. Thirty-one percent (31%) have an unfavorable opinion while 21% are not sure. In another sign of limited support for the UN, a question was asked about how the US should act if the United Nations "opposes taking military action against Iraq." Even if the world body goes on record opposing War, 46% of Americans would support the United States acting alone...

My thoughts as posted on the DOSE last evening: POLLS I agree with some polling pundits (e.g., Charlie Cook): We should IGNORE all polls concerning our COURAGEOUS president until late summer/early fall of 2004. WHY? 1.) Most Americans suffer from severe 'Attention Deficit Disorder' -- they simply will not focus on the 2004 elections until a few months before Election day. Approval ratings prior to this time will merely track 'real time' perceptions of current economic conditions! [Any way, in today's world these 'real time perceptions' can change in an instant -- a 'state of the union' address here an...

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll, conducted Jan. 13-16, shows George W. Bush's job approval rating at 61%. Thirty-four percent of Americans disapprove of the job Bush is doing. The approval percentage is slightly higher than that found in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Jan. 10-12. That brings Bush's final averages for the most recent quarter to 63.5% and for his second year in office to 71.4%. The quarterly average places in the top 30% of presidential quarters dating back to 1945, and the yearly average is the eighth highest since 1945.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2002-- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - News), a leading global Internet company, today announced that users have overwhelmingly named President George W. Bush the 1st annual Yahoo! Person of the Year. Musician and actor Eminem and Secretary-General of The United Nations, Kofi Annan, rounded out the top three vote getters in the first ever year-end poll to name the noisemaker and/or newsmaker of 2002. The Yahoo! Person of the Year (http://promotions.yahoo.com/personoftheyear2002) poll gave consumers a voice in naming the one person, from a list of candidates, who had the biggest impact on their year. Registered Yahoo! users...

According to the C-Span website, C-Span 2 plans to re-air the "Pageant of Peace: Lighting of the National Christmas Tree" ceremony at 8 PM and 11:06 PM (EST). This ceremony features President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush! Enjoy!

Recent polling results as published by pollingreport.com: LA Times (8/22-25/02): 68% Approve 27% Disapprove 5% Don't Know CNN/Time (8/28-29/02): 65% Approve 28% Disapprove 7% Don't Know Newsweek (8/28-29)02): 61% Approve 30% Disapprove 9% Don't Know

CBS NEWS POLL The Ethics of Business July 8-9, 2002 q1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President? Approve 74% vs 70% Jun02 (Rep 97% Dem 54% Ind 76%) Disapprove 19% vs 20% Jun02 (Rep 1% Dem 37% Ind 17%) DK/NA 6% vs 10% Jun02 (Rep 2% Dem 9% Ind 7%) q2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the campaign against terrorism? Approve 77 vs 72% Jun02 (Rep 95% Dem 61% Ind 78%)Disapprove 17 vs 21% Jun02 (Rep 2% Dem 28% Ind 17%)...