The approval rate of President George Bush and Congress has plummeted - again.

As of this morning, a Reuters/Zogby poll indicated that only a paltry 29 percent of Americans give Dubya the thumbs-up while a baffling 11 percent approve of the job Congress is doing. Both numbers are a record-low for each, leaving nothing short of complete doubt over the powers handling America’s policies. The country fears a recession within the next year - not good.

Stirring the pot even further was the release of a few more important percentages: only 27 percent of likely voters think that our policies are up to par while the vast majority (over 60 percent) is worried about the fate of our country at this time.

What does this mean for the Bush Administration? Considering these numbers were submitted after Bush’s speech concerning soldiers in Iraq - he stated that while some will be pulled back many soldiers will stay in the country indefinitely - it shows, once again, that the average American is fed up with the administration’s lack of “for the people” forward-thinking, especially in a Post-Katrina climate.

For Republicans, the news of an aggravated America has only bolstered 2008’s White House race, with Rudy Giuliani currently leading the pack (26 percent) and Fred Thompson coming up strong with an impressive 24 percent, after officially running for the presidency only weeks ago.

With the new batch of candidates offering up an exit strategy from this state of affairs, Americans seem to be looking forward to a (Republican) change as well. Sen. Hillary Clinton has an early lead of support in the Democratic party with 35 percent, followed by Sen. Barack Obama (21 percent) and former Sen. John Edwards (10 percent).

The big morale here? Change - it’s good, and necessary. Dig the new breed.