Name:   GoneFishin - Subject:   New Gallup poll ROFLMAO!!!!! Date:   6/11/2013 6:50:30 PM

It is the first time since 2005 that opinions of Bush have been more positive than negative. It took 8 years to turn positive.

Bush left office with 40% viewing him favorably and 59% unfavorably in January 2009. That worsened to 35% favorable and 63% unfavorable in March 2009, but his favorable rating recovered to the mid-40% range by 2010.

The recovery in Bush's image is not unexpected, given that Americans generally view former presidents positively. Gallup's favorable ratings for Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton all exceeded 60% when last measured.