Just how unpopular is President Bush?

Professor Larry Sabato, as quoted in the New York Jewish Week Blog ...

Doing the grand tour -- the Middle East one month, maybe Europe the next – may also be a blessing for a battered Republican party, [Sabato] said.

"I doubt if his party's White House contenders mind if he is out of the country for much of the year, given his low popularity," Sabato said. "They might choose a trip to Antarctica for next October.