w's numbers

Well, we can all breathe a sigh of relief as it appears that Bush's poll numbers are once again in decline. CBS now puts him at 49% which is, obviously, less than half of America approving of his job. In related news, I'm sure the shooting down of the third and fourth helicopters which has brought the US death toll to 61 so far this month isn't helping him out much. But that last bit leads me to wonder why 49% of Americans still support a guy who's responsible for killing an average of 4 American soldiers a day so far this month for reasons that are yet to be explained? I just don't get it.