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what is zyvox Obama's approval rating 58 months into his presidency is running even with Lyndon Johnson, who was done in by Vietnam, and George W. Bush, who was sinking under the weight of the bungled Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina. One saving grace for Obama: He's well ahead of Richard Nixon, who by this point in 1973 was sinking fast during Watergate. Of course, it's true that other two termers — Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton — bounced back from second-term disasters (Iran-Contra and Monicagate). But Reagan and Clinton were teflon presidents; things didn't stick to them for long. Obama thinks he can recover like they did, but aside from being a good public speaker, I think it's fair to say at this point that he simply does not share their political gifts.