Former president Clinton bests Bush in honesty poll
RAW STORY
Published:
Friday May 12, 2006
Print This | Email This A new poll being reported by CNN's Wolf Blitzer has found that more Americans rate impeached former President Bill Clinton to be honest than would say the same of current President George W. Bush, RAW STORY can report.
Clinton, who admitted to perjuring himself about an extramarital affair, was rated as honest and trustworthy by 46% of Americans. Bush, whose popularity continues to decline, was rated honest by just 41% of Americans. Clinton also bested Bush by much wider margins on overall favorability, the economy and national security.
Bush has also found his overall approval hitting a new low in recent polls, dipping for the first time to just 29%. Clinton left office still popular, having been held in contempt of court and having his license to practice law suspended by the State of Arkansas and United States Supreme Court.
Earlier polls have found that many Americans who do not approve of Bush's job performance still rated him as honest and trustworthy.
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[Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Clinton was censured by lawmakers.]
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