Nothing Bush tries works. In fact, everything hurts. His strenuous September campaigning sliced five points off his approval rating, which is at37 percent and heading south.

• 布什的努力全然无益。事实上，反而有害。他九月份奋力竞选，民意测验赞许率降低5点，目前是百分之三十七，仍在下降。