Looking at the New York Times you can tell how Bush is doing.

NYTimes -- U.S. Force in Gulf Is Said to Be Rising to 150,000 Troops

"By mid- to late February, we'll be in the best position to provide the president immediate flexible options to respond," a senior military official said.

Another complicating factor for an early offensive would be the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Two million Muslims are expected to travel for the ceremonies, which culminate in mid-February.


Venezuela Crisis Complicates Iraq Situation

The crisis in Venezuela is creating major new complications for the Bush administration's campaign to oust President Saddam Hussein of Iraq, causing oil shortages that would probably make a Persian Gulf war more costly to the economy than once anticipated, American officials and industry experts said.


Bush Names Veteran Anti-Communist to Latin America Post

But it was unclear whether Mr. Noriega could win quick approval. Aides to Senator Christopher Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat who led the opposition to Mr. Reich, called his nomination "disappointing."

Like Mr. Reich, Mr. Noriega served in the State Department during the Reagan administration, helping forge fiercely anti-Communist policies toward Latin America.


With Companies Still Gloomy, Payrolls Shrink by Thousands

The nation continued to bleed tens of thousands of jobs in December, the Labor Department reported yesterday, jolting forecasters who had expected a modest upturn in employment and suggesting that American business remains highly pessimistic about the economic future.


New Plan Would Open Up Wetlands to Development

The Bush administration opened the way today for a redefinition of federal rules that could remove obstacles to development on millions of acres of isolated wetlands historically protected under the Clean Water Act.

Administration Disunity Complicates North Korean Communications AsIt Withdraws from Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

Cheney Returns Fire in Battle on Tax Cuts

Vice President Dick Cheney struck back today at critics of President Bush's $674 billion economic plan, saying the proposal was not geared to the rich, would not hurt state budgets and would not increase the federal deficit over time.

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