Poll: Most Americans Doubt Bush's Honesty

I found this off Yahoo News:

WASHINGTON - Most Americans say they aren't impressed by the ethics and honesty of the Bush administration, already under scrutiny for its justifications for an unpopular war in Iraq and its role in the leak of a covert CIA officer's identity.

Almost six in 10--57 percent-- said they do not think the Bush administration has high ethical standards and the same portion says President Bush is not honest, an AP-Ipsos poll found. Just over four in 10 say the administration has high ethical standards and that Bush is honest. Whites, Southerners and white evangelicals were most likely to believe Bush is honest.
Bush, who promised in the 2000 campaign to uphold "honor and integrity" in the White House, last week ordered White House workers, from presidential advisers to low-ranking aides, to attend ethics classes.

Okay, we've certainly seen this poll number before with the ABC News / Washington Post, CBS News and the MSNBC polls. And I've commented on it in previous posts here. But I found one other interesting stat:

The president gets credit from a majority for being strong and decisive, but he's also seen by an overwhelming number of people as "stubborn," a perception reinforced by his refusal to yield on issues like the Iraq war, tax cuts and support for staffers under intense pressure.

More than eight in 10, 82 percent, described Bush as "stubborn," with almost that many Republicans agreeing to that description. That stubborn streak has served Bush well at times, but now he is being encouraged to shake up his staff and change the direction of White House policies.

Now that's a new statistic I haven't seen. And yes, I'll have to agree that Bush is especially stubborn. And this is going to cause him problems. President Bush has lost the confidence and trust of the American people. And in order to regain that trust, he's going to have to make some radical changes in both his legislative agenda, and in personnel changes in the White House staff. But that stubbornnes is going to get in his way.