2 Percent

HuffPo trudges up this absolutely astounding exchange between Tim Russert and Matt Lauer:

From the "Today" show this morning:

RUSSERT: And Matt, the most astounding number in this: 2 percent – just 2 percent - of African-Americans give George Bush a positive rating for his performance as President. The memories of Katrina very much in their minds.

LAUER: Is that what this is all about? I mean, obviously that is just a startling number, 2 percent of African-Americans. Is this all about the aftermath of Katrina?

RUSSERT: Well, the imagery of that along with the economy and fuel prices and Iraq, but that event, Matt, really did have a searing effect. George Bush and the Republican Party has tried very hard to reach out to African-American voters, but this is a very dramatic setback. I cannot find a pollster who can remember any President ever getting just 2 percent approval from African-Americans.

That an American President's performance garners a 2% rating from any population of American citizens is a travesty and warrents serious public review. No single great population of Americans across economic boundaries should feel so disenfranchised by the government which represents the policy of the society as a whole. As a figurehead of American social justice, this Administration has failed dramatically; horrifyingly.