Too late, smart

Why has Bush's approval rating dropped so much in the past few months? Why, oh why, didn't voters get this last fall? From the New York Times, June 17:

Forty-two percent of the people responding to the poll said they approved of the way Mr. Bush was handling his job, a marked decline from his 51 percent rating after of the November election...

I have a fantasy that one day Bush ducks into a phone booth, whips off his republican suit and in some fine superhero garb declares: "This was all a nightmare lesson on what can happen when people aren't paying attention. Now, let's go back and do it right."