and a testy relationship with top military advisers. at one point the president abruptly telling his military brass i'm done doing this while discussing troop levels declaring "i want an exit strategy. i can't lose the whole democratic party." it's not starting out as a good day for the white house. a new poll shows the approval rating is near an all-time low at just 46%. a majority of americans -- or close to a majority of americans now disapprove of the job he's doing. >> if you head to cnn.com this morning, ed henry examines how the president went from rock star status to rocky road in 20 months. ed's live at the white house this morning. a lot of people are asking whether or not he's lost his mojo. we've been in one of the toughest economic times of our generation. what is behind the numbers besides the obvious? >> well, kiran, it's interesting you put it that way. robert gibbs and other white house officials say, look, this whole frustration that we're seeing, especially over the economy is ten years in the