Are they jumping for 28%?

With just under 50 days left in the Bush catastrophe, some are commenting on an increase of  approval rating from 24% to 28%.  Is this the definition of damning with feint praise? 

The approval rating of Bush jumped to 28 percent and is expected to continue increasing during the president's final weeks in office.

That's only a 4 percent increase from the 43rd president's record low of 24 percent, but pollsters predict Bush will enjoy renewed support that is common for outgoing presidents.

"The last three presidents, and four of the last five who departed at the end of a term, saw significant rises in their ratings. Some of these increases were evident beginning with the first poll conducted after the election," Gallup's Jeffrey Jones writes.

Someone explain to me why anyone with a functional brain in their head is trying to justify this clown?