Seems rather well-liked

We'll see if the media that kissed Bush's ass for about 6 and a half years before deciding to ignore him altogether can undo that:

A month before his inauguration, Americans choose Barack Obama as the man they admire most in the world, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. It's the first time a president-elect has topped the annual survey in more than a half-century.

President Bush falls to a distant second after seven years as the most-admired man.

Hillary Rodham Clinton leads the list of most-admired woman, a spot she's held for 13 of the past 16 years — as first lady, then New York senator and now Obama's designate for secretary of State.

Lord knows, people in the press keep ignoring Hillary Clinton's being admired.

There is a disturbing note, Sarah Palin, well-known turkey-slaughterin'-supermom-non-birds and bees discussin'-mentally challenged-governor is number 2 on the women's list.

One-third of Americans call Obama their first or second choice for most-admired man. The only higher support for a man in the history of the survey was Bush's 39% rating in 2001, months after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington...

Obama's rise is matched by Bush's decline. The president's support has ebbed nearly every year since 2001, falling to 5% this year.

That matches the presidential low point