More than that, he seemed to approve of her performance, and he'd even loosened up with her in private.

I just wanted this man to approve of my performance.

True, only a third of the voters say they approve of his performance in office.

Seventy-five percent said they approved of his performance on foreign policy.

Only 49 percent approve of his economic performance, for instance.

He won because 53 percent of voters approved of his performance as president.

The second officer wanted to believe that Ruhalter would have approved of his performance.

That was down notably from March 2001, when 94 percent said they approved of his performance.

But while most other Americans generally approve of his performance as president, polls find his personal appeal among them low.

Polls show that only about half approve of his performance.