CBS News | Poll: Polarization In America | July 6, 2004�10:31:30

Bush’s evaluation on Iraq turned negative as the situation there worsened, but it may also have declined because most Americans think he has been less than forthright about Iraq; only 18 percent believe he has told the public the entire truth. 59 percent think Bush has been mostly telling the truth but also hiding something, and another one in five thinks he has been mostly lying about it.

ON WAR IN IRAQ, BUSH HAS BEEN:

Telling entire truth: 18%
Hiding something: 59%
Mostly lying: 20%

The Bush Administration receives similar criticism for its handling of the events at Abu Ghraib prison. 52 percent think members of the administration have been hiding information about the treatment of prisoners there, and another 27 percent think they are mostly lying. Only 15 percent think they have told the entire truth about the prison abuse.