From Rasmussen Reports' latest polling:

Monday December 05, 2005--Forty-eight percent (48%) of American adults approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President. That's the President's highest rating since October 8.

Rasmussen has show a clear upward trend for the president's approval over the past two weeks, as Democratic attacks have subsided and the administration has begun strongly defending its strategy.

Notes Giacomo:

Falling Polls Are News ...

... but rising polls are not, apparently, when you're George W. Bush.

Rasmussen has always registered two or three points higher in Bush's approval than other polls, such as Gallup. Once the other polls start publishing similar trends, the headlines might follow.

Bush futures have been paying off for some, though.