What's better than plummeting job approval ratings?

A plummeting president.

The Washington Post reports:

GLENEAGLES, Scotland, July 6 -- President Bush's European trip started with a nasty fall.

Bush, an avid and aggressive mountain biker, collided with a local police officer Wednesday during an afternoon ride at a golf resort here, scraping his hands and arms when he hit the asphalt.

Bush, who was wearing a helmet and traveling at what a spokesman called a "pretty good speed," quickly dusted himself off. But the officer, on foot at the time, was taken to a local hospital with an ankle injury. He was released when tests revealed no fracture.

At least he was wearing a helmet. Well, I suppose his head is hard enough to endure a nasty fall, and it's not like Dubya With a Concussion will be much worse than Normal Dubya.

White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Bush's scrapes were "mild to moderate" and did not interfere with the president's diplomatic schedule for the day. Bush appeared later in a tuxedo for dinner with Queen Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.

The bike, McClellan said, fared worse. It was unclear who was to blame for the crash.

Betcha that McClellan's blaming 'em "liberal media" for causing the fall of the president.

But really, with Bush's questionable sense of balance and grace...

(From politicalhumor.about.com)

... it's reasonable to assume that a pedestrian police officer was NOT at fault for being run over by a bicycle.