The Associated Press is the latest news organization to commission a mid-September poll.

President George W. Bush's job approval rating remains at rock bottom for his presidency.

The latest AP-Ipsos poll found that just under six out of 10 people who were surveyed disapprove of how Bush is doing his job, about the same as before last week's nationally televised address from New Orleans.

A number of Republican leaders and consultants warned the White House that the president could be close to losing his political base.

The data from the poll reads as such:

Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?

Approve -- 40% (39% in early September)
Disapprove -- 57% (59%)

And when it comes to handling the relief effort for victims of Hurricane Katrina, do you approve or disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling that issue?

Approve -- 46% (46%)
Disapprove -- 51% (52%)

Now that it's clear that President Bush's well orchestrated speech from the Gulf Coast has failed to give him much of a boost, what's going to come next?

[Update 7:07 AM 9/20/05]: More data...

If you had to choose, which one of the following options do you think is the best way for the government to pay for the relief effort for Hurricane Katrina?

Cut spending on Iraq -- 42
Delay or cancel additional tax cuts -- 29
Add to the federal debt and gradually pay it back -- 14
Cut spending for other domestic programs like education, welfare, transportation, and health care -- 11