WASHINGTON — It’s almost as if people can barely stand the thought of President Bush and Congress anymore. Bush reached his lowest approval rating in The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on Friday as only 30 percent said they like the job he is doing, including an all-time low in his support by Republicans. Congress’ approval fell to just 22 percent, equaling its poorest grade in the survey. Both marks dropped by 4 percentage points since early January. The dour public mood seems to chiefly reflect distress over the doddering economy, which has seen job cuts, financial market slides and real estate losses stoke recession fears. Bush’s approval for handling the economy dove to 29 percent, a slide of 4 percentage points in a month and matching his low on that issue, with noticeable slumps among middle-income people, Southerners and city residents. ‘He’s spent billions of dollars on the war, and the economy here is suffering,’ said Ron Brathwaite, 41, a Democrat from Brooklyn, N.Y., who was interviewed in the poll. ‘If you’re leading this country, you should start fixing within this country.’ Bush and Congress have been overshadowed in recent months by a presidential campaign in which both […]