Do you think things in this country (are generally going in the right direction) or do you feel things (have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track)?

During and just after the revelation of the evil Bill Clinton's satanic dalliance with Monica Lewinsky:

2/14/99: right direction 55%; wrong track 41%; no opinion 4%

11/1/98: right direction 55%; wrong track 43%; no opinion 2%

11/1/98 (likely voters): right direction 55%; wrong track 44%; no opinion 1%

8/21/98: right direction 57%; wrong track 40%; no opinion 4%

7/12/98: right direction 50%; wrong track 45%; no opinion 6%

4/4/98: right direction 55%; wrong track 41%; no opinion 4%

1/31/98: right direction 61%; wrong track 34%; no opinion 5%

1/30/98: right direction 61%; wrong track 34%; no opinion 5%

Immediately after the saintly Steely-Eyed Rocket Man's world-historical triumph in Iraq:

4/30/03: right direction 52%; wrong track 46%; no opinion 2%

--Washington Post (scroll down to question 3)