New poll from FOX News/Opinion Dynamics shows President Obama's approval rating sinking to a new low of 46%. An equal number now disapprove of the job Obama is doing as President.

Most concerning for the White House is that 51% of Independents disapprove of the job Obama is doing compared to only 34% who approve.

On the other hand, Congress' job approval rating ticked up versus FOX's last poll in mid-October, though it remains at a dismal 26%. Sixty-three percent disapprove of the job Congress is doing. Last month those numbers were 24 and 66 percent, respectively.

Republicans hold a three-point edge over Democrats on the 2010 generic ballot question, 42 to 39. Fifteen percent said it was too soon to make a determination.

Twenty-three percent of those surveyed say Obama is a "weaker leader" than they expected (including 8% of Democrats, 37% of Republicans and 29% of Independents). As a point of comparison, that number is 10 points higher than an identical question asked about President Bush in July, 2001.

Lastly, by an overwhelming margin of 67 to 26, respondents said it was appropriate for a President of the United States to bow to a foreign leader if it is part of that country's custom.