Congress Approval lowest in a decade
Noam N. Levey from the LA Times writes about the new low Congress has hit. According to the article, only a quarter of Americans polled think Congress is doing a good job. Most of the poll responses see "business as usual."
Public disappointment with Congress swelled before Republicans lost power in November. Democrats swept in on promises to end the war and tackle a host of popular domestic issues, including raising the minimum wage, reducing prices on prescription drugs, promoting stem cell research and ending corruption.
AJ Strata wonders if "it is possible that both the Dems and Reps are now below Bush’s numbers."
There is no surprise in this poll. Congress did not dramatically change when the Democrats assumed control of the House and the Senate. The root cause of disappointment resides in the leaders rhetoric promising fundamental changes and not following through with the promises.
Nothing shows this lack of fundamental shift in this statement:
Representatives of Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Democrats were undeterred by the public's anger.
Good for them! Why not? After all, who cares that they are elected officials responsible for representing citizens of their districts. Yep. So, why should they be bothered that they are doing a lousy job. They get paid any way, right? They'll probably get re-elected, too.
No More Mister Nice Guy says it even better: "we actually want results."
Personally, I'm tired of this type of Washington DC arrogance. Meanwhile, George W. Bush continues to drive the discussions and no leader in the House or Senate is willing to stand up and stick to their word. People zero - DC $1-billion dollars richer.
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