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- RuffRidr, on 10/11/2007, -5/+92Easy fix: term limits. Get these career self-serving jackasses out of there.
- markgl, on 10/11/2007, -11/+95If you guys think bush sucks, apparently almost everyone thinks the congress sucks more ass than the commander-in-chief!
- reflex768, on 10/11/2007, -10/+73Jeez. 14%? That's really bad. At this rate, you'd have to say it's going to be a short-lived majority. I don't think I've seen a congress this ineffective, or just flat unwilling to actualize its campaign promises. It's weird too, because Bush has hinted he'd sign many of their proposed bills given minor amendments. Yet they do nothing but mount symbolic challenges to the Iraq war.
I'd hate to be managing the 08 reelection campaign for some of the freshmen Dems in vulnerable districts. They've got virtually nothing to take back to the voters. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -33/+84Of course liberals will have some retarded excuse why this is justifiable.
- NoStoppingUs, on 10/11/2007, -24/+75the one i've been hearing a lot is "BUT BUT BUT THERE ARE REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS TOOOOO"
of course when republicans controlled congress and had low approval ratings, democrats had nothing to do with it!
its pathetic! - Scar5ace, on 10/11/2007, -10/+43Here's to you Nancy and Harry, you should have "14%" stamped on your foreheads for the rest of your terms.
- Dewhead, on 10/11/2007, -11/+44I love it.
"By way of contrast, 69% of Americans have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the military, which tops the list. " - jmchez, on 10/11/2007, -5/+35To put in perspective, Bush is TWICE as high!
Good God! How high or low is the approval for the U.S. Supreme Court? Because it appears that we just don't like our government.
- drakethegreat, on 10/11/2007, -4/+28Lewis Black, "The Democrats, party of no ideas, and the Republicans, party of bad ideas."
- Durinthal, on 10/11/2007, -6/+30If everyone dislikes them so much, why do we keep on voting for them?
- thcobbs, on 10/11/2007, -1/+24Hard to approve of someone if they aren't doing *****
- Conwaysb0718, on 10/11/2007, -6/+26"69% of Americans have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the military" --Means they know we can still throw down with any country in the world and kick the tar out of them, provided you let us actually fight and not put the cuffs on.
- sjl127, on 10/11/2007, -6/+25I would love term limits for congress - Reason #1 - Arlen Specter.
- techweenie1, on 10/11/2007, -2/+18Hey I'm conservative and I think the Republicans are sucking ass in congress too...I'm ready for someone who actually wants to implement some of the changes I suggested above.
- Eivo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15@ RuffRidr
I completely agree. I don't think that would be an "EASY FIX" however. You got to get them to VOTE on the issue first. - zachblume, on 10/11/2007, -6/+20That's because Republicans are way too conservative at the moment, and the Democrats are a group of big pussies that never commit to anything except for "we're not republicans"
Spread the word
Make yourself heard
Give 'em the bird
Vote for a third - techweenie1, on 10/11/2007, -5/+19Hmm imagine that...Congress not doing what the people what...Hey Congress you listening? Seal the border with Mexico, Deport Illegals, Make English the official language, do something with the war and see those numbers jump...just a hint
- meltingrobot, on 10/11/2007, -4/+18Your guarantee was worthless. It made it to the front. I want my money back. :P
- lhospital, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14bad idea, you're assuming the rating won't go any lower.
- Durinthal, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1234% for the Supreme Court, which is still the lowest in recent years: http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27946
- natmaster, on 10/11/2007, -3/+15This doesn't mean people think everyone in congress sucks - it just means they don't like what congress has been doing recently, which is usually tied to the majority and/or committee leaders.
- thcobbs, on 10/11/2007, -2/+13How the ***** is that racist?
- jspegele, on 10/11/2007, -3/+14How about we stop blaming the Democrats or blaming the Republicans, and start blaming the Democrats AND the Republicans. If we really want to fix this government, we need to do away with our two party system. Everyone cares too much about the goals of party to stand up and do what they know is right.
- Battleloser, on 10/11/2007, -3/+14Is it time to revolt yet or what?
- 0xbaadf00d, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10Maybe if they pass another non-binding resolution... Or maybe a no confidence bill...
- deegeetau, on 10/11/2007, -25/+35The Democrat leadership come off like four-year-olds compared to the much more responsible and respectable Republicans. How to better America?
- Term Limits (1 term for Senators, 3 terms for Representatives), let's scrape career politicians on both sides of the aisle
- Line item veto
- Ban earmarks on legislation
- Impenetrable border with Mexico, enforce current laws
- Do away completely with income tax, create a federal sales tax on all consumer purchases with the exception of grocery food, water, clothing, and homes (apartments & houses, rent or own). This will give empower our citizens and promote savings. An additional benefit, this structure spreads the burden to illegal non-citizens not paying taxes and foreign tourists. - InetRoadkill, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10The problem is that while congress is given a low approval rating overall, the individual members of congress generally rate favorably within their districts. It's the "It's not our guy's fault congress sucks. It's all those other guys fault." mentality.
It really looks like it will require another massive purge in 2008 before the reality sinks in that people are getting tired of the same line of *****. But everyone needs to do their part. Call/write you representatives and tell them to get their ***** together or get purged. If they don't get the message, follow thru at the polls in 2008 and show them the door. - gigawatts2k, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12Exactally, how can deporting ILLEGAL immigrants, and making English the National language "racist". Sound more like saving tax dollars and standardization to me. I'm tired of being asked to press "1" for English... shouldn't that be the default?
- Jwoey, on 10/11/2007, -5/+14front-paged!
- DesignerScott, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11Let's face facts, no congressman or cogresswoman is like the majority of their constituents. Politicians are money/power grubbing maniacs, so it's no wonder that most people don't like them.
Here's an idea. Pay congressmen and congresswomen minimum wage, and force them to work 30 hours a week. - Jwoey, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9@techweenie
agreed, though I'm a democrat. Is it really too much to ask for some changes? With all these things the democratic congress promised, the one thing they actually came through on was one of the things I vehemently oppose! Thanks for the minimum wage increase! It hurts more than it helps! - endustry, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10Democrats: when sickly-looking little Dennis Kucinich becomes the hands-down ballsiest representative of your party, it's time to consider being a little more forceful.
- pintomp3, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8i found it interesting when everyone was calling bush a lame duck president when the democrats got "control" of the house. they only got the majority, but not enough to override any presidential vetos. they ended up being the lame ducks. they got voted in because people are sick of the war and they promised to do something about it. they shouldn't be making promises they can't keep.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7C'mon Democrats HOLD another hearing, apparently the people are behind you.
- RuffRidr, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Ya, then turn it into a non-binding resolution. That'll really fire up the people!
- otheruser, on 10/11/2007, -11/+18"The Democrat leadership come off like four-year-olds compared to the much more responsible and respectable Republicans. "
Err... The "responsible" Republicans put us in Iraq and created the situation we have today. The "respectable" Republiacns were voted out of office in the 2006 election...
I agree with your points, but that first sentence cannot be taken seriously. - bjkrautk, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9"But the current 14% confidence rating for Congress is down from 19% last year and is the lowest in Gallup’s history, surpassing the 18% confidence in Congress measured in 1991, 1993 and 1994."
...and we all remember what happened in the 1994 election, don't we?
Whoever wins the Presidential election is going to end up bringing in Congress on his / her coattails. - otheruser, on 10/11/2007, -10/+17You were wrong.
I consider myself a "progressive liberal", but I also recognize the failures of the party that I support.
They really need to begin using harsher language. Too many people are dying in Iraq, there are too many criminals in D.C., too little is being done on immigration, and there's not much being done in the way of progressivism. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10The 14% that approve are most likely governmental appointees, bureaucrat's, and war profiteers.
- aceg1357, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7To be fair Congress has always had a lower rating than the President. That said, an all time low really tells you something.
But I thought this was going to be the most ethical congress of all time. They already have more ethics problems in 6 months than the Republicans had in 6 years and do nothing but cover up their ethics lapses. Corruption and pork barrel spending is running a muck. The good old days of the Dem controlled congress are back with a vengeance. The Dems have only proven they can whine. They have not yet proved that they can govern. They are the ones in power, it is time to step up. Sadly I can't see that happening. - Matteos, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6@sjl127
"I would love term limits for congress - Reason #1 - Arlen Specter."
Reason #2 - Ted Kennedy
Aaraah, pass the Chivas Mary Jo... - techweenie1, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8Yep cohesion = racism...yep lets keep people divided by having them not learn a common language in which we can share ideas and communicate with each other...I would love to meet the guy whoever came up with the idea that cultural assimilation is racism...what a *****.
- manicallday, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5btw. He does have the hottest wife on the Hill. I really don't know how he pulled that off.
- ViperDaimao, on 10/11/2007, -7/+12I would add, tougher boarder with mexico, but at the same time we need to fix our immigration system. there are millions of people waiting 3+ years to get a green card and to get in. If we can speed that up, there will be less of a reason to come across illegally.
The line item goes with the earmark thing. We need more transparency in our lawmaking process. Lawmakers currently refuse to let the people know what they're spending our money one, nor who's spending it. This is plain outrageous. - Terr01, on 10/11/2007, -6/+11You're abusing statistics. Bush's figure is an approval/disapproval rating. Congress' in this case is how many people said they had "Quite a Lot" or a "Great Deal" of confidence in Congress when shown many different institutions. Any competent social sciences researcher will tell you that you're "twice as much" conclusion isn't statistically or sociologically valid.
- mwayne, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." --P. J. O'Rourke
- irvman21, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I'm just sitting around waiting for them to pass that ethics bill they kept talking about while campaigning as "the most ethical Congress in history". I guess they just haven't gotten around to it, with all the important legislation they have passed otherwise.
- irvman21, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Ummm, 1994 wasn't a presidential election year. It was the year where Clinton lost more seats in congress than any sitting president had in 150+ years. Maybe I missed what you were getting at.
- Aaronontheweb, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Looks like Americans think President Bush is doing a better job than Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid? Hear that Libs?
Let it sink in.... Mmmmm yeah.... -
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