tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358447.post6224109915878966092..comments2023-11-03T04:05:28.704-04:00Comments on CogentPassion by Timmy G: Congress Has Lowest Approval Rating EVERAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111261251379767528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358447.post-64662273044334005312008-07-09T22:00:00.000-04:002008-07-09T22:00:00.000-04:00That's not quite what the results showed. The resu...That's not quite what the results showed. The results that you describe measure who has "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in Congress. Both are strong statements. It drops from there to "some," "very little" and "none." If we assume that "some" is the middle ground, meaning "I'm basically confident in this institution, but it's nothing I'm fired up about," <A HREF="http://www.gallup.com/poll/108142/Confidence-Congress-Lowest-Ever-Any-US-Institution.aspx" REL="nofollow">the numbers look very different</A>. Unions enjoy a 64% rating. Public schools are at 75%. Newspapers are at 69%. Congress is at 67%. Frankly, I'm surprised that the numbers are so high.<BR/><BR/>In a relatively sense, the newly-conservative Supreme Court and Bush's disastrous presidency are both enjoying all-time lows, too. So if you want to declare a 67% rating to be terrible, you've got to agree that this isn't a public condemnation of Democrats, it's a public condemnation of politics and government.Waldo Jaquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151182667852438647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358447.post-65228251533501184912008-07-09T09:00:00.000-04:002008-07-09T09:00:00.000-04:00I didn't realize the Police reunion tour was that ...I didn't realize the Police reunion tour was that successful!<BR/><BR/>Democrats don't have the backbone to challenge Bushie and friends. It's even harder in an election year...<BR/><BR/>The other day I heard that since the election cycle is non-stop, Congress no longer has the open space to broker deals between the two parties.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854108348939968083noreply@blogger.com