76% Disapprove of congress
New congress reaches new lows.
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ — A new Gallup Poll finds Congress’ approval rating the lowest it has been since Gallup first tracked public opinion of Congress with this measure in 1974. Just 18% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, while 76% disapprove, according to the August 13-16, 2007, Gallup Poll. ~galluppoll.com
Pelosi and Reid are just laying low, waiting for the right time to pounce. Pretending to be the worst congress ever but ready in an instant to recover their populist popularity and destroy their political opponents. It’s opossum time… play dead until it’s time to sucker punch BushCo and Halliburton!
Wait, when was the last time congressional approval was this low?
That 18% job approval rating matches the low recorded in March 1992, when a check-bouncing scandal was one of several scandals besetting Congress, leading many states to pass term limits measures for U.S. representatives (which the Supreme Court later declared unconstitutional). Congress had a similarly low 19% approval rating during the energy crisis in the summer of 1979. ~galluppoll.com
Ouch. Perhaps there’s such a thing as lying too low. On the upside, I can’t wait until the next election.