Congress' Job Approval at New Low of 10% - Yay! Tea Party!

[Sallow]

Congress' Job Approval at New Low of 10%

Oh man..

 

[GuyPinestra]

Tea Party??

 

[Mac1958]

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Yeah, not sure either party has any reason to crow. But they'll keep pointing the finger at the other, which is a primary reason their ratings are so fucking low to begin with. Ironic, ay?

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[Sarah G]

They really suck. I don't know how we as Americans continue to let them get away with this bullshit. What about ethics and integrity? Doesn't anyone care about this anymore?

 

[Mac1958]

They really suck. I don't know how we as Americans continue to let them get away with this bullshit. What about ethics and integrity? Doesn't anyone care about this anymore?

Strict term limits.

Publicly-funded elections.

These people are not royalty. They're not special. They can be replaced.

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[The Infidel]

Congress' Job Approval at New Low of 10%

Oh man..

Tea Party??? WTF???

Sallow, you are becoming less and less credible everytime you post my friend.


I am perfectly willing to admit that the GOP has done as much to hurt Congress' reputation as the next guy, but what in the Hell makes you think that 2010 is to blame for their sorry rep. ? It has been in the toilet for years.

 

[Avorysuds]

Another stupid thread by swallow. They do rank them by Dem/Rep and they both do equally as bad.

 

[occupied]

Not going to easy for any of them to win reelection in the 2014 midterms. They can't point to any real achievements or even any run of the mill federal spending in their districts as a reason they deserve to go back for another term of sitting there like bumps on a log. Two years of mostly symbolic votes on political bills that have no chance of passing is the worst kind of masturbation.

 

[Warrior102]

Tea Party?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

It is difficult to pinpoint any specific recent actions that may have led to the continuing deterioration in Congress' image, particularly because much of the political attention in January and early February has focused on the Republican presidential race.

Perhaps.

But the fact that Senate democrats and the WH are willing to enter into good faith negotiations and House republicans are not – and Senate republicans’ goal is only to ‘get rid of Obama’ – it’s clear the TPM and republicans in general are responsible for nothing getting done.

The American people want Congress to address the Nation’s issues, not engage in pointless partisan politics as republican have since 2009.

 

[Darkwind]

In many ways, this is a good thing. People are coming to realize that government, or more specifically, those who run government year after year, do not have their interests at heart. These continued low numbers will (hopefully) lead to a populace that stops looking to the corruption of government for answers, but instead, seek to solve their problems without government.

The only drawback to this is that we still allow elected government employees far to much power over our lives.

That is what needs to be ended. We need to begin to limit and reduce the amount of power that elected officials have over us and return them to their rightful place as a mere 'public servant'.

 

[GuyPinestra]

Not going to easy for any of them to win reelection in the 2014 midterms. They can't point to any real achievements or even any run of the mill federal spending in their districts as a reason they deserve to go back for another term of sitting there like bumps on a log. Two years of mostly symbolic votes on political bills that have no chance of passing is the worst kind of masturbation.

I'm thinking come January, 2013 there will be some action, just not in the direction you leftists desire...

 

[GuyPinestra]

It is difficult to pinpoint any specific recent actions that may have led to the continuing deterioration in Congress' image, particularly because much of the political attention in January and early February has focused on the Republican presidential race.

Perhaps.

But the fact that Senate democrats and the WH are willing to enter into good faith negotiations and House republicans are not – and Senate republicans’ goal is only to ‘get rid of Obama’ – it’s clear the TPM and republicans in general are responsible for nothing getting done.

The American people want Congress to address the Nation’s issues, not engage in pointless partisan politics as republican have since 2009.

What the fuck ever, you pompous ass.

I swear, if you were any more partisan you would amputate your right arm!

 

[Darkwind]

It is difficult to pinpoint any specific recent actions that may have led to the continuing deterioration in Congress' image, particularly because much of the political attention in January and early February has focused on the Republican presidential race.

Perhaps.

But the fact that Senate democrats and the WH are willing to enter into good faith negotiations and House republicans are not – and Senate republicans’ goal is only to ‘get rid of Obama’ – it’s clear the TPM and republicans in general are responsible for nothing getting done.

The American people want Congress to address the Nation’s issues, not engage in pointless partisan politics as republican have since 2009.

What the fuck ever, you pompous ass.

I swear, if you were any more partisan you would amputate your right arm!

He knows as well as everyone else that the Democrats have never entered into 'good faith' negotiations with Republicans. It is just a talking point without any validity to it.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Congress' Job Approval at New Low of 10%

Oh man..

Lucky for Congress without the tea party the approval rating would be much much lower.

 

[The Infidel]

It is difficult to pinpoint any specific recent actions that may have led to the continuing deterioration in Congress' image, particularly because much of the political attention in January and early February has focused on the Republican presidential race.

Perhaps.

But the fact that Senate democrats and the WH are willing to enter into good faith negotiations and House republicans are not – and Senate republicans’ goal is only to ‘get rid of Obama’ – it’s clear the TPM and republicans in general are responsible for nothing getting done.

The American people want Congress to address the Nation’s issues, not engage in pointless partisan politics as republican have since 2009.

As long as it is the Dems way.... no compromise from them at all.

You fukin hackie sack.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

And the notion that ‘both parties’ are ‘equally responsible’ for the dysfunction is nonsense.

Democrats are partisan but not outright obstructionist, as have been republicans.

How soon many forget the credit rating debacle, where a simple, procedural non-issue was contrived by the right into a pointless ‘crisis’ that resulted in the needless downgrading.

 

[The Infidel]

And the notion that ‘both parties’ are ‘equally responsible’ for the dysfunction is nonsense.

Democrats are partisan but not outright obstructionist, as have been republicans.

How soon many forget the credit rating debacle, where a simple, procedural non-issue was contrived by the right into a pointless ‘crisis’ that resulted in the needless downgrading.

Again.... Dems did nothing wrong. Its ALWAYS repubix fault... never the UNcompromising left.

You idiots make me sick.

There is no sense in even trying to debate you guys.... you are ALL trolls

 

[Darkwind]

And the notion that ‘both parties’ are ‘equally responsible’ for the dysfunction is nonsense.

Democrats are partisan but not outright obstructionist, as have been republicans.

How soon many forget the credit rating debacle, where a simple, procedural non-issue was contrived by the right into a pointless ‘crisis’ that resulted in the needless downgrading.

You have no credibility at all. The Democrats are sitting on over 40 bills passed by the House. That IS obstructionism. In fact, it is the very definition of obstructionism.

How soon many forget that a procedural trick was used to pass a healthcare bill that no one wanted.

It cannot be shown, with any credibility, that the GOP has obstructed anything the Democrats have put forth. The cowardice of the Democrats does not fall upon the shoulders of the Republicans.

If the bills you bring to the floor are the right thing to do, then you go forward and force the opposition to actually commit to a filibuster instead of just caving in on the faint sniff of one.

Cowards, their name is Democrat.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

And the notion that ‘both parties’ are ‘equally responsible’ for the dysfunction is nonsense.

Democrats are partisan but not outright obstructionist, as have been republicans.

How soon many forget the credit rating debacle, where a simple, procedural non-issue was contrived by the right into a pointless ‘crisis’ that resulted in the needless downgrading.

You're fucking insane.
60+ years of democratic control of the government in part or whole and you blame the republicans.