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

[uscitizen]

This is an interesting Graph.

I had thought that Dem's had reached a low in 2010.....

2012....doesn't look pretty either: In fact, it looks much worse.

the chart says that people are getting smarter and deciding that both patrys suck big time, that there is no real fidderence in the partys.

"People are getting Smarter....."



C'mon man.

Yes if they are realizing that congress is what sucks, not a particular party then they are getting smarter.

 

[The T]

This is an interesting Graph.

I had thought that Dem's had reached a low in 2010.....

2012....doesn't look pretty either: In fact, it looks much worse.

the chart says that people are getting smarter and deciding that both patrys suck big time, that there is no real fidderence in the partys.

"People are getting Smarter....."



C'mon man.

Agreed. We get what we deserve. Invert the graph. it will show how much of the population are paying attention.

Do the people ever ask themselves WHY they hold thier electeds in such low reguard? And Only why asked when things are bad?

 

[JoeNormal]

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.

Hahaha, riiigghht. You must not have been aware of the budget proposal that offered a 10:1 ratio between spending cuts and tax increases and the rethugs wouldn't accept it. Obstructionist fuckers.

 

[The T]

This is what happens when the public (their employers) don't hold any of them accountable..

especially liberals with the CongressCritters

Precisely. If they would pay attention alot more? It may change.

We deserve what we vote into office.

 

[salem.hills]

We all have the 'power' to limit their time in DC, it's called elections. We need more folks willing to kick their own representatives out, as many 'tea party' folks did last election and will again in 2012. Indeed, the more local the more focused they are in electing those they believe will truly represent them, not the office holder or party.

Democrats and Independents should also take a hard look at their representatives and asking if their opposition to the other party is worth the poor decisions they are making. Then vote

Yes I'd like them to help actually guess we will replace them all ourselves and keep going.

 

[rdean]

From 2001 to 2008, Republicans, working with the Chamber of Commerce (who gives to Republicans 9 to 1 over Democrats) and working with China moved millions of jobs to China and closed tens of thousands of factories. Those jobs will not be coming back. We could educate people and invest in our nation's infrastructure. Historically, this is the way we compete and create jobs. Republicans say education is for snobs and block job creation. True story.
You can't blame Obama for what Republicans are doing. And they want to do worse which is why it's a mystery any thoughtful person would vote for them. So far, no one has given a good reason beyond "hate Obama".

 

[Samson]

the chart says that people are getting smarter and deciding that both patrys suck big time, that there is no real fidderence in the partys.

"People are getting Smarter....."



C'mon man.

Yes if they are realizing that congress is what sucks, not a particular party then they are getting smarter.

People have never gotten smarter.

However the graph clearly shows that whatever little support Dems had in 2010 has eroded.

 

[Avorysuds]

And yet many are just claiming that getting rid of obama will fix everything.

No one that I have ever seen claimed that... ever.

 

[EriktheRed]

"People are getting Smarter....."



C'mon man.

Yes if they are realizing that congress is what sucks, not a particular party then they are getting smarter.

People have never gotten smarter.

However the graph clearly shows that whatever little support Dems had in 2010 has eroded.

It's not broken down by the approval of the parties in Congress, it's by the party affliliation of the poll's respondents.

 

[EriktheRed]

14 reasons why this is the worst Congress ever


The Repubs get most of the blame in the article above, but this is also true:

8. The budget shenanigans of Senate Democrats

In 2009, Senate Democrats passed a budget. In 2010, they marked one up in the Budget Committee, but didn’t bring it to the floor. Beginning in 2011 — so, in this Congress — they just stopped bothering with the whole budget thing altogether.

Publicly, they argue that budget resolutions aren’t binding, and that the 2011 Budget Control Act — the legislation that resolved the debt ceiling standoff — has done the real work of the budget by setting discretionary spending levels for the coming years. Privately, they say they see no reason to vote on a budget that House Republicans will never adopt. That’s also the reason they haven’t taken up President Obama’s budgets. (This has led to the odd sight of Republicans bringing Obama’s budgets to the floor so they can say Democrats voted against them.)

Republicans argue, correctly, that budgets, even when they don’t pass, are where you lay out your vision for the country. Senate Democrats, in refusing to propose or vote for any budgets, are refusing to give voters that information.

 

[salem.hills]

14 reasons why this is the worst Congress ever


The Repubs get most of the blame in the article above, but this is also true:

8. The budget shenanigans of Senate Democrats

In 2009, Senate Democrats passed a budget. In 2010, they marked one up in the Budget Committee, but didn’t bring it to the floor. Beginning in 2011 — so, in this Congress — they just stopped bothering with the whole budget thing altogether.

Publicly, they argue that budget resolutions aren’t binding, and that the 2011 Budget Control Act — the legislation that resolved the debt ceiling standoff — has done the real work of the budget by setting discretionary spending levels for the coming years. Privately, they say they see no reason to vote on a budget that House Republicans will never adopt. That’s also the reason they haven’t taken up President Obama’s budgets. (This has led to the odd sight of Republicans bringing Obama’s budgets to the floor so they can say Democrats voted against them.)

Republicans argue, correctly, that budgets, even when they don’t pass, are where you lay out your vision for the country. Senate Democrats, in refusing to propose or vote for any budgets, are refusing to give voters that information.

I think you're seeing the people blame the irresponsible leftists

 

[Sarah G]

And yet many are just claiming that getting rid of obama will fix everything.

No one that I have ever seen claimed that... ever.

Mitch McConnell claimed that.

 

[Sallow]

Tea Party??

Tea Party and Republicans in general.

Since 2010, the house has done nothing except put up bills to repeal the ACA, limit abortions, and generally engage in political stunts designed to embarrass the other party. The GOP in the Senate now holds the record for filibusters..

The mission statement of both houses is never to raise taxes, roll back women's reproductive rights and unseat the President.

And that's it.

 

[GuyPinestra]

Tea Party??

Tea Party and Republicans in general.

Since 2010, the house has done nothing except put up bills to repeal the ACA, limit abortions, and generally engage in political stunts designed to embarrass the other party. The GOP in the Senate now holds the record for filibusters..

The mission statement of both houses is never to raise taxes, roll back women's reproductive rights and unseat the President.

And that's it.

The chart puts the lie to your assertion. I can assure you that the disappointment and disgust with Congress spans ALL ideologies, your attempts at laying partisan blame notwithstanding...

 

[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.

ALL those bills the senate refuses to allow to come to a vote are little more than useless political stunts that the republicans knew would never pass in the first place. Why would you expect the senate to pass a bunch of crap that is little more than republican policy statements? The house republicans certainly didn't when they drafted and passed a bunch of corporate giveaways in the first place.

This is absolutely incorrect. If the republicans thought it was a useless exercise, it is because the Democrats informed them that they would be obstructing those bills, and they have.

It is not incumbent upon the House to only vote on and pass legislation that the Senate will approve of. That would defeat the entire purpose of having a Senate and a House.

The Democrats in the Senate are the obstructionists, particularly Harry "Pass the cheddar" Reid, who is so uncertain of his fellow Senators that he fears bringing to a vote, any of those bills.

Sorry, but one half of the Congress does not stop just because the other half are petulant children.

The Senate and the Democrats are the obstructionists, and they show no good faith whatever by allowing bills to languish without a vote.

 

[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.

Exactly. Dingy Harry Reid is protecting the party and Obama...precisely to pin it on the other guys. I stated months ago this was thier strategy.

that is exactly their strategy. They are putting their power ahead of the public's interest.

 

[EriktheRed]

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.

ALL those bills the senate refuses to allow to come to a vote are little more than useless political stunts that the republicans knew would never pass in the first place. Why would you expect the senate to pass a bunch of crap that is little more than republican policy statements? The house republicans certainly didn't when they drafted and passed a bunch of corporate giveaways in the first place.

This is absolutely incorrect. If the republicans thought it was a useless exercise, it is because the Democrats informed them that they would be obstructing those bills, and they have.

It is not incumbent upon the House to only vote on and pass legislation that the Senate will approve of. That would defeat the entire purpose of having a Senate and a House.

The Democrats in the Senate are the obstructionists, particularly Harry "Pass the cheddar" Reid, who is so uncertain of his fellow Senators that he fears bringing to a vote, any of those bills.

Sorry, but one half of the Congress does not stop just because the other half are petulant children.

The Senate and the Democrats are the obstructionists, and they show no good faith whatever by allowing bills to languish without a vote.

So what's the purpose of voting on the same bill they know won't go anywhere 33 times?

 

[Wry Catcher]

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.

I blame Newt Gingrich for the schism which has grown and spread for two decades now, and has made the Federal and state governments dysfunctional.

 

[Darkwind]

ALL those bills the senate refuses to allow to come to a vote are little more than useless political stunts that the republicans knew would never pass in the first place. Why would you expect the senate to pass a bunch of crap that is little more than republican policy statements? The house republicans certainly didn't when they drafted and passed a bunch of corporate giveaways in the first place.

This is absolutely incorrect. If the republicans thought it was a useless exercise, it is because the Democrats informed them that they would be obstructing those bills, and they have.

It is not incumbent upon the House to only vote on and pass legislation that the Senate will approve of. That would defeat the entire purpose of having a Senate and a House.

The Democrats in the Senate are the obstructionists, particularly Harry "Pass the cheddar" Reid, who is so uncertain of his fellow Senators that he fears bringing to a vote, any of those bills.

Sorry, but one half of the Congress does not stop just because the other half are petulant children.

The Senate and the Democrats are the obstructionists, and they show no good faith whatever by allowing bills to languish without a vote.

So what's the purpose of voting on the same bill they know won't go anywhere 33 times?

their purpose is to do as their constituents demand of them. You think they should just stop because the Democrats in the Senate are going to be so obstinate that nothing will ever get passed?

I wonder just how many on the left would be screaming bloody murder and yelling from every rooftop, Obstructionist, if it was the GOP that stopped every bill from being debated and voted upon.

Why is it that you and the rest of the crowd are not screaming for Reid to just being the bills to a vote? After all, if they are wrong for America, then the Senate will vote appropriately.

And while your at it, demand that the Democrats vote on a fucking budget.

 

[Darkwind]

This entire debate is proof of the corruption of government. Stop going after businesses when the corruption runs so much deeper in government.