Congress’s approval rating hits new low: 9 percent

[DeSwiss]

Washington Post
By Aaron Blake
November 12 at 3:26 pm

Congress is now in the single digits, according to Gallup.

After seeing its approval rating fall to an all-time low of 10 percent in 2012, Congress has hit an even lower low: 9 percent.

Here's how that looks:



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- If this were an animal we'd have the decency to put it out of its misery.

[JanT]

1. I can only hope

that this shocks some people into paying attention and doing something about it ---------LIKE VOTING THE ASS HATS OUT OF OFFICE!

[DeSwiss]

2. Agreed.

- As long as they don't vote more back in.....

[riqster]

3. They might want to notice that..,

Their ratings were higher while enacting at least PART of the President's agenda. And took a giant shit when they started obstructing. Now they have pulled the chain on themselves.

[DeSwiss]

5. So you're saying there could be cognitive abilities/self-awareness within Tea Party members?

- Hmmm.... interesting theory.

[riqster]

7. Call it "hope".

Not enough data to be a theory.

[B Calm]

10. Crooks don't care about their approval!

[riqster]

11. S'truth. But if they want to stay in office and continue their crime spree,

It would behoove them to pay it a bit more attention than they have been.

[Blue_Tires]

4. I'm betting those in the 9% are all lobbyists and congressional spouses/children...

[DeSwiss]

6. And don't forget the Dominionists.

[B Calm]

8. A good friend of mine was a victim in an armed robbery last

week in Kansas City. Why do these crooks take a chance of getting caught and spending time in prison, when all they would have to do is run for congress?

[DeSwiss]

13. It's like with the police.....

...you have to have standards. Suitably low standards. And as with most cops, you also have to have a willingness to use one's position to inflict pain and suffering upon others. Preferably older/minority/gay/poor Americans who aren't likely to fight back very well.

- Apparently an armed robber's standards would be way too high for most Congresscritters.....

[woo me with science]

9. K&R

[leftstreet]

12. Most of us would be fired with those approval ratings n/t

[DeSwiss]

15. Unless you ran a Wall Street investment bank.....

...then you'd be eligible for a bailout.

- You know, so that you're free to make campaign contributions again.....

[zappaman]

14. At this point, shingles have a higher rating! n/t