Voters Dissatisfied With Bush, Congress

[Oilwellian]

WASHINGTON - As the Senate marches closer toward a nuclear showdown over President Bush’s judicial nominees, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that the American public is dissatisfied — with Congress and its priorities, with Bush’s plan to overhaul Social Security and with the nation’s economy and general direction. Moreover, a majority believes that the Senate should make its own decision about the president’s judicial nominees, rather than just generally confirming them.

And while all of this might suggest bad news for Republicans, since the political party in charge often gets blamed when things aren’t going well, the survey also indicates that the public isn’t quite embracing the Democrats either. “It is just a sense of unhappiness with where we’re at,” said Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff.

Perhaps the most revealing finding in the poll is the attitude toward Congress. Just 33 percent of the respondents approve of Congress’ job. That’s down 6 points since a poll in April and 8 points since January.

“The public is exceptionally displeased with the Congress,” Hart said. “It is lowest set of numbers since May of 1994,” the year when congressional Republicans defeated their Democratic counterparts in the midterm elections to take control of both the House and Senate. According to this poll, by 47 percent to 40 percent the public says it would prefer Democrats controlling Congress after the 2006 elections.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7899754/

[FreedomAngel82]

1. Oh wow

Talk about a mandate and political capital eh? Now I know why Bush was bragging about his little mandate and capital. He knew it was bullshit.

[DanCa]

2. Can we do our told you so song & dance?

I told you so. I told you so. I told you so. :)

[Sparkly]

4. No, because their next sentence is always,

"But Democrats don't offer any plans."

(That one frustrates me no end!!)

[TheFarseer]

3. this says it all

"McInturff, the GOP pollster, points out that Americans are upset with Congress focusing on the battle over judges, Social Security, trying to restore Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube and the ethical troubles surrounding their members, including Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, instead of focusing on the economy, gas prices and health care."

Smokescreen smokescreen smokescreen, to distract us from the real problems. They've been riding that religious vs. non-religious horse for so long, I think it's about to fall over from exhaustion. Then what have they got? The "steal your social security to pay for illegal wars" horse? The "high gas prices" horse? They're totally screwed without culture wars and they absolutely know it.

[libhill]

5. You mean that

"Praise Jaysus", "Gawd Bless Amurika", and "U.S.A., U.S.A." won't do it any more? Well, I'll be ding danged!