Congress 12 percent approval rating

[RKP5637]

Too high IMO, I give them 5%!

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/173363/288/Poll-Americans-give-Congress-12-percent-approval-rating

Poll: Americans give Congress 12 percent approval rating

"WASHINGTON (CBS) -- A stunning wake up call for elected officials in Washington. A new CBS News-New York Times poll shows only 12 percent of Americans approve of how members of Congress are doing their jobs.

Voters are fed up with the lawmakers who represent them in Congress. According to a new CBS News-New York Times poll job approval for Congress is at 12 percent matching the lowest number ever for this poll."

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"Only 6 percent of Americans say current members of Congress even deserve to be re-elected."

[closeupready]

1. They don't care. The whole corrupt process ensures that all incumbents will be re-elected.

nt

[RKP5637]

2. Yep, I'm afraid our democracy is long gone. n/t

[That1202Anarchist]

4. We need better Politicians..

IF you really look at it..
The Government is starting to take over quite a bit.
A lot of our Freedoms have been Abolished..
I hope the USA doesn't become a Communist country some day..
I doubt it will, we just need better people in Office..

[Rex]

5. Communism? Why would we go in that direction when we are

heading for a fascist police state? We are heading toward the other end of the spectrum, Communism is the LAST thing America will ever embrace.

[That1202Anarchist]

6. I can see that kinda..

I can kinda see that.. Sad to say... But yeah..
I love how the Government says
"The Founding Fathers would be so Proud!"

Yeah, more like they'd be pissed, well no..

Pissed, mad, or angry probably would not and could not describe what the Founding Fathers would say about the USA..

[That1202Anarchist]

3. 12%.. wow..

Congress has a 12% approval rating...
WOW!!!
Name one thing that they've managed to do for the GOOD OF THE USA!!! Let's see our debt is at 14.3 Trillion, and rising, we are in a pointless war, China's getting pissed (that we haven't paid them back yet) , We still have Inflation, Republicans are being stuck up little children and are wanting what THEY want to happen to the USA. Protect the Rich, DENY the poor.. The sad part is, If I'm right, Republicans are the majority of the white house, WE NEED MORE DEMOCRATS!!! Everyone yells at Obama, well.. That's pointless to do, because.. Obama and his party, I believe.. Are the MINORITY! And you need the MAJORITY to agree with you, If you want something to happen...
Although, Democrats have one thing in common with who they're trying to help..
They are the Minority of the White House..
The Democrats are trying to help the Minorities of the Country. AS in the ones, who are in most need of help, as in the Middle Class, and the Lower class.
(I WOULD REALLY HATE TO SEE THE UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA BECOME A POOR NATION ONE DAY)
The Government is raising the Standards on Education, Laws, Spending, Economics (well same thing) and a lot more else.
The Public Schools of today, Expect way more than the Public Schools of yesterday, EVER DID..
THAT'S A SIGN! WE NEED HELP..
We need our President to have the same VIEWS as the Majority of our Congress...
This 2012 Election will be one INTERESTING ELECTION. Yeah, IT will be interesting alright. I was planning on Voting for Obama, but I'm unsure, depends who All runs..
I'm gonna Vote for the person who Pulls the US out of the wars. Over in the Middle East, those people have been fighting the same wars for thousands of years. The Soviet Union tried to help them for 15 years! They finally gave up and left... We should make like the SOVIETS and LEAVE!!

We've made a little Progress.. But still, I don't see us Winning this war.
The war in the middle east is starting to look a lot like.
VIETNAM
..............
I give Congress a 0%

[juajen]

7. I don't wish to be rude to a new poster, but your posts do not make sense, IMHO. NT

[RKP5637]

8. +1, n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. Would one buy a car that had a 12% approval rate?

I think Yugos did better than that.

[RKP5637]

10. Yeah, I think they did! n/t

[NightWatcher]

11. Dissolve Congress and make em take a do-over in 18 months

[Yavin4]

12. They Don't Work for the American People

They work for the corporations that give them money, and they're getting a 100% approval rating from them.

[RKP5637]

13. Yep, they sure are, and in essence they're on the corporate payroll, contribution

bonuses for a job well done for banksters, wall street and mega-corporate interests. They have nothing to do with "we the people."