Approval of Congress lowest in a decade
Only about a quarter of Americans approve of how it's doing its job, a poll shows; most see 'business as usual.'
By Noam N. Levey, Times Staff Writer
June 12, 2007
WASHINGTON —
Fueled by disappointment at the pace of change since Democrats assumed the majority on Capitol Hill, public approval of Congress has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll.
Just 27% of Americans now approve of the way Congress is doing its job, the poll found, down from 36% in January, when Democrats assumed control of the House and the Senate.
And 63% of Americans say that the new Democratic Congress is governing in a "business as usual" manner, rather than working to bring the fundamental change that party leaders promised after November's midterm election.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), the first woman to hold that position, has also
failed to impress many Americans. Only 36% approve of the way she is handling the job, the poll found."
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,7184922.story
So---the Democrat majority-led Congress has a lower approval rating than President Bush!!! Too funny. And the really sad things for Dems is this little fact: Bush isn't running again for President, but they ARE running again for Congress.
