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Originally Posted by JP5";p="
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. 
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Worth noting:
Pelosi's disapproval rating is about the same as her approval rating.
http://www.pollingreport.com/P.htm
Compare to Bush, who's approval minus disapproval has reached another record low (29-66 and 28-65 in the last 2 polls):
http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
Americans also approve of Democrats in Congress somewhat more than Republicans in Congress.
Still, failure to cut war funding has alienated many hardcore Dems and of course Pubs will always hate a Congress that has even slight Democratic control. By in large, Americans still prefer a Democratically-controlled Congress for a variety of reasons.
http://www.pollingreport.com/congress.htm