Congress Sinks Lower While Obama Holds Steady -- Political Wire

March 10, 2010 Congress Sinks Lower While Obama Holds Steady A new Associated Press-GfK poll found that just 22% of Americans approve of Congress -- the lowest point yet during the Obama presidency. However, neither Republicans nor Democrats are safe; half of all people say they want to fire their congressman. Conversely, Obama's job approval is holding fairly steady at 53%.

Congress Sinks Lower While Obama Holds Steady -- Political Wire

I hope everyone is of the view that we should kick the bums out.  Usually people are enamored of their own representative, but hate congress. I am glad to see that now they dislike their own.  Maybe now we really can get some change we can believe in.

Comments

[Jason]

The system itself is the problem. The issue is how do you get in office and keep your office: you accept ridiculous amounts of money from campaign contributors, and innudate your constituency with soundbites and an advertising blitz. This is not democracy, but rather a business. We need campaign finance reform and we need it now

[Prevail]

Term limits are counter-productive.

I completely understand the urge to have them. "Bad" representatives are difficult to unseat, sometimes, because people still vote for them.

Those who admire term limits have little confidence in voters. They want to take decisions away from voters, because voters might not make the right decisions. Very "Animal Farm."

Just look to California to see the toxic effects of term limits. Nobody there has enough experience in getting things done.