The way it’s headed, Congress’ approval ratings may drop soon below President Bush’s. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll showed that only 39 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. That’s down five points from April’s rating, and it’s only four points higher than Bush’s 35 percent approval rating. Democrats in Congress still rate higher than Republicans, but the overall approval drop is driven mostly by liberal Democrats who are mad that Congress hasn’t done more about Iraq. Their support of congressional Democrats dropped 18 points since April.
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Now darn it, I just read on the other thread that the WE blog only posts pro-democrat stuff!
“Much of that drop was fueled by lower approval ratings of the Democrats in Congress among strong opponents of the war”
This should be a warning sign for every Republican and Democratic incumbent who refuse to bring our men and women home from Iraq.
I think it shows that Democrats who promise everything and then deliver nothing that the American Public seems to have forgotten in the last election.
The American Voters are being reminded fully of how the Democratic Party operates in a vacuum of promised projects unless it’s personal pork.
It always shows how the Democratic Party is composed of partisan rancor and perpetual waffling, switch-backing on every thing they said just the day before.
The Democratic Party hasn’t figured out yet that catering to the Liberal Left is a slow-bleeding death sentence for a politician seeking office.
“More significant, approval of congressional Democrats dropped 10 percentage points over that same period, from 54 percent to 44 percent.
In the new poll, 73 percent of Americans said the country is pretty seriously on the wrong track, while 25 percent said things are going in the right direction.”
The Democrats made a big mistake when they caved in and gave Bush the war funding. This is what has led to the erosion of support for them.
Note, however, that the Democrats are still WAY above Bush – 44% approval compared to 35%.
They need to stand up to Bush.
Ah yes, blame the Democratic Party for the intransigence of the President; blame the Democratic Party for the fact the President vetoed the war-funding bill.
Typical radicon spin.
The “CLINTON! CLINTON!” posts won’t be long in coming.
Ron Paul 2008. Dems and Pubs alike. Check his voting record. See if he shares your values.
Query: Why is Fox News so intent on making him a non-issue when he clearly ‘won’ the last two debates – by everyone’s poll EXCEPT Fox News’s.
Check YouTube for the Fox News ambush and how Ron Paul handled it.
Libs and Cons – really, check him out. He may be our best choice.
I agree Solly. Ron Paul in 08!
Mike, are you lib or con?
Mike, can you shoot me an email? If you are serious about supporting Sen Paul, I’d like to share a few things with you.
SolDevVB@GMail.com
Sol – interesting question to which I have an answer. The Republican national Committee naturally does not like Ron Paul. OBVIOUSLY they will amBUSH him.
Cool, all you Democratic Party voters jump on the Ron Paul band wagon. It will seriously dilute any Democratic Vote by a substantial amount. :)
Repub. Check him out. Look at his voting record. Listen to what he says and look at his record. He does what he says.
For the republicans keeping up with the candidates, watch how Romney and Giuliani interact. IMHO the GOP has decided that Romney will be the candidate and they will let giuliani be the point man, take the hits and the heat.Check the far right blogs – little green footballs? They have taken Sen. Paul off the polls. He is kicking butt.
Rep – I see the opposite being more likely. I hear a lot more Republicans talking about Paul than I do Democrats.
That’s probably true Ben. After all, he is a Republican. :D
Sol – what do you think is the likelihood of Ron Paul doing a “Nader”? i.e. running as a third party.
An unrelated issue but still with Congress. I noticed that Wyoming has a provision that keeps the senate seat within the party. Thus the Democratic governor must select a Republican to replace the deceased Senator there. He has asked the republican party to select nominees for him to work with.
I think this is an excellent idea. When the Democratic senator in South Dakota nearly died some Republicans wanted to dance on his grave because they would get his seat via the Republican governor. Fortunately he did NOT die and their wishes were not fulfilled.
Here in Kansas there is the issue of Brownback not being in the Senate much these days. If he stepped down Sebelius would select his replacement; presumably a Democrat.
I think ahving a system as Wyoming makes a lot of sense. I think there are cases where an incumbent should step aside; however if that changes the balance of power he will hold on. The Wyoming system would change that – and for the better.
I agree with the comments above. We really need Ron Paul as president. Usually I am deeply distrustful of politicians, but Ron Paul is one of the very few who can back up his words with actions. Just look at his congressional voting record, it speaks for itself.
His support has been rapidly growing over the past month or so, and the campaign is really starting to gain momentum.
Of course, “Tom.”
28% of Americans still belive Shrub is doing a “good job.”
A significant number of Americans believe we’ve got to wait out what George WMD Bush has gotten us into.
A larger percentage of Americans think the only-est thing between Dumbya’s impeachment is The Dick Cheney, who’d be even worse (if only because he *knows* what he’s doing).
The job of Congress now until January 20, 2009, is to negate the worst of George WMD Bush. That’s a helluva job. Becauses Shrub keeps getting worse.
You Libs make me laugh! Supporting Paul so much, Paul is the only chance y’all have to get Hillary/Obama elected! Who you trying to kid now?! hahahaha
Paul has some nice Libertarian roots, but he’s so far extreme that it’s hard to believe the Libs can even pretend to like his ideas.
Anyone care to discuss Paul’s great ideas?
LTP,FTL – I disagree with the premise that dead-eye Dick would be worse. (a) he is largely running the show anyway and (b) he would be hobbled if Bush were impeached/convicted.
The thing preventing impeachment is the realization that Republicans would still block it in the Senate. However, if 1/3 of the GOP senators cross over as they did with Nixon …
Ron Paul supports “family values” and is “pro life,” both code-words for the radical conservatism that has wrecked the Republican Party.
Presidential candidates – what is the current story with Fred Thompson?
bong-bong
You are assuming an awful lot about my background. I am not what you would consider a “Lib” by any stretch of the imaganation.
Did you SEE and HEAR Ron Paul in the last debate?
He’s a short-tempered time-bomb waiting to blow! Blow! Blow!
Even more so then Hillary!
Can’t see Paul or Hillary with their finger on the doomsday button – they WILL push it whenever they get their period!
Tom said:”Ron Paul supports “family values” and is “pro life,” both code-words for the radical conservatism that has wrecked the Republican Party.”
You might want to do a little research before you jump to conclusions, Tom. Ron Paul is not your typical radical christian right republican. Look at his voting record, read the stuff he has written, and watch and listen to the interviews he has given. They are available all over the internet.
You might just change your mind about him.
An observation: I seem to meet many Republicans who simply will not vote for certain of their candidates. Many tell me they will never vote for a Mormon. Also for Giuliana with his family issues. Even Catholic Brownback has a problem with some Protestant fundies that I know.
On the other hand, I have not heard that from Democrats. Richardson is my number one choice. However, I do not seeing myself saying I will skip the ballot if ’so-and-so’ is the nominee.
It also seems like many Republicans are dreaming of the entry of another candidate. Hank, for example, mentions Newt Gingrich. Again, I don’t hear that sort of thing on the Democratic side.
I have a feeling the Democratic nomination will wrap up quickly; the focus then will be on VP. On the other hand, I get the feeling the Republicans will have difficulty coalescing behind a candidate.
And who knows? Maybe Paul will bolt …
An observation: I seem to meet many Republicans who simply will not vote for certain of their candidates. Many tell me they will never vote for a Mormon. Also for Giuliana with his family issues. Even Catholic Brownback has a problem with some Protestant fundies that I know.
On the other hand, I have not heard that from Democrats. Richardson is my number one choice. However, I do not seeing myself saying I will skip the ballot if ’so-and-so’ is the nominee.
It also seems like many Republicans are dreaming of the entry of another candidate. Hank, for example, mentions Newt Gingrich. Again, I don’t hear that sort of thing on the Democratic side.
I have a feeling the Democratic nomination will wrap up quickly; the focus then will be on VP. On the other hand, I get the feeling the Republicans will have difficulty coalescing behind a candidate.
And who knows? Maybe Paul will bolt …
An observation: I seem to meet many Republicans who simply will not vote for certain of their candidates. Many tell me they will never vote for a Mormon. Also for Giuliana with his family issues. Even Catholic Brownback has a problem with some Protestant fundies that I know.
On the other hand, I have not heard that from Democrats. Richardson is my number one choice. However, I do not seeing myself saying I will skip the ballot if ’so-and-so’ is the nominee.
It also seems like many Republicans are dreaming of the entry of another candidate. Hank, for example, mentions Newt Gingrich. Again, I don’t hear that sort of thing on the Democratic side.
I have a feeling the Democratic nomination will wrap up quickly; the focus then will be on VP. On the other hand, I get the feeling the Republicans will have difficulty coalescing behind a candidate.
And who knows? Maybe Paul will bolt …
“He was an unwavering advocate of pro-life and pro-family values.”
Source: http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/
The message for the public is clear, in order to hamstring the Idiot, should have sent a veto proof majority.
Tom, I meant to look at more than a one sentence statement on a campaign website. Dig into it bit more.
While it is true that Ron Paul hold pro-life views, he is also a libertarian that does not like to force those views onto other people. He’s about as far from people like Sam Brownback as he is from Hillary Clinton.
If you want some websites where you can get more info, I would be happy to provide them.
Brian,
I read his entire website. That was more than a “one sentence statement,” it buried in part of a larger piece extolling his conservative credentials and conservative voting record.
Having been under attack by the so-called “family values” crowd most of my life, I know what the code words mean, okay?
And as to getting “more info” from other websites, I think the website that will be most authoritative about Congressman Paul’s views would be Congressman Paul’s own website. Wouldn’t you agree?
His campaign website is an ok starting point, but it really does not go into much depth on his background or positions. That is typical for a campaign website, they want to keep things short and simple.
You might also try this one here:http://www.ronpaullibrary.org/ it has an archive of a lot of stuff he has written over the past several years. His congressional voting record is also available online.
I appreciate your dislike of the the wacky “family values” crowd. I also really dislike bible thumping republicans that try and force their values on everyone else. However, I just don’t lump Ron Paul in with the rest of them.
Thank You !
I’d be interested in an updated GoogleAnalytics chart (may be two with about six weeks coverage), just to see if the effect did wear off after a while and also, did others link to your new name with the same link-text (allinurl:…). I hope you will publish a follow up.