The Gallup News Service reported today on their latest poll, showing Congress's approval rating has dropped below that of President Bush. Here's the summary:
A new Gallup Poll finds continued low levels of public support for both Congress and President George W. Bush. Twenty-nine percent of Americans approve of Congress, down slightly from last month's reading (33%) and this year's high point of 37%, while Bush's approval rating is holding steady at 33%. Both the ratings of Congress and the president are slightly lower than their respective 2007 averages. Approval ratings of Congress are higher among Democrats than Republicans, while Bush's ratings are much higher among Republicans.
When the Democrats took power this year, their leadership announced that they were given a mandate by the American people to govern. Judging by the Gallup results, the American people don't think Congress is governing very well.
It's a tough time for the average conservative Joe right now, with the President at odds with us over illegal aliens and the Congress at odds with us over everything. The times we're in are serving to forge in us the virtues of patience and endurance, neither which is pleasant, but both of which are necessary for what's still to come.
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