Impeach Congress (UPDATED)

Sooner rather than later:

The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.

Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008.

The percentage of Democrats who give Congress positive ratings fell from 17% last month to 13% this month. The number of Democrats who give Congress a poor rating remained unchanged. Among Republicans, 8% give Congress good or excellent ratings, up just a point from last month. Sixty-five percent (65%) of GOP voters say Congress is doing a poor job, down a single point from last month.

Voters not affiliated with either party are the most critical of Congressional performance. Just 3% of those voters give Congress positive ratings, down from 6% last month. Sixty-three percent (63%) believe Congress is doing a poor job, up from 57% last month.

Just 12% of voters think Congress has passed any legislation to improve life in this country over the past six months. That number has ranged from 11% to 13% throughout 2008. The majority of voters (62%) say Congress has not passed any legislation to improve life in America.

Hope and change. With a Democratic majority. 

Are you hearing this trumpeted on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN. NPR, The New York Times, the Washington Post, the L.A. Times or other MSM outlets?  No?  Hmm... I wonder why that is.

Via Don Surber.

UPDATE: Harry Reid, Chief Butt Hat on the Left, blames Bush for Congress' low poll numbers:

“Any time you have a president who is down so, so far in poll numbers, it drags down city council members, it drags down any elected official — including us, and we recognize that,” Reid said, adding that he met Monday night with a group of pollsters and consultants, one of whom put Bush’s approval rating at 11 percent.

That’s significantly lower than other public tracking polls, which recently have registered Bush’s approval rating as hovering around 30 percent.

Reid also cited Senate Republicans’ efforts to block legislation — primarily through the use of filibusters — as a contributing factor for low poll numbers.

But Rebecca Fisher, spokeswoman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said “it’s embarrassing that Democrats won’t take responsibility for their own inaction and are trying to deflect their failures onto the president.

Harry Reid is an embarrassment to humanity.

Period.

Comments

[Mommynator]

So much for Nancy Pelosi's crowing about having the Best.Congress.Evah.

Imagine if Obama is elected - is it possible to have negative numbers?

[tim aka The Godless Heathen]

"Imagine if Obama is elected - is it possible to have negative numbers?"

Freakin' funny stuff Mommynator.

[Locutisprime]

That was actually pretty funny. now they are blaming their own bad numbers on the president's bad numbers.

The reality is, people are hurting and they are hurting due to the price of gas at the pump and the inflation that has and is creeping into every aspect of their lives as a result of the price of petroleum.

And when the people hurt they get mad. And when they get mad? those in Washington better sit up and take notice.

The solution is simple, but no one is taking the advice. Place commodities back under government controls. Where they once were, before Clinton's tinkering and deregulation to benefit his own Wall Street cronies.

And that need to be done now, today. Or else reap the whirlwind that will be a very big surprise to both parties come November.

[gail]

i agree impeach congress, the sooner the better.
does anyone make a tee shirt stating this??
i can't find one.

[impeach congress]

Congress Should Be Impeached YESTERDAY!
http://www.impeachcongress.blogspot.com

[william portch]

Where and what has happened to the news orgs. We need to impeach them to for they lies and misleading news reports. We need to march on Washington,stand in front of the Capital building and demand the Congressmen and woman and Senators be taken to jail for there crimes. We need to take back our country. We need lawyers that will stand up for our rights. How does a congress or senator become millionaires over night on $100.000 a year salary. Top of the list of senators that have received donations from fannymie,fredymac are all demOgods Dobbs who was over seeing them number 1,number 2 Obama, number 3 Kerry were are our lawyers to save our counrty.

[linda Maddox]

The President and Congress are stealing from the American people. We will do what ever it takes to take back our country.

[Opinions Matter]

Voice your own opinion.. www.impeachhim.com

[fed up]

why vote? Republicans are greedy arrogant douchebags, the democrats are spineless worms, and the Tea Party is comprised of nutjobs we wouldn't trust to sit the right way on a toilet seat. It kills me that people would rather choose "the lesser of two evils" instead of telling em all where to go.

I'd say if you insist on voting write someone in or vote none of the above.

[David Turner]

Democrat, Republican, these are meaningless descriptors. Our government is composed of greedy and ruthless men/women with no sense of self sacrifice or willingness to compromise. Our entire society is focused on consuming. We consume everything and it all boils down to, More for me less for you. We are destroying ourselves and it's easy to blame those whom we have placed in charge instead of seeing ourselves reflected. When you see the illness in our government you see the illness that pervades our entire society.
"Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious."
Oscar Wilde

[Mike]

Do I detect political bias here?
The rating of congress if far higher in percentage than which you are willing to reveal,
and why no mention of the Jon Boehner's and Scott Walkers in our political situation