If you can believe it, there are still millions of Americans that support George Bush, twenty-four percent of the country to be precise. Even though the number dropped from the already abysmal sounding twenty-nine percent, it still isn't low enough. Why do you ask that I think that? It is because despite terrible approval ratings, the President is still getting his way in Washington. Perhaps it has something do with Congress, as I had mentioned earlier today.
From Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deepening unhappiness with President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress soured the mood of Americans and sent Bush's approval rating to another record low this month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
The Reuters/Zogby Index, which measures the mood of the country, also fell from 98.8 to 96 -- the second consecutive month it has dropped. The number of Americans who believe the country is on the wrong track jumped four points to 66 percent.
Bush's job approval rating fell to 24 percent from last month's record low for a Zogby poll of 29 percent. A paltry 11 percent gave Congress a positive grade, tying last month's record low.
Now generally Congress has low numbers, while individual members score higher in their own districts. Nevertheless, the eleven percent rating is indicative of the fact that Americans are fed up with their government, as pollster Zogby mentioned in the article. I am sure that S-CHIP has something to do with Bush's lower numbers, not to mention Iraq, shredding the Constitution and of course the war. So why is Congress not getting the respect that they so desperately want?
Perhaps they should try getting a backbone and fulfilling their obligations to the people for a change.
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