Do We Need A New Congress?

The media never tires of pointing to George Bush's low approval ratings, which hover around 30%. But at the same time, they keep ignoring the much-lower approval ratings of Congress. Today one poll reported Congress' approval rating had dropped to 12%. The Rasmussen Poll, 7-1-08, showed a new low of 9%. Single digits! Maybe the fact that they can't even have a vote on letting us drill for more oil could have something to do with it.

With just 6 months left in office, Bush's approval ratings really don't much matter. After all, he's not running for re-election. But Congress is. And we keep ignoring that it is Congress - not the President - that passes laws. Presidents can only propose laws, not pass them. So having a miserable excuse of a Congress can be even worse than having a poor President. And a sorry Congress is what we've got.

Getting a new Congress - that's what we should be working on!