Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?

[BuyingThyme]

[baldguy]

1. Impeachment . . . supoenas . . . war crimes trials . . .

A little.

[Edweird]

15. What the bald guy said. Ditto.

[LVjinx]

24. And republicans think THEIR congressmen are the spineless ones.

Meanwhile, Democrats roll over and play dead for Bush every time. EVERY... TIME!!!

[old mark]

2. What job is that?

They have been pretty hard on a few sports figures, though....


mark

[AndyTiedye]

3. They Have Been Really Good at Waving the White Flag

[mmonk]

4. Unless they actually serve another cause.

[bdamomma]

10. as long as we don't wave that flag

[AndyA]

5. The only job Pelosi and Reid are good at is being a door mat.

They are sure laying down to let Bush walk all over them. Oh, they're REAL GOOD at that!

They might also be good for BJ's, but that's about it. Not sure if Bush/Cheney even have any use for a BJ... :shrug:

[TheWatcher]

6. This is not really an accurate question for a Poll though.

In order for us to answer this Poll, they would have to actually be doing their job to begin with.

It's kind of hard to judge the performance of representative government when you no longer have it.

[BuyingThyme]

7. kcik

[Uncle Joe]

8. 47 nos to 1 yes, this one is going to be a nail biter. n/t

[BuyingThyme]

11. Must be a telcom investor.

[bdamomma]

9. they have proved numerous times they are NOT NOT for the people

and just for themselves

[tom_paine]

12. There's no category for volcanically, amazingly, staggeringly, contemptuously disapprove.

So, I'll just have to settle for little ol' disapprove, even though it is a mere shadow of the LEVEL of disapproval I feel.

[Super Soaker Sniper]

13. When the Democratic Party

won the Majority in both houses in 2006, to be fair I did not set a higher standard for them than I had for a Republican Majority. As I expected, they failed to meet the low standard. Did not come even close. It is because of this sparkling record of unmatched achievement that I tremble at the even the thought of a National Healthcare Plan or Nationalizing the Oil Industry. Not that a National Healthcare Plan or Nationalizing Oil is a bad idea. It is really a good concept, but never, not under any circumstances with this inept bunch of losers. As I have posted before, a Majority who cannot even Impeach a President with a horrid 26% approval rating does not need to be in charge of anything.

[BuyingThyme]

14. You're right. Inaction is our best hope with this gang.

[Super Soaker Sniper]

16. The only legislation

our Democratic Majority has passed has been what Bush demanded they pass. With this crew, absolutely nothing would have been bettter than what they have done so far. They brow beat Mark Macquire, oooooooh, I am so impressed! All of America is all the better for it! That is just what I donated money to and voted for Democrats for. So they could brush aside the war, let gas prices spin out of control, let the the housing debacle continue unabated so they could wag their finger in the face of a Baseball Hall of Famer and scold him! Yes! Woo Hoo! I should have used the money I donated to the Democratic Party for lap dances. It would have affected my situation just as much but it would have been more fun. What a waste of money that was!

[BuyingThyme]

17. Welcome to DU, Super Soaker Sniper!

:hi:

[cascadiance]

18. Republican = Democrat = Corporatists != People! That = PEOPLE PISSED!

[Hydra]

19. Two words

HELL NO

[Canuckistanian]

20. Hmmmmm.... that's a tough one

But I'd have to give it to the "disapprove" side.

I haven't been certified mentally ill YET.

[BuyingThyme]

21. kcik

[badgerpup]

22. This is a trick question, right?

I called both my Senators this morning (they're both Dems) and asked...no... I pleaded with them to vote NO on the Immunity for telecommunications bill...or at least get it back into committee.

Told them the House had let us down, and they were our last hope and line of defense.

Oh...and disapprove.

:kick:

[Telly Savalas]

23. The absence of legislation ending war profiteering is a sign of their total failure.

Forget about impeachment for a minute.

Forget about ending the war.

Or anything remotely ambitious.

Just focus on a basic issue on which 99.999% of the population agrees: there needs to be basic financial accountability in spending on the war. A couple of weeks ago the BBC reported that $20 billion had been squandered in Iraq due to corruption and waste. Can anybody find me an example of a public figure who thinks this is a good thing? Isn't it pretty much a no-brainer that even the most rabid pro-war right-wingers would think it's disgusting that some elitist fucks are cheating hard-working taxpayers out of their money by making false pretenses of supporting the troops, when all they're doing is skimming cash off the top?

But yet Pelosi and Reid somehow can't manage to muster a consensus to oppose the three dozen or so folks in America who support government waste? That's totally fucking inexcusable.

[Faux pas]

25. Oh Hell No! Sorry for all of those who worked so hard to vote

more Dems in....there doesn't seem to be any difference btwn the parties.

[readmoreoften]

26. seriously.

There are about 5 solid good guys, maybe 30 mixed bags, and a whole lot of shitbags.

[Faux pas]

29. So sad and so true!

[and-justice-for-all]

27. Most of'em do not have a damn spine..nt

[BuyingThyme]

28. ..