14 percent approval rating: Nan and Harry hit rock-bottom
Your chart of the morning from Gallup. Way to go, Democrat majority!
The 75% currently disapproving of Congress is just shy of the record-high 78% in March 1992.
These results, from a July 10-13 Gallup Poll, follow 18 months of dismal job approval ratings for Congress, during which approval has usually registered below 30%, and has averaged only 25%.
Still, the 14% approval rating is extraordinary. Approval of Congress has fallen below 20% only six times in the 34 years Gallup has measured it. Including the latest reading, four of those have come in the past year: in July, June, and May 2008, and in August 2007. The two additional readings were from March 1992 (in the midst of the House bank check-kiting scandal) and June 1979 (during an energy crisis that resulted in surging gas prices and long gas lines), when either 18% or 19% of Americans approved of the job Congress was doing.
The most recent decline comes almost exclusively from Democrats, whose approval of Congress fell from 23% in June to 11% in July, while independents’ and Republicans’ views of Congress did not change much.
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Perhaps Nancy’s do nothing congresses approval numbers will improve once the congressional ban on off-shore oil drilling expires on September 30, 2008.
That is if they do nothing and let it expire. If they extend it, their approval numbers will be 2% and we will have a republican victory in November.
The leaders promised the most ethical Congress ever and have failed at every turn. They are not just do-nothings, they are obstructionists and the American people know it. The question is, do the voters have the wherewithal to turn them out in November. I doubt it. The only people who are worse do-nothings are voters.
gee, I never saw this coming.
The Dimocrats are only doing their job. After all, their silent mantra is “What is bad for America is good for Dimocrats”. At least they hope so, although if they continue to obstruct drilling, this mantra may prove the converse. We can only hope.
Congratulations are definitely in order …
Harry and Nan have worked hard to achieve this ignominious level of recognition … they have spent years planting nothing but pessimism, lies, disillusion, defeatism, obstructionism and anti-American rhetoric …
I am glad to see their disingenuous and anti-American activities are finally reaping exactly what they have sown …
Now … if the people will just make sure that they remove all of these clowns from power in November …
et. I did not know that the ban expired on 30Sept.
So the Democrats would have to vote an extension before the elections in November. This will be interesting indeed.
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I’m banking on that they extend it.
If they extend the drilling ban, they may not only lose the White House (again), but their majorities in Congress.
Oh, how I love the smell of oil in the morning… Don’t drill, Nancy or Harry….
rjbjrirish said:
If they let it expire then they’ll lose their moonbat base.
That’s quite a quandary the Democrats have. Their moonbat base has the money they need to finance campaigns, the moderates have more votes. And the Dems can’t please both at the same time.
I’m sure they’ll find some way to blame that situation on Bush and Rove.
I also did not know the ban was set to expire. If it does that would be good for America. We would have to start building refineries and pipelines too of course. There would be an immediate effect on futures prices.
But, and there is always a But, this 14 percent approval rating is only helpful if the Republicans take advantage and hit hard. We can be quite sure the MSM will not report it aggressively. Senator McCain will not use it to the Party’s advantage. So it is up to the Party and Conservatives to push and push hard.
or else
Enjoy sharia
Have a nice jihad
Harem line forms to the right
Seems to me as if San Fran Nan and Dingy Harry are shooting for -14%.
#12
You’re right. This “Gum Balless” Republican party we’re stuck with now won’t do anything with it. Juan McAmnesty won’t upset the Dems because he wants to “Work with them.”
They should thank god they never got their 5 day work week going. No telling how far down that number would be (or in the tank our country would be).
McAmnesty is too worried about the Hispanic vote to worry about taking advantage of the Dem’s gaffe. The Dem’s have been the biggest do-nothing party in our history. All they can do is bash Bush.
The Dems are practically handing this election over to the Repubs and what have they done with it? Go for the jugular, end this madness, now!
Once again it seems we have the MSM and the Dems on the %14 side, and the rest of us on the %86 side. What’s new about that?
I have an idea for an ad. Maybe Michelle could put the the HotAir video team on this, since the RNC seem to be running against themselves right now.
Illustrate the fact that Nancy Pelosi and Medea Benjamin are interchangable ideologically. There are the slave Blue Dogs, but the rest of the Dems in Congress are (Code) pink and green(peace).
PUUUULLLLLL OOOOUUUT NOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!
Can anyone give a logical reason why these do nothings will be able to maintain their seats in November? It doesn’t seem to matter to the voters that these lazy, corrupt, obstructive morons do not care for them nor their well being. All that matters is they have a D behind their name, and not an R. Will they ever wake up and come to their senses? I doubt it very seriously. I sent Fran Nan an e-mail last week and she wouldn’t except it.MY TAX DOLLARS AT WORK.
Remember that list in her First 100 Hours agenda…..
Which clock stopped since I believe they are a little shy of their checklist.
So their approval rating is in the dumper – can they send it into negative numbers? Now THAT would be an accomplishment!
Sure they can. All they have to do is poll some of those dead people who show up to vote for Democrats.
Yet all the polls show these clowns gaining strength this November because the “opposition” party decided to follow the same Democrat agenda.
What I find it interesting is if you actually listen to people like Pelosi and Reid…they never once admit that the reason for their abysmal approval ratings is that they actually are NOT doing their jobs and not being productive. They have an excuse for everything, but simply no actual reasons for their lack of productivity.
How much lower will that rating go before they do?
14% approval is spot on for a congress that has done nothing but open up investigations on their opponents, attempt to push through legislation that most Americans don’t want, and work out unethical, if not illegal, deals for themselves.
You can easily argue they have accomplished none of their promises to those that voted for them. Many times they have done the exact opposit of everything they promised. I hope voters send them the same message they sent the last congress by kicking them out.
San Fran Nancy and Cowardly Harry are the definition of stupid is as stupid does.
Passing an extension (to the drilling ban) will be harder than suppressing attempts to repeal it.
Unfortunately, Congressional ballots don’t have “None of the Above”, so it voters want to throw a Congresscritter out, somebody has to be challenging the seat.
WOW, DesertLover, you sure know some big words. Bet most Dimocrats wouldn’t have a clue what you said in post #5. Thanks for assuming we conservatives have a brain. I LOVE IT !
I am ready for a Clownless Government.
Make it happen # 1, throw the Borgs out.
With ratings like these it makes you wonder how is it that Barry Obama the media phenomena is seemingly riding so high in the polls? Are the populace really that ignorant?
Should be no surprise. This is the logical and eventual result of a “professional” gov’t. They simply seek to appease individual groups of people rather than do what is best for the country. Afterall, that is how they keep getting elected. But “we the people” keep electing them. Term limits is required to stop this slide into oblivion.
They are so insulated from the rest of us rabble that they can not even see how to reverse these trends. One simple move would give them a 20 point pop in the approval ratings. Crack down on illegal aliens and rid us of this invasion. But of course the dems have no desire to deal with future citizens which will ensure a democratic lock on power for eternity (or at least until they kill the golden goose).
ROFLMAO
Nancy and Harry, they have the plan. If they can’t bottom out Americans’ approval ratings, no one can!
Give me a “D”!…
Give me an “E”….
Give me an “M”…
Give me an “O”…
Give me a “C”…
Give me a “R”…
Give me an “A”…
Give me a “T”…
D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T!
What’s that spell?
DEMOCRATLOSERS!Is it just me or did San Fran Nan look worse than normal in the pic of Harry and her on the front page of the site?
Definition of Golden Goose: People who pay taxes.
I like it – Damned, if they do, and damned, if they don’t. It couldn’t happen to a better group, IMHO.
swmbo … my pleasure
Barry F.
It is obvious that all the Dems come from privileged backgrounds … otherwise they would know more about the simple process of “painting oneself into a corner” and how to avoid it …
I understand the “privileged backgrounds” for many of them. But, what seems to escape me is why there are so many not in that class that are dyed-in-the-wool Democrats. What do they see in them? What are they hoping for by putting their trust (i.e. votes) in them?
It may be time for Nan to get another face life as the veneer on her latest face is seeming to crack.
make that face “lift”
Two words: Gerrymandered districts
Two more words: Voter fraud
Barry F.
I was meaning that “priviliged” comment as a reference to the Dems in DC …
As I see it the reason all the lower income types keep voting for the Dems is a simple matter of brain-washing from the day they are born …
They only hear the high sounding lies from the Dems about how they are the ones standing up for the Children, the poor, etc., etc. … and so they always vote (D) regardless of who is running … of course they never pay any attention again until the next election cycle … at any level … so there is never any effort to monitor their elected officials performance and hold them responsible for their actions …
They are so indoctrinated and comfortable in their Dem sheeple skin that they are unable to even consider the possibility that they have been deceived and taken for fools …
As I have said before in other threads …
And yet two more: Handout, please.
Pelosi:
‘We need to raise the standard of living of our poor, unemployed and minorities. For example, we have an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in our country who need our help along with millions of unemployed minorities. Stock market windfall profits taxes could go a long way to guarantee these people the standard of living they would like to have as ‘Americans’.’ (Read that quote again and again and let it sink in. ‘Lower your retirement income; give it to others who have not worked as you have for it’.
The Speaker of the House wants to take your money and give it to those that don’t have/deserve any. This woman is crazy and needs to be sent packing from the House. If California elects her again, then they deserve what they get. However, the rest of us do not need this socialist fool running the House! Any wonder why the approval ratings are so low? I get it!
I just find myself shaking my head at the apathy and ignorance or, in some cases, stupidity, of so many on the left.
Barry F.
Agreed … am always reminded of the old saying:
“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink” …
I guess they are all too full of kool-aid to be thirsty for truth and knowledge …
I don’t know why the Dems should care about their (lack of) approval ratings. Their performance stinks, everyone knows it stinks, and as a result, the American voters are poised to put them all back in office (and probably even a few more like-minded types) come November. The Republicans are in such disarray, it isn’t as if there will be any negative effects from the Dems poor approval ratings in the next election.
With enemies like that, who needs friends???
Imagine how low their rating would be IF they didn’t have the liberal MSM on their side, suppressing the truth?
You laugh now, but you know they will blame Bush again. They already have.
Ha! the Dem rating keeps going down, down, down, they’re going to strike oil before the drilling occurs.
Democrats are unhappy because they voted these clowns in to end the war, and the Dems in Congress have not stood up to Bush. They refused to cut off funding for the war and approved FISA. That’s not going over well with the base.
More “Change”! Vote Obama ‘08! It obviously worked in ‘06.
I think the Dems should practice a little George Costanza – Everything you would normally do, do the exact opposite! (oh, but that would put them on the other side of the aisle, wouldn’t it.)
Here is my source for the 30Sept2008 date for the congressional ban off-shore drilling to expire.
The title of the article is: Bush lifts offshore drilling ban in symbolic move
The money paragraph is para. 5:
“Congress too has a ban on offshore drilling and while it expires on September 30, it could be renewed…”
BWAAAAHHAAAAHHAAAA
That right there was too funny!
And yet voters prefer Democrats in Congress to Republicans by a wide margin.
The system the liberals have foisted upon us is devilishly clever. First they grab every disparate wacky cause group under the sun. Then claim the mantle of caring about these causes, they may or may not, that part does not matter. Except the longer that cause can support itself the better for the liberal elite.
Then add in the public school disaster. That becomes the engine for growth. You create a system designed to punish and discourage. You punish children who respect the founding of this country and god. You discourage as many black kids as possible. You take away discipline, which then encourages marginalized children, who may have a weak underpinning at home, to rebel. Case in point the high drop-out rate of minority, specifically black kids, this is base building. First they are non-voters as a majority, and the minority of them who become voters can easily be lied to about who caused this problem. Thus they can be spoon fed anti-capitalism and socialist messages with little effort.
Further design the government system which grows this base, ever increasing social programs, with little if any oversight. Allow, no encourage corruption. Then blame republicans when finally someone even attempts to clean this cesspool up.
Base growing.
“See how the “rich republicans” want to take away the “one” thing that was decent in this neighborhood”. Beautiful how they have turned the system upside down where it punishes decency and hard work.
In all the years these social programs have been under way, have they solved anything?
Are the schools any better?
Are the dropout rates any lower?
Are there signs that this system is
ever going to change?
Often I see republicans who imagine one person or one voice can fix this. It cannot, that one person or voice tires. Until we realize that this is a fight that goes on forever, build the base of committed voters, work together to elect republicans, in every district, in every state. Call out those who fail and replace those who would simply continue the system as is. Nothing will get any better. We will truly have the government we deserve.
We saw another large obstacle recently, with the release of the city employee pay records from Houston, I assume most of us saw those pay records, the liberals are enriching themselves and do not want to change a system which rewards them so well. Do you think the majority of those folks were conservative? Do you think your city is that much different from Houston? I doubt seriously if anyone would suggest that.
So it is an uphill battle and one that, in order to make changes, must be a lifelong commitment. I know even reading this tire’s some of us out. But it either is worth it or it is not. If it is not, then what is?
Nancy and Harry continue to wring their hands. What is each of us doing that is so different?
Excuse me? Aren’t “voters” the ones responding to the poll?
Given the price of gas, and everything related to it, the Democrats will have a lot more to answer for in this fall’s election than the Republicans.
Basically. It was easier to get into the war than getting out of the resulting quagmire.
On July 16th, 2008 at 11:04 am, oldcollegeguy1980 said:
Terrific point! Every racist, homophobic, sexist remark or act I’ve personally ever heard or seen, has been said or done by a prominent, “say yes to everything” Democrat! They truly are cleaver hypocrites.
Can someone put Yoda ears on this all knowing idiot?
From the Gallup Poll:
compared to what #50 lgm said:
This disparity reminds me of what a co-worker once explained about polling, back in 2000. He told me that polls showing AlGore up by 10 to 15 points over George Bush, from 8/2000 to 10/2000 were grossly inaccurate because polling agencies were oversampling democrats and conducting phone calls between Thursday and Sunday nights (a period when less republicans answer calls from pollsters than do democrats, for various societal reasons.)
The same thing with John Kerry in 2004. His poll numbers leading up to election day also showed an abusive oversampling of democrats that didn’t represent the realities on election day.
My gut tells me that any 2008 poll that shows a “wide” preference for democrat congressional candidates over republican congressional candidates, when the favorable rating for congressional democrats has hit an all time low, is potentially as skewed as 2000 and 2004 polling.
lgm said:
That was 2006. This is now. I expect the Senate and Congress to make a few puny gains this election cycle then it’s all down hill from there.
Especially if Romney gets VP and McCain gets elected. I suspect Romney may shine with his economic wizardry. Just mt 2 cents.
Well I think you should give the Dems some credit… they have streamlined the ability to pass legislation renaming post offices.
But seriously it is time for us citizens to hold the politicians who are being paid a salary plus benefits accountable. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have made a mess of our political systems and I cannot remember the last time meaningful legislation focused on improving our quality of live, our safety has been passed
#47 well said!
How about we change the tagline to:
Now this is change we can all be assured will fail miserably… again!
WEll the dems play in the gutter so being down there in the polls is common ground for them.
See? This is what government run schools are doing to us, even lgm sees it!
Blind_Mule, that’s your cue, I think.
There’s something to that.
The question for November will be whether, as the polls and pundits still predict, the donkeys will actually gain seats in November despite their disastrous performance over the past two years.
Here’s how it might happen:
Donkeys, much more than Republicans, tend to believe that their being in power is itself an a priori good. For example, give Republicans a 55-45 edge in the Senate, and they dither: “We’d act on things like Social Security reform and making tax reductions permanent, but the donkeys might call us names!” On the other hand, give the donkeys a 51-49 advantage and they’ve got a “mandate for change” to do things like lose the war and criminalize the Bush Administration.
Because they’re convinced that their majority status entitles them to inflict their agenda upon the American people, donkeys react differently when faced with opposition. Republicans tend to sigh and give up when donkeys engage in filibusters and cloture-denial tactics. Donkeys become infuriated. Republican voters become disgusted with their own representatives who can’t overcome the opposition, and won’t support them; donkey voters resolve to elect more donkeys, so they can achieve a veto-proof/cloture-proof/filibuster-proof majority.
In an ordinary world, the donkeys should be very worried about their prospects come November. They’ve been a disaster in every respect since taking over Congress. But in this world, they’ve got something in spades that Republicans lack: Passion.
Passion fueled by anger; by hatred; and by a lust for revenge… but passion nonetheless. And negatively-inspired passion is a lot more likely to drive voters to the polls than ennui, which is what the Republicans have in surplus right now.
What surprises me so far is that the donkeys aren’t hammering this theme home already: “If it weren’t for Rethuglican game-playing, foot-dragging and parliamentary trickery, we’d have legislated our way to Utopia by now! Help us end this Republican obstruction of the People’s Agenda, and vote donkey!”
Such a message would play effectively to the inner ugliness of the liberal/left base, and would probably sway enough left-leaning independents that even if McCain wins the White House, he could get steamrolled by a veto-proof donkey Congressional majority.
And in that case, the only speedbrake on a donkey rampage would be a 5-4 Supreme Court, that doesn’t always vote 5-4 in the right direction.
Be afraid.
14% ? That seems high to me!
But seriously, the continued deterioration of Congress’ and Bush’s job approval is a symptom of one simple problem – neither side is listening to us! Clean the cheese out of your ears, Washington!
Dan 708 #63, I think they hit the 14% because they only polled their relatives.
Regulus;
You are correct about the passion the left has. I would also add their lust for power. The desire to run someone elses life is not something a traditional conservative desires. The liberal though must be understood in order to defeat them.
Understanding them can be difficult for the person who simply wants government to stay out of their life. It seems strange that anyone would spend any amount of time thinking of ways to run someone elses life instead of improving their own. This leaves the conservative with a blind spot. Asking ourselves why liberals do these things instead of understanding it is that passion /lust of power that drives them.
Once accepted that the liberal lust for power is ever present, the need to defeat them everytime becomes more clear. When a democrat wins an election, I do not ask myself if they will attempt to impose liberal idealogy.
It is only a matter of when.
The only way for conservatives to gain more passion is to move a little farther to the right. The squeaky cog gets the grease.
As I’ve heard many times on these blogs, something like this:
Here’s something from a media person, Charlie Reese, and I think he is spot on. 545 People, By Charlie Reese –Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes? You and I don’t propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don’t have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The house of Representatives does. You and I don’t write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don’t set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don’t control monetary policy, The Federal Reserve Bank does. One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices – 545 human beings out of the 300 million – are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country. I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered but private central bank. I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don’t care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator’s responsibility to determine how he votes. Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party. What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to. It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted — by present facts – of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can’t think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist. If the tax code is unfair, it’s because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it’s because they want it in the red. If the Marines are in IRAQ, it’s because they want them in IRAQ. If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it’s because they want it that way. There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like ‘the economy’, ‘inflation’ or ‘politics’ that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do. Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses – provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess! Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper
You all love America, except when Americans elect Democrats. Then you hate America.
No, we just dont like liberals. We still love our country. It’s sad you cant (or wont) make that distinction.
I’d also like to see this “wide margin” you spoke of earlier. If you could show me something proof wise, I could take a look at it and then debate you from there.
I do not hate America.
I simply detest liberalsim.
Work hard to defeat liberalism.
Strain against a system which attempts to indoctrinate children into a liberal system.
Point out the circular firing squad of constantly replacing republicans instead of evicting liberals from government which is the liberals view of how we should approach conservative elected officials.
This is just a few of the ways I love America.
I love her enough to work daily to improve her.
75% disapproval 14% approval — and 95% of them will be reelected. Whose fault is that?
Democrats hate America (as is evident by the constant barrage against the Consitution, second amendment ring a bell? Oh that’s right the Supreme Court stood up for that one recently, the 4 dissenting [American hating] justices who dissented were all liberals [Democrats]) so if I hate Democrats I am in turn only further loving America more.
BrianNY said (#57):
On the other hand, a June 26-29, 2008 poll showed 43% plan to vote for a Democrat for Congress and 34% plan to vote Republican.
oldcollegeguy1980 said (#72):
So what will you think if America votes liberal? Will the love win or the hate?
That just means my work is still undone.
And I will continue to work against liberalism.
One election does not make or break my resolve.
Does it yours?
BO won’t be feeling the liberal love if he doesn’t do what they want. Liberals eat their own.
“Nan and Harry”will have absolutely nothing in their way from bankrupting the country and surrendering to the people who want us destroyed if this country is stupid enough to allow Barack Obama to be elected.
McCain’s slogan for dealing with oil costs and the war in Iraq should be:
DRILL NOW! KILL NOW!
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.
I think you are pretty much alone in that regard, according to every current poll of voter preference and pretty much every ranking republican and democrat. If you have some particular insight on this I would love to hear it.
That or else you think 5-8 in the Senate and 20-30 in the House is “puny”. You aren’t forgetting the string of losses the repubs suffered this year already in special elections in supposedly “safe” red districts, are you?
And just out of curiosity to MM, where was the post when Bush’s disapproval rating hit an all time low with Gallup?
The definitin of insanity is going the same thing over and over and expecting different results – sounds a lot like congress doesn’t it?
Chap:
I think you may be going off of old data from spring perhaps. 3 in the Senate, 10 or 11 House.
I would love to put money on that, but I suppose a gentleman’s bet will suffice.
What shall the over/under be? 4 for the Senate? 15 for the House? If I lose either of those I will change my handle for a month to one of your choosing. You agree to the same?
I’m thinking for you:
“Hopenchange.”
or
“Obamaluvchyld”
Alright I’ll have to bet on that.
If you are serious, Goldwater, here is what I propose.
Over/under on Senate Dem +4
Over/Under on House Dem +16 (I know I said 15 before, but that is too easy).
I bet the over on both. You bet the under on both. If one or the other of us wins both that person can pick the handle of the other for an entire month (using the nickname feature). Obviously no name that would get either of us banned. If one wins one and one wins the other, neither wins. If one wins one and the other falls on the line, the winner of one wins and gets to choose the other’s handle for a month.
We need a judge. I would nominate Yashmak or AlohaGuy.
And don’t forget that “Nordstrom Rack” , “Macy’s” and “Ambercrombie and Fitch” will soon feature designer Burkas for hip liberal women (who otherwise spit on fundamentalist Christians for not blowing themselves up)! They’ll even bring back Polygamy!
Chapotier,
Are we talking about shotguns here?
14% approval rating!
Maybe these rascals are still farting too much methane gas.
No wonder we have Global warming.
The approval number should be in a single digit.
14% approval rating means NOTHING! The majority were returned by the voters, maybe 25 Republicans lost their reelections. Scary, isn’t it!? So, where are all of our fellow citizens that are disgusted, outraged,and disapproving of the clowns in DC ? They must have missed the election somehow.