Obama 43, Congress 9
On Halloween weekend, Americans apparently are tired of all-tricks, no-treats on Capitol Hill, sending approval ratings down to the GOP’s favorite single digit while the President sees a slight gain in public favor.
Gallup attributes the Obama bump to Iraq troop withdrawal, a rising stock market and that golden oldie, the death of a Mideast tyrant, reflecting Gadhafi’s demise as it did that of Osama bin Laden.
Congress’ near-death experience requires little explanation as lawmakers stumble toward a Thanksgiving deadline for debt reduction looking like the one-trick turkeys they have been all year since Tea Party freshman took over the House, gabbling no to everything but spending cuts.
It’s been so long since even a slight spurt of good news that we may have trouble digesting it all, like too much Halloween candy.
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4 Responses to “Obama 43, Congress 9”
Congress 9… yet they get re-elected at extremely high rates.
Congress is like a box of chocolates…
Historically people dislike Congress but like their particular congresspersons.
People don’t like the Republican congress that opposes everything and anything. The people are simply waking up to the fact that they voted in the crazies last time and pretty much can’t wait to vote them out. The Republican failed candidates and general disarray are the perfect indicators. The rest is just, as Mr. Stein says; “puffery”.
Almond Joy; sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. However, screw the airlines that no longer offer us nuts in coach.