Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever
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.
Meanwhile, in other news….
U.S. Embassy Cites Progress in Iraq
Most Congressionally Set Benchmarks Met, Report Finds
Iraq has met all but three of 18 original benchmarks set by Congress last year to measure security, political and economic progress, according to a report by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
UPDATE: Pelosi is learning a tough lesson in governing. It is easy to be in the minority are hurl insults. Real solutions to complicated problems are another matter.
Nancy Pelosi, APRIL 2006
With record gas prices, record CEO pay packages, and record oil company profits, Speaker Hastert and the Majority Congress continue to give the American people empty rhetoric rather than join Democrats who are working to lower gas prices now.
July 2008
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin