SHOCKER! Only 3% Approve of Congress on the War

Zogby International released a new poll on August 1 which shows that public approval of Congress when it comes to handling the War in Iraq has dipped to a shocking low of 3%.

President Bush received a 24% approval rating on the War in the same poll.

Thus, the one issue that Democrats used to beat Republicans over the head in the 2006 elections has come back to haunt them. At no point during the War in Iraq was the Republican controlled Congress treated to such contempt.

This news is bound to strike fear in the hearts of the Democratic nominees for President, as well as Congressional and Senate Democrats. The Democrats were counting on the War to catapult them into the White House in 2008 and increase their slim majorities in the House and Senate.

Not so fast.

The public, according to the Zogby poll, has 21% more confidence in President Bush' handling of the War than in that of Congress.

And this is not the only bad news for the Democrats. The public overwhelmingly favors supporting our troops by keeping funding at current levels. 42% believe that Congress should continue to fully fund the War, 34% would attach requirements for gradual withdrawal to such funding, while a mere 18% support cutting all funding and bringing the troops home immediately.

The polling data comes on the heels of a series of op-eds in major newspapers last Sunday that quote vehement critics of the War as saying that there has been a distinct turn-around in the past month in Iraq and that the U.S. is certainly capable of winning outright.

These critics were considered close allies in the Democrats' fight to pull the troops out. Now that there has been a marked improvement in Iraq, many believe that the plug has just been pulled on the Democrats' 'slam-dunk' issue.

Thus, my friends, it is way too early to give up hope on the 2008 elections. Not only is there a better than 50-50 chance we will keep the White House, but our prospects for retaking control of Congress get better by the day.

Here is the full report on the Zogby poll:
http://zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1343

Low Approval of Congress Creates Crisis of Confidence

Washington, DC (TLS). With Congress' approval rating now dipping to the lowest point in the history of the institution, one political analyst believes that this has created a dangerous 'crisis of confidence' in America--a scenario where the vast majority of Americans have totally lost confidence in their government.

The article is worth a thorough read:
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/010310.php

DEMS CRASH AND BURN--APPROVAL RATE AT 29%

Washington, DC (TLS). In less than four months after assuming the majority status in Congress, Democrats are beginning to crash and burn in the court of public opinion. The latest Gallup poll shows that public approval of Congress has sunk to a stunning low of 29%.

Public approval of Congress is now below that of President George W. Bush, which stands at 33%.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons Speaker Nancy Pelosi has gone neanderthal in attempting to shut down the minority Party with a procedural rules change--the first of its kind since 1822.

Read the full report of the Gallup organization here:
http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27589

New Poll--Congress Rates as Low as Bush

Washington, DC (TLS). A brand new poll just released on Friday indicates that public approval of Congress has slipped to equal that of President Bush.

As Bush reels from some of his lowest approval numbers ever, apparently the public has seen enough of the Democratic-controlled Congress to conclude that Congress is just as disappointing as Mr. Bush.

Perhaps Mr. Bush can at least take some comfort in the fact that not only is the public's ire ignited toward him, but they have quickly concluded that this Congress is just as inept as the last one.

This does not bode well for incumbents in either Party.

Read more about this poll here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6625294,00.html