Yes, it's a quagmire...time to pull out and head to Okinawa

Karl K · Jul 6, 2007

Yep, it's true.

It's a quagmire. It's a losing enterprise. The people hate it, they think it's terrible, they expected results and, so far, haven't gotten what they expected.

Yes, sirrree, it's time to abandon the whole effort. It's hopeless. Time to just throw up our hands, surrender, declare defeat, give it up, and head somehwere...ANYWHERE...than where we are right now.

But you think it's going to happen? Heck NO!!! Why? Because the whole enterprise is corrupt..and based on LIES LIES LIES!! We're going to continue with this failed strategy, this failed approach.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you guessed it...it's the Ir....wait....sorry....I was a bit too premature...it is...

THE DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED CONGRESS OF the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

Run by that poor excuse for a Stepford wife, Nancy Pelosi (yes, you can just FEEL the botox pop when she grins) and, of course, the esteemed assistant vice principal of the Democratic party, Senator Harry "I bring new meaning to the word 'milquetoast'" Reid.

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1640263,00.html

If the President feels bad about the nation's opinion of him—a meager 25% of those surveyed in a June Gallup poll approve of Bush's performance—all he needs to do is pick up that same poll and keep reading. According to Gallup, just 14% of people express confidence in the current Congress. That's the lowest measure in the 34 years Gallup has been tracking government institutions.

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Party leaders started realizing they were in trouble roughly a month ago, when a Quinippiac University poll put their approval rating at what now seems like a robust 23%. At the same time, members began hearing complaints from constituents as talk radio labeled them a "Do Nothing Congress" and Republican leaders, for the first time since the election, felt emboldened. "Congressional Democrats campaigned on restoring the bonds of trust between the American people and their elected leaders, but the fact is they have failed to deliver on any of their promises and have almost no accomplishments of which to speak," House Minority Leader John Boehner told TIME. "Their inability to govern is making it increasingly clear that there's a real crisis in leadership on Capitol Hill because nothing is getting accomplished."

Of course, if you trip over a year-old newspaper the odds are you'd find Nancy Pelosi saying almost the same thing about Dennis Hastert's congress. As a body, the House has never been famed for its celerity. But in the last six months Democrats have passed just one major piece of legislation into law: the emergency funding bill for the war in Iraq, signed by Bush only after Democrats stripped out a timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops.
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Anthony · Jul 7, 2007

Karl--

Remember those polls are looking at two different things -- approval of Bush and confidence in Congress. But funny none the less.

And from Andrew Sullivan:

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Claymore · Jul 7, 2007

You like polls? Here's a few you'll really like:

http://americanresearchgroup.com/

Anthony · Jul 7, 2007

Claymore said: ↑

You like polls? Here's a few you'll really like:

http://americanresearchgroup.com/
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So basically, everyone in the country is pissed off at everyone else, and no one approves of the government, the candidates and what anyone is doing.

I for one really hate all Red Bull Metro NY Star fans.

In my estimation, that is what a democracy should be.

Microwave · Jul 7, 2007

Claymore said: ↑

You like polls? Here's a few you'll really like:

http://americanresearchgroup.com/
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Those people disapprove of the way Bush is handling the economy? Why? Unemployment is low, inflation is low, the PCI has risen since Bush took office, the tax misery index is lower, the gdp is high, there has has been strong economic growth the last 3 years and consumer spending is healthy.

So is this because of gas prices and the housing market?

Smiley321 · Jul 8, 2007

There are lots of parallels to 1967-68. Incumbent party tearing itself apart, unpopular war, and a candidate (Hillary) devoid of charisma and likeability moving inexorably to the presidency.

nicephoras · Jul 8, 2007

Both parties attempt to prove that the other is unfit to govern and both generally succeed.
Mencken was a very wise man.

Microwave · Jul 9, 2007

I hate to defend the democrats but Bush vetos or threatens to veto everything they want to do. If we pulled out of Iraq right now the Democratic congress would be hailed as heros and they would do it if they could.