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[Auto Post]Why Are We Beginning to Hate Congress?
« on: July 29, 2010, 02:00:06 AM »
Why Are We Beginning to Hate Congress?
                                       


 Victor Davis Hanson, RCP
Recent polls show that more than 70 percent of the public holds an unfavorable view of Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wins about a 10 percent approval rating; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has similarly rock-bottom poll numbers.Why this astounding -- and growing -- disdain for our lawmakers? After all, Congress has had plenty of scandals and corruption in the past, such as the House post office and check-kiting messes the Charles Keating payoffs, and the Abscam bribery. Receive news alertsBut lately, Congress seems not merely corrupt, but -- far more worrisome --...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/07/29/why_are_we_beginning_to_hate_congress_106525.html