Congressional Approvals
I’m sure many of you fine readers have heard about the record low Congressional approval numbers. I mean, nine percent? Over 90% of people think you’re a failure at your job? Knowing that in large groups, you will always have “that 10%,” this is almost a complete and total rejection of the entire US Congress. That really is news. I wonder how those people can do their jobs, knowing that almost no one thinks they’re doing it right. Oh wait, I remember — because they honestly don’t care (most of them). They’re the elite and they know better than you what’s good for you. If you don’t think they’re doing their job right, it’s not because they’re not, it’s because you don’t understand their job.
What a load.
What’s even more interesting is the fact that of the same 90% who think that Congress is completely worthless at the moment, the majority of people say they’ll vote to re-elect their Congressman. I guess if Congress is truly dysfunctional (and it is), does this mean that the people they’re electing are even MORE dysfunctional? It sure does give a new meaning to “throwing away your vote.” This poll, if even slightly accurate, says that the VAST majority of Americans are going to vote to re-elect someone they think is completely and utterly incompetent. How can that be?
I suggest it’s because so few people have a choice. I know in North Carolina, and I’m sure many other places, there’s simply no competition. In the two-party system, you pick one of the following one candidates. Either that or your district is drawn to include 70% one party, so the other party candidate doesn’t have a chance, anyway.
I’d like to suggest that there’s other options. In North Carolina, for the first time in years, you actually have a choice. The North Carolina Libertarian Party has actually been permitted to be on the ballot. No, the Democrats and Republicans don’t like it, but they were forced to allow it. If you’re in North Carolina, go take a look — the Libertarian Party has almost 40 candidate running for various offices statewide. I’m not asking you to agree with the entire party platform — do you agree with ANY party platform 100%? I just think votes for Libertarians really can send a message to the Congress that we really, really don’t like what they’re doing.
Popularity: 22% [?]
