Reid: Congress' Low Approval Numbers are Bush's Fault

Tuesday, July 15. 2008

Reid: Congress' Low Approval Numbers are Bush's Fault

In a piece on the country's sour mood, the Austin American-Statesman's Ken Herman quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) with his explanation for Congress' lowest-ever approval ratings, which a recent Gallup poll placed at 9%.

Reid's response: Congress' low approval ratings are Bush's fault.

The Statesman's Herman quotes Sen. Reid:

"Any time, I repeat, any time you have a president that is down so, so far in poll numbers, it drags down a city council member," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "It drags down any elected official, including us, and we recognize that."

Honestly, in a place filled with them, is there a bigger putz in Washington today than this guy -- except for Dick Durbin, I mean?

Posted by Tom Elia in Politics at 08:59 | Comments (12) | Trackbacks (0)

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Reid is right... and not only that, but think of all the good things that have been passed by congress but vetoed by the President (ie. children's healthcare, immigration reform, the iraq war timetables). The fact is, as long as push wields his veto pen on any bill of meaning to the American people... the public will view it as congress's fault, that's just how it is. I must say though... I'm really surprised there numbers are lower than the Presidents... I'd be curious to compare how the survey was conducted with general Presidential approval surveys.

#1 Blake on 2008-07-15 13:03 (Reply)

hey congress can over-ride any veto, they just don't have the testicular courage to do so. we are led by a bunch of overcooked spaghetti spined men and women whose only purpose is to get themselves re-elected. the party affiliation doesn't matter. you can blame bush, or blame congress, but they have us all so partisan for one or the other that all their jobs are pretty safe. the pendulum swings one way then another, in the meantime we the people suffer.

#1.1 jim on 2008-07-15 13:42 (Reply)

Whoa, horsey.

Bush vetoed something? When? Where?

I want dates and bill numbers, palley. Which I highly suspect you don't have because they don't exist. The truth is, this Democrat Congress couldn't legislate a hole in a paper bag if they were suffocating inside.

Also, Moron, you might bring your head out long enough to notice that Bush was not only NOT vetoing immigration reform, he was pushing the damn thing with all his might. As was Johnny McAmnesty, while Obambi was standing on the sidelines lookin' goofy.

As for Iraq war timetables, which the Dumbocrats did pass and W. did veto, that would have prevented the surge, which even Obambi is now admitting has worked.

Sure you want to hang your hat on that dumb idea, pal? I might suggest a little caution in your choice of legislation to endorse.

#1.2 David Rogers on 2008-07-15 13:43 (Reply)

Here's your veto list:
http://uspolitics.about.com/od/electionissues/tp/Bush-Vetos.htm

#1.2.1 Scortt on 2008-07-15 20:30 (Reply)

Thanks for the veto list.

It looks like W. has vetoed timetables for withdrawal from Iraq, expansion of welfare programs, pork-barrel corporate agriculture subsidies, expansion of stem-cell research funding, and water project funding.

Congress overrode the water project veto and the agricultural pork-barrel corporate welfare veto.

Which of these Congressional acts of malfesance are "good things" that anyone wants to defend?

Bueller? Anyone?

#1.2.1.1 David Rogers on 2008-07-16 16:09 (Reply)

Message to Mr. Reid:

When Congress rubber stamps essentially every Bush initiative (using that term loosely), it has no one to blame but itself for how the public perceives it.

When Congress stands by, no, effectively helps to destroy the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, it has no one to blame but itself for how the public perceives it.

Outside of a few members, the total of which I can count on one hand, I consider them criminals and traitors, regardless of party affiliation.

#2 Anonymous on 2008-07-15 13:21 (Reply)

Hey, waitaminute.

You forgot Chucky Schmucky Schumer.

#3 David Rogers on 2008-07-15 13:33 (Reply)

Reid should be a man and "man-up" to the Democrats low ratings. But instead, it's just another Bush-Bash and Bush Blame Game. C'mon Reid, tell the truth, or can ya handle it?

#4 J. Watson on 2008-07-15 14:21 (Reply)

If the House represented the people their would be no problem with their approval level.
Learn what needs to be done about this at http://www.thirty-thousand.org

#5 William (Homepage) on 2008-07-15 17:23 (Reply)

I agree, everything is Bush's fault.

#6 rightguy on 2008-07-15 23:01 (Reply)

The House has such low levers of approval because the districts are too large! How can you represent a district with 700,000 people? The bigger the district the more separated you are from your government. learn more about our degrading representation in the House at (http://www.thirty-thousand.org)

#7 Wm. McDevitt (Homepage) on 2008-07-16 20:28 (Reply)

I see SOMEONE has been reading their Jonah Goldberg. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

#7.1 David Rogers on 2008-07-17 02:41 (Reply)

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