Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Down with Bush, down with Congress

By Michael J.W. Stickings

A new NYT/CBS poll finds that "Americans have an overwhelmingly negative view of the Republican-controlled Congress, with substantial majorities saying that they disapprove of the job it is doing and that its members do not deserve reelection".

"Encouraging stuff," says Ezra Klein, and, without getting my hopes up, I'm not about to disagree. Kevin Drum finds a pretty negative electorate: "Apparently, 14% of voters approve of their own congressman's job but nonetheless don't think he or she deserves reelection. Now that's a crowd in a nasty mood."

Here's hoping the mood stays nasty. It's time for drastic change.

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Let me take this occasion to welcome a new co-blogger to The Reaction, an anonymous blogger who shall be going by the name Heraclitus. I'm excited to have him with us.

You can find his introductory post right below this one (or click here).

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