Congress at all time LOW

New Gallup data show confidence in Congress at all time low
Just 14% of Americans have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in Congress.

This 14% Congressional confidence rating is the all-time low for this measure, which Gallup initiated in 1973. The previous low point for Congress was 18% at several points in the period of time 1991 to 1994.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/gallup/2007/06/what_do_hmos_an.html

Commentary:

The reason that Congress is at an all time low is first they overeached on Iraq. The democrats didn't get elected to appease the left wing of their party. They were elected because Senator Biden and Congressman Rahm Emmanuel found moderates to run in republican districts. Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi overeached and the democrats looked not just anti-war but anti-military. If you read the rest of the article you will see the military is at 69%. Reid recently talked in negative terms about Generals Petraeus and Pace and Hillary Clinton was booed at a democratic gathering when she mentioned the military doing a good job.

Second, the illegal immigration and amnesty deal. This has truly shown that members of Congress are not listening to the American people. What do people expect though? It's money that elects our Senators and Congressmen not the voters. The people in Washington know that all they have to do is raise enough money and they will not be challenged in the election unless they face a millionaire or someone with name recognition. The voters are only paid lip service and they will do what the money tells them to do because it's the money that keeps them in power not the vote.

I'm a conservative and I'm all for free speech but congress has to be reigned in and we need to suspend lobbying and go to public financing of campaigns for at least 5 years. This has to be so the men an women in Washington will win elections based on ideas and not based on how much money they raise.

Recommended reading - Outrage by Dick Morris