Portrait of an Ineffective Lunatic!!
Posted on 06/30/2007 5:31:53 AM PDT by Kaslin
Remember when Nancy Pelosi took office as Speaker of the House? You would have thought she was taking the helm of Spiffy Maids rather than the hallowed halls of Congress. Her statements indicated she would clean up the mess in Washington, restore ethics and order beneath the Capitol dome, and still have time to pose for countless photo-ops with her grandchildren.
Well, here we are, six months into Congress' new term, and Americans are as upset as ever with the folks down in Washington. A new Gallup survey indicates that confidence in Congress is actually at an all-time low. That's right—despite the lofty claims of the Pelosi regime, the average American is not that impressed with the goings-on in the nation's capital.
A paltry 14 percent of Americans claim a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in Congress. Now, keep in mind that Gallup began taking the Congressional confidence rating way back in 1973. The rating, however, has not been this low since the early 1990s.
Let's put it this way—according to Gallup, Americans are more likely to express confidence in HMOs than in Congress. In other words, as much as Americans may complain about health insurance, they're complaining about Congress more.
In contrast, interestingly enough, Americans are expressing great confidence in the U.S. military. Despite the drumbeat of negative news coverage about the war against terror, a whopping 69 percent of Americans have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the military. In fact, of all the institutions cited in the Gallup survey, the military commanded the most respect.
Democrats promised a new era in leadership in Congress at the beginning of the year. But it's obvious that they've done little to excite the American public. Granted, Gallup pollsters say that the general mood in the country appears to be quite negative now—but still, you would think that Congress could generate more support.
Could it be that Americans are frustrated with Congress' feeble attempts to tackle our immigration crisis? Gallup reports that worries about immigration are on the rise, indicating that many Americans recognize the dangers that unchecked illegal immigration pose for our national security and our economy.
Also, despite some favorable reports from Wall Street, Americans remain troubled about the economy. Could it be that runaway Congressional spending and excessive tax burdens are having an impact on American consumers?
When the President's approval rating sinks, the American news media display all the signs of obsession, repeating the statistic over and over again. Yet, when public opinion of Congress takes a downturn, we barely hear one word from the big three network news anchors.
It's time for media pundits to recognize the fact that, as far as politics is concerned, Pennsylvania Avenue should be a two-way street. It's high time that the Speaker of the House is held accountable for Congress' actions—or inactions. Speaker Pelosi should be held to the same standard as the man who occupies the White House. And I'd hazard a guess that, if Gallup polled Americans on that point, the vast majority would agree.
Nathan Tabor writes a weekly column for Townhall.com and regularly appears on radio shows.
There was a honeymoon?
They are clowns.
Portrait of an Ineffective Lunatic!!
“There was a honeymoon?”
Don’t know if it was a honeymoon, but we have sure been screwed.
Anullment Time for Pelosi...even Kennedy style works for me.
How did nancy pelosi become Speaker of the House??
Here is my opinion for what its worth,
When Republicans took over the House,the democrats were depressed. They had just lost a major election. They were down and no one wanted the Minority job. No one anted to be sen as leading a bunch that had just handed control over to republicans. They looked around and here was nancy ,a climber.She would take anything if it looked important. So they gave it to her. They really didnt expect to take the house back in 2006,but when they did here was this incompetent ,plastic, bug-eyed fool they had made minority leader. how could they deal with her? If they dropped her they would lose the women’s vote. So they were stuck with her for better or worse. Its worse.
We have a Congress?
Another data point for my tagline self-ping.
Pelosi mentioned that her granchildren aren't old enough to serve and seems to have no clue that her grandchildren and their children and grandchildren will one day be affected by terrorists; or traveling to Mecca.
Several things pop into mind on that one. Airplane crash, car splash, obsolete military rifle. I even tried to make up a sentence using fat, drunk and stupid with annulment.
excellent !!!
That “honeymoon” was more like that between Job and the seal trainer that dared him to marry her in Arrested Development.
We can only brag about how good it was to pretend it ever happened.
My thoughts exactly! Aside for the leftist press describing Pelosi as a latter day Jeanne d’Arc at the beginning of her reign as Speaker, I don’t recall much that could be described as a honeymoon. Gingrich had a much, much better start.
Did you notice the martial imagery our anti war Nancy used yesterday. The peacenik said she has lots of arrows in her quiver and she is sharpening them. If she wants to go after cruise missles and IED's with bows and arrows she should take Murtha's job. LOL
“There was a honeymoon?”
Of course there was a honeymoon.
Black widows eat their grooms.
LOL
I feel dirty. I need a shower and I want a divorce.
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