Washington (CNN) – Need more evidence that Americans are extremely angry at Congress?
Well, here you go: According to a new national survey, for the first time ever most Americans don't believe their own member of Congress deserves re-election.
Read full results (pdf).
And the CNN/ORC International Poll released Tuesday also indicates that while Republicans may have had the upper hand in the recent battle over raising the debt ceiling, they appear to have lost a lot of ground with the public and the party's unfavorable rating is now at an all time high.
Only 41 percent of people questioned say the lawmaker in their district in the U.S. House of Representatives deserves to be re-elected - the first time ever in CNN polling that that figure has dropped below 50 percent. Forty-nine percent say their representative doesn't deserve to be re-elected in 2012. And with ten percent unsure, it's the first time that a majority has indicated that they would boot their representative out of office if they had the chance today.
"That 41 percent, in the polling world, is an amazing figure. Throughout the past two decades, in good times and bad, Americans have always liked their own member of Congress despite abysmal ratings for Congress in general," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Now anti-incumbent sentiment is so strong that most Americans are no longer willing to give their own representative the benefit of the doubt. If that holds up, it could be an early warning of an electorate that is angrier than any time in living memory."
As for all members of Congress, the poll indicates only a quarter of the public says most members of Congress deserve to be re-elected.
A lot of that anger seems directed toward the GOP. According to the survey, favorable views of the Republican party dropped eight points over the past month, to 33 percent. Fifty-nine percent say they have an unfavorable view of the Republican party, an all-time high dating back to 1992 when the question was first asked.
The poll indicates that views of the Democratic party, by contrast, have remained fairly steady, with 47 percent saying they have a favorable view of the Democrats and an equal amount saying they hold an unfavorable view.
"The Democratic party, which had a favorable rating just a couple of points higher than the GOP in July, now has a 14-point advantage over the Republican party," adds Holland.
The same pattern holds for the parties' leaders in Congress. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the top Democrat in the chamber, have never had great numbers, but the public's view of them have remained essentially unchanged in the wake of the debt ceiling debate. But House Speaker John Boehner's favorable rating has dropped 10 points, and his unfavorable rating is up to 40 percent, a new high for him. On the Senate side, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell isn't faring much better - his unfavorable rating is 39 percent, a seven-point increase since July.
The poll indicates that Americans' views of the tea party movement have also turned more negative, with 51 percent saying they have a negative view of the two-year-old limited government and anti-tax grassroots movement, with favorable ratings dropping from 37 percent down to 31 percent. Freshman House Republicans elected with major support from tea party activists were instrumental in keeping any tax increases out of the agreement to raise the nation's debt ceiling.
The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International on August 5-7, with 1,008 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey was conducted both before and after Friday night's downgrading of the country's credit rating by Standard and Poor's. The poll's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
– CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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Since the GOP has declared war on the middle class, middle class will return the favor in 2012.
the problem is we need terms limits ... some in the house have been there for decades... it and the senate look like a old folks home... dingel..come on thats nuts ...these are not for life .. we need new blood both parties...
Cleaning out the Congress would probably do more to destabilize the country than to help it run better. Somehow, as it good as it might initially sound, replacing the whole of Congress with an entirely new set of faces who would have to learn how run the US government from their bootstratps would not help.
Replacing Congress is treating the symptoms and not the illness. The problem is identifying what causes members to behave the way they do. Money.
We need to take the money out of politics. But, we are not able to. The SCOTUS ruled that money matters. Maybe we should replace the entire SCOTUS while we are at it. The "Citizens United" ruling is one of the worst to be handed down. I feel the ruling itself was bought and paid for.
Too bad we do not have the right to recall these people. I am sure that the Rove/Armey dirty trick misinformation machine is working ovetime on damage control so that by November 2012 the airwaves will be filled with informercials, paid for lies and friendly news network sotries on how the GOP saved America. Just wait and watch it unfold, but keep an airline sickness bag handy.
I've been faithfully voting against my incumbent representative for years, but he continues to get reelected. But hey... it's The People's Republic of Massachusetts after all.
If America wants to continue spending TRILLIONS we have to borrow, great more andmore government entitlement prgams like Obamacare and end up in bankruptcy with rioting in the streets, then vote Democrat.
If America wants to remain viable as a country with sound fiscal management and a vibrant economy, then vote Republican.
The choice is clear and easy.
As long as it is the socialist, communist, Democrats, then it's probably a good idea. We need to purge these people and their destructive ideas. That's part of the problem with compromise on the debt deal. You don't compromise when all one side has to offer is more of the same (Taxes and spending). Thats why the deficit deal went down the way it did.
I can see the bumper stickers now..."I want my country back – from the tea partiers!"
You betcha.
Time to send incumbents packing, and reduce terms and establish term limits, on Congress. We should have no one in Congress more than 8 yrs. and ideally no more than 4 yrs. They need to concentrate on what's best for the country, and NOT what's best for them, personally.
It is especially important to notice who, among the Democrats, is in total denial of reality.........and many Dems are.......as evidenced by the Dem Senators "investigation" into the downgrade. That is so PATHETIC, is is simply ridiculous.
I am not a true believer in polls. But I do lean to believing this one. I am sick of partisan politics regardless of party. Party before country is CRAP. Look at some of these party "leaders". The districts and states they represent represent the worst of America – poverty – poor health care – high taxes on the middle class – no taxes on the rich -(oh I'm sorry "job creators" you know the ones who got bonehead bushs tax breaks (like pharma companies but now can't produce the medicines they got a tax break on – LOTS of progress there!) and then the Banking industry and the 08 bail out -just look at all the benefits we got from that bush boondoogle / right up their bonehead ones "savings and loan bail out" "you betcha!" If it stinks it's partisan and if it's partisan it's REPUBLICAN
Right, you can say it all you like, The down grade happend because the Republicans didn't hold Dems feet to the fire. Only two people should be held accountable. Barack Obama and Harry Reid. Both are responsible for this mess. S&P has already stated that if the original plan passed by the house had been signed into law, the downgrade would not have happened. Olde Harry refused to even debate that bill on the floor of the Senate. Nevada, WAKE UP and get rid of Harry.
Regarding the question of term limits, those that apply to the position of President should apply to congressmen and senators as well! One to two terms should be the limit.
Vote ALL the Republicans and the TEA Party people out of office then send them all to Gitmo for crimes against the country. Every last one of them needs to pay for their crimes against the economy. If they were honestly worried about the country, that would be different but they have said since 2008 their main goal, their NUMBER ONE thing to do (no matter the consequences or who gets hurt) is to make President Obama a failure. AT ALL COSTS! These people would sell this country down the river to accomplish this goal and they do not care one bit for doing what's right for the country, just what is right for their party. Totally unacceptable and they all need to go in 2012.
That is a joke. I guess it was because the Democats did such a great job when they controlled both the House and Senate with Obama for two years – haha. In my area anger is directed at the President and the Democrats. Its all according to where you live but I travel for work in southern states TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL and Fl and it is all pretty much the same. I am sure if I was in PA, NY, IL, NJ, MA it would be opposite as they love the entitlement state.
if this country is to be preserved as we know it the news outlets local and national had better start informing of the facts so we can make sound decision at the election polls
i don't think the problem would be solved by term limits I believe the people electing the representatives every two years should vote with the country in mind
Surprise...surprise. Listen up boys, we will not forget the debt ceiling circus. 2012 can't come soon ENOUGH!!! Let's get these clowns packing!!
Time to clean house...so soon after the mess arrived. guess the tea partiers are jumping ship
My Republican Congressman is totally useless...even other Republicans tell me so. I am in a Red district that hardly ever votes Democrat. Although since even here the Conservatives voted for OBAMA '08...then you just never know. Hopefully these district will turn-off Fox News propaganda channel and start voting based on facts.
There are three groups to blame for this:
1. The Tea Party for forcing the Bonhner out of good faith negotiation.
2. The GOP for letting this monster they created try to kill the economy
3. Anyone who agrees with the first two and did not bother to vote in the last election.
All that is needed for evil to win is for decent folks to do nothing. Don't be one of them in the next election.
Term limits will have at least 3 positive outcomes: 1) rid the country of career politicians who have benefitted from their position at the expense of the vast majority of people of this country; 2) reduce dramatically the influence of lobbyists, and therefore corporations, on the business of the people because relationships between elected officials and lobbyists typically take cultivation and time, which term limits will preclude; 3) bring to Congress new and fresh ideas and an agenda that is more closely in line with constituents because the focus will be more on legislation to benefit the people rather re-election. One potential negative outcome will be the increased cost to the country of having to provide annuities and health benefits to a larger number of individuals who serve in Congress. Perhaps legislation related to how those benefits are calculated are distributed needs to be a part of any initiative to move forward with term limits.
Not really surprising..in 2012 no one is safe and the fact that the GOP showed the nation that they believe the rich...sorry I meant "job creators" don't need loopholes eliminated because ANY tax increase is bad...ok thats fine lets keep giving individuals this lower rate. BUT the fact that these men and women WOULD NOT vote to end subsidies for oil companies who make billions of dollars each year but were willing to cut medicare and social security shows they are on the wrong side of the American people. Until they kick the Tea party out how can anyone vote for them knowing they don't give two craps about YOU.
The problem is: people like to be in power. They campaign hard, I will do this, I will do that (remember last Nov. election). Once they are there, that is the end of the story. I get difficulties to understand how Boehner campaigned with tears that he is going to create jobs. Where are they now? He hasn't even talked about it. The last time he did so, was when he won, giving speech to people who voted him in, and assured them he is going to fulfil his promises.
People need to wise up now and take note.
Voting in inexperienced Freshman, immature, segregationist Tea-Party congress members into pubic office during one of the most difficult times in American Life & Politics has to be about the dumbest decision the American electorate has ever made.
And look what you've done.
Hopefully, no incumbent will be re-elected in 2012.
Those extreme Republicans and, (so called), TPP/ Tea Party "Patriots" deserve to be voted out of office in 2012. Firstly, its easy to "arm chair quarterback". Its not so easy to put theories into actual practice. Secondly, these people are actually anarchists, because they have said they will not yield nor compromise, regardless the consequences. Thirdly, given their extremist, Brinkmanship agenda, they deserve to be voted out of office.
I just hope the USA can survive until they are removed from office.
well at least 2012 will be interesting.
To put this poll in perspective, in 1994, when Democrats lost 54 seats in the House of Representatives, costing them the control of the House for the first time in 40 years, a majority of Americans still liked their own representative.
Congratulations, Republicans. You have made history. Watch out for the tsunami that is coming in 2012.
my response to obama is we are stockpiling food and ammo and we got our BIBLES
I think there will be a larger anti-incumbent wave in 2012. The Senate will change hands and the presidency. The house may be up for grabs also if the Democrats find a coherent message.
Charlie in Maine,
I could not have said it better. The voting American public needs to do their homework on candiates before they run to the polls and beleive what Rush Limbaugh's of the world say. The Tea Party is destroying the middle calss and the GOP allowed it to happen because they only care about the next election!
Vote them out! Constitution amendment to put in term limits. If a Congressman or woman or in the Senate should honesty propose this will receive a ton of support. If the President and VP can only serve 2 terms, then the same should apply to Congress and the State. Along with the term limits, cut their salaries, benefits, pension and any other perk they get. Those who really want to serve 'We, the people" will rise to the top of the crap barrel!!!!
We The People will throw those bums out of Congress in 2012!
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE 2012!
Yes it is time to clean house! Starting with Boehner and his fellow GOP'ers!
Time for Americans to stand up and fight back
1. term limits – no more than 2 terms
2. end of FERS program – let them eat 401(k)s!
3. vote out every member who does not agree to a 50 percent across the board pay cut for all members of Congress
Who are you going to clean house with? You can't wait for the election, you have to get rid of incumbents in the PRIMARIES. I am worried that a wave of anti-incumbency will bring in a bunch of Tea Party Libertarians or other nut cases. When you vote AGAINST your incumbent, make sure you know who you are vote FOR.
Clean your own house. They won't be electing any Obama fans as our Senotor or my House district. Anyone with a pulse and half a brain can see someone that was so woefully unprepared to be President has already done irreparable damage. Mr. Divisive is going back to Chicago after one term.
I'd like to see most of the current members of Congress do the noble thing and not seek reelection. As a whole, their job performance has been poor and it appears to be time for a change. I hardly think we could do worse. We need truly selfless representatives who want to work long hours for the people, not egomaniacs who love the sound of their own voices and seeing their faces in the media.
i am sick of tea party and others putting down our president. look at the mess bush left for him to clean up. he has done better than a republican could have done.
What I am amazed at is the people claiming we do not give enough tax-breaks to corporations and that is why they take their jobs elsewhere!
Well, GE is closing its Wisconsin plant and moving to China–this from a corporation which pain ZERO taxes in a political climate with the lowest corporate taxes in 100 years!
So, let's get real about PATRIOTISM and place it before CAPITALISM by imposing higher taxes on those corporations that ship jobs to another country while this country, the USA, falls apart. Shipping jobs to other countries and creating jobs for Chinese IS NOT PATRIOTISM it is GREED!!!
So how about a surcharge on ALL THINGS IMPORTED?
I agree with Charlie in Maine. This down grade (warrented or not) never would have been given if the extremist group the Tea Party wouldn't have stopped vote on the $4T agreement that Speaker Boehner and the President came to. All those Ameican's who's 401K lost this week can be laid at the feet of the GOP /Tea Party.
Hilarious! The GOP manufactures an astroturf organization called the "Tea Party" and then they can't control their monster. And they are righteously being blamed for this entire debacle. 2012 will be the end of them.
Point is that people want quick fixes after years and years of irresponsibly...
...and now Democrats rightfully blame but do NOTHING about the lack of oversight in the last 30 years created by this ridiculous "trickle down economics" idea and that the business left alone will blossom into a Capitalistic utopia...
...and the Republicans blame every single person, except themselves of course, because everyone one else but themselves is an elitist lazy freeloader who lives off of their (own) "hard work" (at Wall Mart, or Kenny's Shoes, etc...)
So what is the solution?
WE ALL broke it (in one way or another by being irresponsible) and WE ALL must pay for it....
...no one likes it, but that is how it is. There is no quick fix folks.
Members of congress will put their own spin on these finding and somehow those brainiacs will walk away thinking this poll actually increased their likelihood of re-election. It's more than obvious our representatives do NOT represent the people. I like what comedian Robin Williams suggested, ALL of the reps should wear contributor patches on their suits.
But booting them all won't do any good if we just put more democrats and republicans back in office. We independent candidates, and lots of them. Folks with no dogma shutting down half (or more) of their brains. Folks willing to try new solutions to problems rather than insisting the same old nonsense will really work this time for sure.
Market-crash or manipulation...?
Government-led stimului will grow the economy, true or false...?
Growing the deficit and debt does it matter...?
All the above actions end in self-defeat...!
Americans and people around the world know that over-consumption in the long-run
leads to a down-fall. People must demand from their Governments that economic growth must me
earned and not bought...................!
I don't blame Obama, the Tea Party, the Dems or the GOP. I blame them ALL. There are very few of us taxpayers left. We have been screaming at Washington to STOP SPENDING. We cannot afford it. NO ONE IS LISTENING. Enough is enough. If our so-called "representatives" in Washington won't listen to us – we get rid of them and replace them with people who WILL. I am from Taxachusetts and have HAD it. Voters here were mad enough to put Scott Brown in Ted Kennedy's Senate seat – not that Kennedy "owned" it in the first place... 2012 had better be a year of TAXPAYER CHANGES. And don't be hoodwinked by RINOS AND DINOS!
DISSOLVE CONGRESS – Other countries do it why not us? Dysfunctionality in Congress cost American Retirement Funds $1,000,000,000,000 This week. NOT over a debate on our Spending Priories; but as a STUNT to Shut down OBAMA'S Government. When Race Hatred trumps preserving the Nation its TIME for the TERRORISTS to Go NOW! They have HURT America Enough.
I live in AZ. Our GOP/TP legislators ALL swore and oath to Grover Norquist- in other words, they aren't working for the betterment of Arizonans and Americans- just Grover and his "Club for Growth" .
This ought to be illegal- meanwhile Gitmo has lots of room. The anti-American GOP/TP should be put there. Maybe they can crash Cuba's economy for a change of pace.
Mr BB. What rock have you ben hiding under? The POTUS wanted $4T in cuts and $1B in revenue. The GOP wanted $2T in cuts and no new revenue. Standard and Poor's cited the failure to do a combination of big cuts and revenue pushed them to downgrade the U.S. S&P is clearly for the Grand Deal the POTUS proposed.
CNN is conducting a poll and I am sure there are more democrats being asked the question so of course the percentage will remain higher than the republicans. CNN's poll means absolutely nothing because it is not being done based on a neutral stance because we all know that they totally back Obama and the democrats.
I agree! Time to start from scratch. With the mess they have us in now, what harm could it do to have all new faces. If you replaced all of them Washington might get the idea that we Americans can think and vote. Either you work for all Americans and not just your party or you will be out after the first term.
If America wants to continue spending TRILLIONS we have to borrow, great more andmore government entitlement prgams like Obamacare and end up in bankruptcy with rioting in the streets, then vote Democrat.
The "rioting in the streets" will come as a result of what the Teabaggers have done to America. It's like a ticking time bomb out there. People are suffering and they know who is responsible for that suffering. Your attempt at trying to blame President Obama for all of America's ills will backfire. People who have never sat down to watch political TV are now watching – and they're not watching Faux Noise either.
GO WISCONSIN! GO DEMOCRATS 2012! THE TEAPARTY IS FINISHED!
The American people are starting to wise up to the fact that the GOP is the party of, for and by the rich. The tea party phonies should be booted out of Congress, so we can start having some sane policies that will actually help working people. The Republicans have committed political suicide by letting their party being controlled by radical fringe fanatics.
For the most part I can agree with all this but many are basing there feelings on recent events. Some of these politicians have been in Washington for years. I'd bet that less than 2% of those polled know much else about their reps. How often are they absent from Congress? How have they voted on different issues? What have they done for their home state? Answers to questions like these are readily availible but honestly and sadly, most Americans are either too lazy, don't care or are just unaware. Think of all the things that we've heard about politicians over the last several decades. Same old stuff but with updgrades along the way. We've rarely ever done anything about it in the past so are we all really ready for a change now? Saying much more might make me seem too radical but a radical change is exactly what's needed. Our Founding Fathers must be deeply ashamed of what we've become.
we have term limits. we have recall. It's called the voting booth? You know, that place where you'll all go in 2012, chicken out and re-elect the incumbents, because, after all it's the other party's fault, right? Oh yeah, and Nader's a kook right? Buckle up...
Only, we the people can change it. I agree with most of these comments, it is the partisan politics.. We need to vote EVERY incumbent out of office until we get a group up there that represents us, not just the top 2%. I for one would gladly give back the $18.00 THAT i GOT A WEEK from the Bush tax breaks. The very same cuts that gave the top 2% more than the other 98%. FIRE THEM ALL
Where is Obama's numbers? The liberal media at it again.......this was probably polled in downtown Washington DC. Lame.
1. We need term limits for congress
2. eliminate voting rights for people that are on any type of welfare
3. Eliminate benefits to ALL Illegal immigrants
4. Eliminate the electoral college
5. Eliminate unfair election rules that keeps anyone not affiliated with a Repub or Dem out of races (How Un-American is this anyway?)
6. Ban extremist religious
Like I said give the tea party enough rope and they'll hang themselves. Look how much damage they've done in a year, my god, let's right this ship with compromise and get the zealous, almost insane "my way or the highway" mentality out of washington!!!!
Anyone criticizing the gov't need only look at Harry Reid and Mr. Obama. S & P said that the original plan presented by the Republicnas would have maintained our AAA rating. however Reid wouldn't read the bill nor open it up for debate. As for the President, well when you announce to the world that you would veto the bill, WITHOUT READING IT, you are showing how little you value America. Just say no to Obama in 2012...The USA needs competent leadership. Any chance Bill Clinton could make a comeback???
Republican or Democrat doesn't matter. The fact is that the two sides seem unwilling to work together in the best interests of our country and its people. Vote them all out. Period.
Do not forget the White House also. Lets get rid of the CHICAGO Group that has been killing this country for 2 1/2 yrs.All they like to do is spend time and money on reelections.
I hope everyone remembers this when they go to vote. Also, I agree we need term limits. This is way past due.
Party loyaltie lies solely with money...and the republicans support big business openly, and guess who has the money...both parties have been bought, but the republicans openly admit to it and we still support them....what is wrong with this picture??
My representative is a millionare, working for millionares, who only cares about millionares. When we get rid of his sorry butt, he will have plenty of cash for retirement.
I do not owe the Government of the United States a living.
Individuals elected to represent my point of view wrap themselves in perceived cloaks of arrogant priviledge, entitlement, and speciality. They vote their "conscience" instead of what had been directed by their constituents.
Regardless of which side of any political line they stand on, the blame for the current state of miserable affairs in the U.S. rests squarely on their shoulders.
From where I sit, it's strangely amusing to see the entire lot frozen into sad immobility due to one little word: "NO." And at Town Halls all across America right now, they are suddenly and quite rudely awakened to the fact they work for US, and not the other way around, and at long last the PEOPLE of this country are doing something about it.
Just a few thoughts to think until I get to the polls. Knightsix
Since the Teabaggera were voted in office and Bohnner took the House:
-Unemployment Increased
-Stock Market is plunging (again)
-No new jobs created, actually they are in the negative
-Declared ware on the middle class
-Their only proposed budget plan is- tax cuts for the super rich...
All done in six months!!! Wow it took Bush eight years. Good job their America, keep voting Republican.
The politicians don't have to worry about this fiasco. There is plenty of time for the American public to forget. We are only a reality show away from forgetting. The one thing that may clean out the federal government is a depression, anything short of that and the collective we will continue returning these clowns to office.
Well whadya know, you can't fool all the people all the time. 'Course, you can fool them long enough to do a huge amount of damage and then make the next guy take the hit for trying to clean it up, but, hey, baby steps.
We cleaned House in 2010 and congress is finally representing the American taxpayer, the national interest and the interest of the future generations of Americans instead of just the interest of "Downgrade" Obama.
I find it appalling how people cannot get past their stupid "parties" to realize this has been a catastrophe in the making for decades well before OBAMA. Funny how most people chose to turn a blind eye to previous administrations who helped to create this mess. Common sense goes a long way people. Yes, the government is out of control with their spending, they failed to prosecute and go after the businesses who helped to create this mess as well. Many of those people came out smelling like roses and made millions to the expense of the common taxpayer( you know those who make under 100k a year). I still shake my head @ the bail-outs what a crock. The American middle class has taken a massive blow thanks to the blow hards upstairs. Once they destroy the middle class who is going to pay your taxes and feed the poor and keep feeding the rich eh? Morons.
Let me see........downgrade had nothing to do with the debt limit increase but everything to do with the debt. Had the tea party congress not held their ground there would not even be the dismal cut that was sent to another committee. It's the debt and the spending, the tea party congress did exactly what they were elected to do and they are only 1/2 of a third of the political machine. Obama's and the democrats plans ofspending our way out of this mess is a disaster and the media and others are concerned about compromise and civlilty from the democrats perspective when what we got was compromise and a deserved downgrade. Read today's Wall Street Journal editorial for a view of Obama's view for America and its results. Never put your confidence in big government.......it always ends with its people suffering.....check history..........anywhere, any time period.
Fire everyone in the Senate and House of Representatives. They are so out of touch with America, hiding in their wood paneled offices and sucking-up undeserved salaries. I also want to see their retirement pension recinded...what a crock....I'd love to serve one term and then site on my ass for the rest of my life collecting more than most Americans could ever hope to earn in a year.
Fire them All !!! And lets start over. From Oren Hatch to Frank Wolf to Jim Webb to the rest of them.....
I agree with Charlie in Maine-the state of the legislative branch in this government is in desparate need of a fix. A minority of people should not be able to push the Speaker around especially when he is trying to do what is best for the country! A balanced approach to our debt problems with some cuts(especially in pet projects that Congressmen come up with to get publicity back home ), reasonable adjustment of Medicare and Medicaid and social securtiy age raised to 67, and fair tax rates(with loopholes being demolished and the rich paying their fair share). Problem solved- why does it take those do-nothing but evade people in Congress so long to get things done!
Suppose you find a crack den, which is a place where just breathing the air is addictive. Suppose you kick all of the addicts, and replace them with people who are clean.
Do you think the new set of people will remain clean, or will they turn into addicts, too? The problem isn't the people as much as it is the crack. Congress has its' own version of crack that it is addicted to. It is called special interest money. Money is the problem in Congress. We need stronger campaign finance laws. We need to take a close look at the influence of lobbyists. Why is it a Norquist carries more weight than the will of the people?
We need term limits for congress. No more than two terms!
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As for term limits, used to think it was a bad idea as an educated public would take care of that. Unfortunately we don't have a public that cares enough to vote much less understand the issues, so I now think term limits are absolutely neccessary.
Of course many states did pass term limits and in all but a few the politicians had them overturned and we still reelected the bums. This time do an ammendment, much harder to overturn
Start electing more independent candidates if you want less extreme left wing vs extreme right wing in government. Everyone is too brainwashed into only voting for their party, even when that usually means a candidate who is much more extreme in their views than the people voting for them.
Funny, I blame the American public. The majority were in favor of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars but not a tax increase to pay for it, expanding medicare to include medication with no revenue to pay for it., plus the Bush tax cuts and stimulus checks that came straight from China. This includes the Tea Partiers who drive their medicare supplied scooters to Walgreens to pick up their publicly subsidized medication before going to the TP rally to protest government spending.
Exactly, they've convinced enough of the middle class that some how they will benefit from their scheme of trickle down they've captured enough swing votes to slow this country down. Trickle down economics is a joke, shame, if you believe in that I've got a check in the mail for all you fools. But I must admit there was a time before the implosion of all the deregulation that I believed it would work until they fleeced the entire nation and transferred the debt to the American Taxpayer, I say nationalize it all were paying for it all anyway!!!!!!!!!!!! Hooo-ah!!!!!
Huray! Vote the Republicans out. The Democrats under Pelosi and Reid must have been doing so great a job. When Bush was president and the dems controlled the house and the senate, it was GWB fault. Now Obama is president, the Dems control the senate, it is still the republicans fault. Giving a dog a bad name to hang it.
We need a "Clean House Party". A party with no candidates and who's only focus is to fire everyone in Washington. Democrats, Republicans & Independents. Everyone. Maybe then these politicians might wake up and start representing the People instead of their wallets and their rich buddies wallets. A Party that accepts all views, conservative & liberal, and only needs to agree on one thing "It is time to clean house". For those who say we shouldn't clean house? Could fresh members really do a worse job?
To bad we couldn't get a celeb to get it going, like John Stewart or someone with a large following.
Matt
Party loyaltie lies solely with money...and the republicans support big business openly, and guess who has the money...both parties have been bought, but the republicans openly admit to it and we still support them....what is wrong with this picture??
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I would guess it means that Republicans have more money. But, what is wrong is that it is a slap in our faces that says there isn't a thing that you, the people, can do about it.
I don't know how but we MUST GET GOOD PEOPLE TO RUN and replace everyone in Congress, THEN end lobbying as we know it.
In 2002 the debt ceiling was $6.4 trillion. In October, 2008 it hit $11.3 trillion.
If this is news to you, do some more research.
The Democrat Congress got things done, they just were all things the American public didn't like. Then the Republicans got into Congress and couldn't get anything done at all. Either way, us little people are screwed.
Why is no one pointing out how much GOLD just went up and who the people who sell it, dump their advertising dollars to pro-republican talk radio? It seems to me that the people who sell gold would want the stock market to crash...
To all you morons who voted in the teabaggers are you happy now?
So primarily, we don't like anybody...2008 the pendulum swung way left in response to the Bush era. In 2010 the pendulum swung way right thanks to the tea party and general disgust with the Dems..well, and two years with no new jobs. So 2012 comes and where does the pendulum go. Historically it should go back to the middle, but there are no centrist candidates available, because the media only desire polar candidates since the sell better and make better sound bytes
The election is still over a year off, a looong way considering the US voters' attention span. Factor in the media sh*tstorm of corporate spin and disinformation we're about to witness (courtesy of the Citizens-United SCOTUS debacle) and you've got the recipe for another "WTF" American exercise in irrelevance. Last time it gave us the tea party: what's next?
I was not included in the survey, but if I were I would have said that the Republicans and T-party is most definitely unfavorable for all months.
Speaking as a Kentuckian, I would love to vote Mitch McConnell out of office. He has a record of constantly putting his party ahead of his country, we need someone to serve the people of our state and not someone who chooses instead to serve his re-election.
Political parties are for people who are too lazy to form their own opinions. Think. Be independent.
Voters should give the boot to any member of Congress that has been there longer than 10 years. But you know what? The voters are stupid. They will continue to re-elect Pelosi, Reid, Boxer, Shumer, Feinstein, Mcconnell, Boehner, Cantor, Kyle, etc. How pathetic. Americans deserve what they get.
We need something in place to be able go get rid of them whatever we want to do it. We need to ask them now to resign. They don't deserve the job. These people are on summer vacation and the country in flames. Lets ask them to resign.
Yay for nutjob Tea Baggers dragging down the GOP and LOL @ the GOP for being stupid enough to support the Tea Baggers. Either way, I don't vote for people who vote against my needs. I'm a college student from the middle class who's environmentally conscious. Therefore, Tea Baggers & GOP = No Thanks.
Get rid of them ALL....let us (the citizens) vote on the issues via their Congressional App using the Internet or home phone. Eliminate Congress == massive savings and the ROI for the govt could be huge. Congress has served its purpose and is now just a cluster of dysfunctional folks who like to hear themselves purport to represent their constituents.
It wouldn't matter. When the GOPs only goal is to remove President Obama we'd just get a new crop with the same mind-set.
No surprise here. Republicans are going to find out what real grass-roots looks like!
If we can not get rid of them ASP, we need something in place for them to have fix term and go home.
Check to see what happens in WI. That will tell you how this will ultimately break.
ban all lobbyists no matter what side they are on from the district of Columbia. Fine them If they are caught . The lobbyist s are the problem not term limits.
Term limits sounds good. No grandfathering, either.
Tea Party blew their chance. Small Government and Anti-Tax is great, but the TPers were FIGHTING FOR LOWER TAXES FOR THE RICH instead of LOWER TAXES FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS. The Tea Party is in the grip of the Rich Top 5% wage earners, just like Congress is.
Eliminate 90% of the Federal Government. ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTE. We can NEVER have a big central government. Reduce taxes by 50% on middle class, eliminate all welfare, eliminate the communist Social Security. The only people who deserve help are the severely handicapped. ANyone else with two arms and two legs can starve if they can't take care of themselves. THAT'S AMERICA AND WHAT MADE US GREAT UNTIL ROOSEVELT COMMUNISM STARTED SOCIAL SECURITY.
The funny thing about these polls...the majority of Americans think every congressman/woman should be voted out except their own. That's because the representatives do a good job of bringing home money via pork projects to their constituents.
Yes, we need to clean house, though members who have only been there a few years are probably not totally corrupted yet.
Term Limits are vital, but they need to be reasonable. In Florida, we have term limits but they are too short. A maximum of 20 years of service (house and senate combined) is probably enough to maintain continuity, but ensure new faces every year. We have term limits on the president, why not the house and senate.
We also MUST eliminate 'anchor babies'.
For those who want someone to blame, try President Johnson. HE was the one who started spending the social security trust funds, and HE created the whole morass of 'entitlements' we have today, and HE turned Viet Nam into a full-out war. Worst excuse for a president we ever had..
My own congressional rep is certainly not the source of the problem, and isn't so bad all things considered, but I would gladly turn her out of office if it was part of a movement to remove ALL members of Congress and start over.
First of all, I agree with Charlie in Maine. Well said. Secondly, for those who think the Tea Party is a responsible body - you are clearly delusional. Anyone who comes into congress without the ability to compromise, is not fit for office. We are a democracy. We are supposed to work together. I blame the GOP and specifically the tea party for our current economic crisis. Obama made a tactical error thinking he could work with the tea party. Boehner recently claimed to be very happy with the outcome of the debt ceiling debates as he got 98% of what he wanted. Thank you. I wanted also to note that Mr. The Day of Financial Reckoning is HERE – The Great Democrat Welfare Society Ends must have some bizzaro glasses on if you feel that Obama and the Democrats are responsible for our current situation. The spending Obama did was crucial to keeping our economy from falling further into the depths of the great depression that Bush policies brought us. Our last Republican administration brought us two unfunded wars, and brought us to the brink of the great depression with its heavy borrowing and deregulation. The GOP does not bring sensible economic policies that will help our economy overall. It will bring us an even greater divide btw the haves and the have nots. If you want, the US to fall further into economic decline, vote Republican.
Greed is the culprit and the laws are there to protect the haves.
Tax loopholes need to be Plugged!
Lobbyists need to be banned !
Laws that allow "Litttle house of secrets on the Plains (Wyoming) " to exist need to be repealed
as the legalize money laundering, Tax evasion and fraud.
All the corporations that use The Little house of secrets should be levied a stiff fine and ordered to pay back taxes.
The lawmakers who set those laws on the books should be sent to prison for defrauding the government and the peole of this country1
Ive always believed that political parties are the greatest problem in america today. Our politicians work to serve their parties and their partisan interests, not the american people. And we, as the voters, have disregarded many good public servants because they were affiliated with one party or the other, and we didnt take the time to listen to their ideas. If we did away with party affiliations, we would actually have to listen to the ideas and ideals of the nominees.
Eliminate 90% of the Federal Government. ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTE. We can NEVER have a big central government. Reduce taxes by 50% on middle class, eliminate all welfare, eliminate the communist Social Security. The only people who deserve help are the severely handicapped. ANyone else with two arms and two legs can starve if they can't take care of themselves. THAT'S AMERICA AND WHAT MADE US GREAT UNTIL ROOSEVELT COMMUNISM STARTED SOCIAL SECURITY
I also agree with term limits and also want a Congress that listens to the American people and does what we vote them in there to do, not what they want to do. Case in point, poll after poll showed we wanted compromise, shared sacrifice, ending the tax cuts for the upper 2% but the Tea Party and other members turned a blind eye to that and did what they wanted. They are NOT our parents and know what is best for us. BOOT THEM OUT.
But, we could just elect all independents next go around. That might help.
"socialist communist Democrats?" You people wouldn't know a socialist or a communist if they kicked you in the head. You obviously don't know Democrats either.
@day of financial reckoning you must be lobbying for the rich? You always want to spout off vote Republican. You really think that America is dumb. They will never get my vote. They are the party with most of the old coots. Get them out of here. I agree that we need to vote all of the old geezers out but in small steps, because the air head tea partiers have no clue and I sure as heck do not want them running government. Look at the mess we are in now? I see that you are an idiot and have no clue either.
These polls show Republican voeters are smarter then Democrat voters. The Democrats have done nothing to help this economy and plenty to hurt it. Of course, so have the Republicans. The only difference is the Republican voters can actually put bi-partisan politics aside and have the smarts and guts to vote out the very people who are not doing there jobs. Democratic voters continue to allow there same failed policy makers to get re-elected...and then act surprised when there is no favorable result. Oh, actually they don't act surprised, they just blame the other party.
I say teabaggers go fist, then ultra conservative Republicans and then the rest of the crazy republicans that declared war on the president and the middle class in this country! Dear GOPers, the middle class will make sure that you will loose not only the presidency, but also the HOUSE! Good bye and never come back! We need serious reforms, not your conservative cra...pp ideology and wars!!!! You ruined us financially and you will pay for that in 2012!
They say only the american people have the power to change our government. I disagree. They still buy their way into their positions. None of the members of our government care about anyone but themselves anymore. The days of by the people for the people are long gone.
It is appalling that welfare recipients live better than Military families. The foundation of this country is so backwards anymore that hard working people can not survive. I get tired of hearing about pay cuts to the military but yet the gov't gives themselves raises and vacations at taxpayers expense. YET, the welfare people still sit back and do nothing but yet gain weight and buy new cars with our hard earned tax dollars. When will this stop and America become a nice place to live again. I love my country, I just can not stand the government!
Even the most stubborn and loyal people are finally starting to open their eyes and see that both sides are full of crap. Not just "the other side".
There needs to be election reforms. There needs to be a constitutional amendment that limits contributions to $500 from any one unit(person, corporation, special interest group). There also should be a cap on the amount of money that can be spent on an election campaign(roughly 2 million). This would destroy any type of financial leverage large businesses could use to buy elections.
Secondly there needs to be an amendment that puts term limits on congress to a total of 12 years(total....not per chamber)
Third there needs to be a 20 year term limit on federal judges...including scotus justices....
4th...there should be a balanced budget amendment
Last...there should be an amendment that abolishes the use of rules in congress that are based on political parties or any other means of separation.
We should not have geriatrics running our country when they don't understand 90% of the stuff happening in it.
We should not have political parties that are loyal to themselves over the people.
People are always fed up with Congress.. but when it comes to voting time 95% of the time they will just vote the same people back in because the idea of the 'other side' winning instead is more important.
Yeah and I think I see taxes for the filthy richest from my house!
So we have polls dating back to 2006 saying more than 50% of registered voters think Republicans in Congress should be voted out. Just get out and VOTE folks. Low voter turnout and uninformed voters are what is hurting this country the most.
Democrates for middle class GOP for rich bottom line...........
Is your 401K better off today? NObama.
Vote Republican in 2012.
I think you are going to see Tea-mageddon next election. Their antics have cost us respect and confidence around the world. In addition it is going to probably cost us more in terms of borrowing and interest rates. So their actions cost use money instead of saving. Let's send the Koch brother's and Fox the bill.
I call for banishment of all republicans.
THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN ! ! !
The newly elected "representatives" are purchased by Special Interest Groups of one sort or another (Right, Center or Left) within 30 days after elected - IF not BEFORE they were elected.
The role of MONEY in our political process MUST be removed before ANY reform can possibly be effective.
Passing money or othe emoluments to an elected official must be made a felony on the same level as unaggravated homicide.
Campaigns can be conducted at little cost over the Internet.
The Tea Party is an extremist organization that is hell bent on brining its tyranny to the US, no matter what or who suffers as a result. I'm not mad at anyone else but THEM. They've hijacked our country and government and are clearly political terrorists. All true Patriots need to wake up and kick this fringe group back to the swamp pits they came from.
There is a falacy in the conclusion drawn by the article. Certainly, the changes in polling number signify a shift by some. But that is not the total reason for those numbers. I fall into the majority that wants to get rid of my House Representative and one of my Senators. But it is not simply because of the recent budget fiasco. I have a basic difference in political philosophy with both of the individuals mentioned and have voted against both since day one. So, to draw the conclusion that I want to get rid of them because of recent events is flawed logic. But it makes for easy press, I guess.
It's time to DUMP THE GOP IN NOV 2012!!! IT'S THAT SIMPLE!!!
So who you gonna replace them with? Not like you have any choice here. Two party system was abhorred by the founding fathers for a reason.
Bye bye GOP and TPGOP.
The fringe far right and Tea Partiers have taken over the Republican Party and they talk as if they are the voice of THE PEOPLE, when they are not. Something also needs to be done about the FAUX News feeding into lies, rumors, and chronic pitching of their political agenda and hate. Until that gets fixed, I will not vote for any Republican again. The sane voices of the Republican party are drowned out. McCain would have been better picking his daughter Meagan as a running mate than crazy Palin. Now we can't get rid of that loony tune.
This is ridiculous. It says:
“The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International on August 5-7, with 1,008 adult Americans questioned by telephone.”
1,008 people took this pool and that is supposed to be a reflection of how a country of 300 million feel? Polls are stupid!!!
I have an idea. It won't work for tea baggers and religious extremists, though. We all switch parties and vote for the closest one to our beliefs. I will vote for a left leaning Republican (Jon Hunstman) and Republicans will vote for a right leaning Democrat (Wesley Clark). That way all of the extremists will be out, as will the children who were voted in in 2010 and later decided that they didn't want to play if it couldn't be their way. No one running for office will know who to pander to, most of these morons will end up on the unemployment line and the country can get back to normal, which is either center, or just slightly left or right to center, depending on the economy.
What if we got rid of the party system and people just ran (and voted) solely on their beliefs. Neither party is perfect, but it's a constant tug-of-war between the two. No more voting for the lesser of two evils.
Yes, fire them all...
Here's one thing that we really need. A constitutional amendment that reads...
No corporation, organization or group can contribute in any way, either money or support of any type to any political candidate or political party. No individual can contribute more than $1000 dollars to any candidate or political party per election cycle.
This would eliminate the big money influence that is ruining our country, force the candidates and partys to focus on the people instead of their wealthy masters, probably shorten election campaign cycles cause they wouldn't be able to afford the long drawn out constant campaigning.The biggest obstacle would be getting it thru the congress but it needs to be done if anything is ever going to get better.
So, 1000 people speak for ALL Americans? I don't think so!
GOP hates Middle Class
Since the GOP has declared war on the middle class, middle class will return the favor in 2012.
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Liberals and their "class warfare" nonsense. "Republicans hate the poor. Republicans love the rich." blah blah blah
Sorry, but this broken record nonsense is so annoying. "WE the people" means everyone, not just some selective group of individuals who fit into some random income bracket. "All men are created equal" means that our laws should ignore such trivial nonsense such as age, gender, race, as well as wealth. And while Republicans are just as guilty of maintaining class structure (by keeping tiered tax brackets), Democrats are far worse when it comes to ignoring equality. If both parties were serious about "the middle class" as well as ALL citizens, they'd abolish this nonsensical tax structure and all of it's special-interest tax deductions and implement a single-rate system.
Impeach Congress!
I'd love to see all members of Congress replaced but the poll reflects how folks feel today. Will they still remember all of this in November 2012? The attention span of the average American is nothing to brag about. For example, when gas prices go up 10 cents everybody freaks. When it drops back down two weeks later everybody runs out to buy the biggest SUV they can find.
I plan on obtaining an absentee ballot for 2012, sitting down at the kitchen table and calmly voting out all incumbents regardless of party affiliation. It is time to invoke short term limits via the VOTE!
I think the response here is also represents what is happening in our nation today. We have the Democrats here blaming the Republicans and the Republicans here blaming the Democrats. It's NEVER the party they are in favor of. Gridlock all the way around.
"Voting in inexperienced Freshman, immature, segregationist Tea-Party congress members into pubic office during one of the most difficult times in American Life & Politics has to be about the dumbest decision the American electorate has ever made."
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Voting in an inexperienced freshman senator to the highest office in the land during one of the most difficult times in American Life & politics has to be an even dumber decision.
Can someone tell me what job in the US can you work for maybe 10 or 12 years and get full benefits for the rest of your life. You wonder why congressional politicians should get benefits for the rest of their lives. Eight years for President, Senator, and congressional person. Let's get them out of office after eight years.
I've been saying this for 2 years now...what these teatards have done makes ol' Newton C. Gingrich's little soiree in 1994/1995 looks like a tip toe through the tulips. Bye-Bye baggers! So long Boner!
Obama/Biden 2012 + Speaker Pelosi
Any chance of starting with some of these libertards that think the money I work is theirs to give to corrupt unions, and dope addicts so they will vote for them. As far as what Matt@ says, does this mean that Republicans are at least open about it while Democrats lie about it ? It is so laughable that the idiots like Schumer and Axelrod, blame the people who actually pay the taxes for trying to curb the out of control spending of the Democrats.
Voters are dumb. If you boot out EVERYONE and replace with ANOTHER GROUP of Republicans/Democrats. Nothing has changed. It will be the same gridlock. What voters need to do is to get rid of the group that they DON'T like and leave the group that they DO like. This is why American politics never changes. You can't just get rid of the bottle without changing the wine!
The middle class guarantees the composition of Congress will undergo major changes in 2012. Hopefully we'll have a new president, too. Obama is a joke.
Something tells me Fox won't be reporting this.
My rep is Virginia Foxx. Pity me.
All of you who voted for Obama and change....you got it. Hope it stings going down
Does anyone actually think that by replacing our government with new “better” people things will be fixed? It is not the people in government that are the problem, it is the neoliberal capitalist ideology that we as a culture believe in that is the problem. The politicians come into government positions trying to help, but then are quickly corrupted by the power inherent in the system. The solution doesn’t lie in changing the people within the system, but rather by changing the system itself. That can only be done when enough people decide that neoliberal capitalism isn’t working for them and refuse to comply with it. And that takes action and courage, not merely holding a belief that you don’t like the way things are.
Harry Reid is a tax evader in my opinion. I should know, I own a jet charter company which he has used over the years and it’s amazing as he is the ONLY of my clients whose requested that I break out a 20k bill into 3 or 4 parts, – why you ask?? so he does not have to pay tax on the entire 20k or worse yet, it goes under the radar of scrutiny. How come we can’t all do that?? I’m sure there’s a rule (that congress created for themselves) that lets them do this. To top it off, he has me do 3x the amount of work for little or no profit while he and his people bitch because we can't do the impossible requests they impose on us – like flying into KDCA with a 12 hour notice.
What a joke these people are – I say shit-can the whole lot of them, how much worse off could we possible be?
Michelle Bachmann is my representative and I've been saying she needs to go since 2006! She's nuts.
Your article is flawed and not real time. Yes people are disatisfied with their Representatives, but the ones they are disatisifed with are the age old worn out Democrats
Not everyone, just republicans, the most ignorant, incompetent and corrupt people on the planet. Just them. They have NEVER balanced a budget. They have NEVER paid for a program or war they started. They are just con men doing the bidding of their corporate masters. Just say no and dump them at the nearest trash can.
Utterly HILARIOUS to read all the libtards on this blog scream for term limits (which I agree with) yet NOT scream for a balanced budget amendment. THE PROBLEM IS THE UNLIMITED POWER TO SPEND AND BORROW AND TAX. It has now been proven that no matter what party is in control, MONEY is POWER.
Of course, libtards will NEVER support a balnced budget amendment because it would dessimate their great entitlement society and our long, slow walk to socialism.
"eliminate voting rights for people that are on any type of welfare"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Hilarious. Wow. I'm tempted to believe that was snark just because it was so ridiculous.
The public only knows what they learn from the media. And the media is biased against the GOP.
moderates, republicans, and tea party, all of the decent people in America will stand united to save our great nation in our most importaint election ever.
Our freedom, our well being, our way of life, even our lives themselves are on the line this time. It is no time to go around saying I told you so, welcome the misguided but decent back to reality and thank them for their Republican vote to defeat the Marxist Evil Party, thank you.
Yes, as others have stated changing the members in congress could cause stability problems. BUT, changes should be made. For one all that run for office should go through an assessment program, fully and openly published to show his or her personality traits. Also once a person is elected he or she must have two elected votes of confidence while on office. If it is shown that their vote of convidence falls below 20% they must be removed from office and a new election set.
+1 for Term limits. We should all rally at our respective capital buildings or city centers on Labor day to show our disapproval in a tangible way.
I just read that the us government is still giving aid to China. I can't believe it and can't wait to get rid of these crazy idiots at election time!!
I don't understand how compromise is a dirty word. There are 300 million of us in the country. All of our opinions are valid and the Tea Party does not speak for us all.
For a democracy to succeed, isn't compromise a must? I don't understand...
It doesn't matter if you're left, right or middle. If you're American, you've been a victim of the debt ceiling debacle.
They put party before country. Vote against the incumbent in the next election.
TwM hOW DO YOU KNOW HE DID NOT READ THE BILL? Do you have any source for that accusation. He read the Effing boner bill and after he read it he had the GDP examine it. And it prove that it will cost the country more deficit than what it is suffering now. like any other fact and literate challenged Teapublican you sir are a phone-hacking faux news viewer. you should be ashamed of yourself.
IF THE COUNTRY GOES YOUR WAY WITH THAT BACKWARD THINKING YOU AND YOUR ILK SHOULD PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A 19TH CENTURY LIFESTYLE WHERE YOU'LL START USING OUTHOUSES FOR TOILETS. START BURNING YOUR GARBAGES IN YOUR BACKYARD AND CALLING YOUR SHAMANS and village midwives (unless you accused them of being a witch and burn them at the stake) TO HEAL YOUR SICK PEOPLE.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT WHATEVER YOUR ENJOYING TODAY ARE BEING MAINTAIN BY LIBERALS AND PROGRESSIVE WAYS AND PAYED FOR BY THE TAX THAT YOU HATE.
To the U.S. politicians: Stop being so greedy and serve your people properly. They deserve better than what you are giving them. They deserve for you to be acting in a civil manner that best suits the interests of the people – not your pocket-books. Fix health care – every single American deserves it. – not just the people who can afford it Fix jobs, every American should have one, not just the people who go to Harvard. Stop fighting because the more you argue the more I loose money on my investment, and I need that for retirement. It's a global economy and the US politicians are not just affecting their country but others as well – and it pisses me off. Stop being so damn childish and get on with governing! Yesterday, our Prime Minister was in Brazil signing trade agreements to stimulate job growth here in Canada. Maybe you US politicians should the same thing for your people!
Term Limits! Only way to fix this broken system.
Three words sum it all up....'Lobbyist have Control'
The US Reps are egregiously protecting the rich. Here is a 3 step perfect solution for America:
- Tax the rich
- Cut the defense spending
- Spend to create jobs
Unless the middleclass wakes up, the congress will continue to work for the rich at their expense.
Time to cut the pay roll in congress, take away their retirement plain, and cut out their health care. give them the same benefits as they want to give us, and to live on what most of us live on. Lets Clean House!!!
Money Talks;
Just think about the big picture what did the the Dem do when they had both houses ?? They did get something done that the country will benefit now and also down the road. What did the Republican do for the country when they had control of both houses under Pres. Bush ??? Remember it doesn't matter what party you THINK you like just be honest with yourself and measure the results from the two parties. Hmmm // Remember the Democrats really didn't control both houses because they had some fake Democrat Sen. like the ones from Conn, Neb, Ark. and it may have been a few more. So while people like yourself are saying we want our country back well my question to you is where were you when the Republicans were driving you all to the poor farm ? So when you look at who's in White House or the Congress don't look at what party or even what his or her RACE is just look at who has your family interest at heart. ( Don't be fooled by ads on TV) get all the true facts. Last thing if someone says all they want to do is make a President a one termer and vote NO on everything take into account it's just not one person voting no it's the whole party. That's should tell you who's looking out for your family interest, just think do you and your family have two years to put up with a party that's planning on playing games just because the person of a different R...... how sad
I just read that the us government is still giving Millions in aid to China. I can't believe it and can't wait to get rid of these crazy idiots at election time!!
All kidding aside, you would have to be either a multii-millionaire or blind, deaf, and dumb to vote for a Republican. Yes, the tax codes need to be overhauled, but not to make it even more easy on billionaires, to make it more easy on middle class, poor, and small business owners, billionaires have teams of people/lobbyists making sure they get every break known to man.
But seriously, if you work for a living, and you don't have a min of two million in the bank, with everything paid for, and you vote Republican/TEA party, you're literally dumber than a rock.
Drag the teabaggers and repuklicans from their beds in the middle of the night, and out into the streets for the proper response by the people. Republicans don't deserve to breath the air.
Sure hope Wisconsin sends the TP'ers a strong message today. That's exactly what happens when people who know nothing about the economy and support blind idealogy get voted into office as in 2010. Send those Ryan supporters all packing!
disagree with Rudy's assessment of replacing the majority of congress. You can replace 70-80 percent of those idiots and it would still be a toss up depending on their employees. It is the people that are employed by them that do all the work the elected individuals do next to nothing but vote here and there and some of them are just are bigger crooks than the elected members are.
The GOP thought it was more prudent to listen to the crazy nuts in the Tea Party, instead of listening to the American People.
The GOP, with a great support from the Tea Part have put their party, and support for their base, ahead of the urgent needs of the country.
Yes, the GOP won the battle of holding the nation at ransom. The American people have given up some more, just to satisfy the 'needs' of the GOP and the Tea Party.
But, as this article says, they have lost the support of the American people.
we don't need term limits.. we need to get the corporate money and control out of congress! Our country is a corprofascist state... meaning the corporations basically run the government. The repubs in case no one is paying attention want's to privatize virtually every aspect of government.. just listen to their talking points. They ultimately want to turn The United States of America into The Corporate States of America, which would be a loose federation of fifty corporate fiefdoms controlled at the local level... this is their dream, this is their goal... we are de facto already The Corporate States of America.. pretty soon the repubs will just take pretty window dressing and pronounce us The Corporate States of America
It's a matter of basics...The leaders on the hill were elected to "serve" the people of the United States...They are our servants..Not the lobbyist..Too much money influences elections with their campaihn war chests donated by these criminal lobyists. And now on top of that the Supreme Court rules in favor of foreign campaign dollar influence...Democracy has been ruled by the almighty dollar for years now...
I have agree – We must clean house of all career politicians in Washington and in state houses. Entitlements for the wealthy Senate and House ! Military benefits aren't some kind of charity, they earned every entitlement. Congressional benefits after 1 term = free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, 3 weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days -now THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE LIBERAL WELFARE! And Congress has the nerve to call Military retirement an Entitlement? What in the hell are they thinking? I say we send Congress downrange and troll for lead so they can earn their WELFARE. Re-post if you are sick of Congressional crap, and ashamed of our supposed "leaders"!
I agree with gt, term limits are needed. This was not meant to be a lifetime job. I feel we vote these people to represent us the American people, however all they represent is their best interest, as well as the best interest of the highest bidder (contributor). For one, WE THE PEOPLE, need to stop paying for their health care, and retirement. I don't think our founding fathers, had any incentive that our representatives would be collecting retirement from the people they were elected to represent. Get rid of the retirement, they can pay into Social Security like the rest of us, and maybe that will give them an incentive to come up with a plan that works for all people. I hope the American voter’s clean house in 2012.
How can you have negotiations when one party comes to the table, stating that there will be no taxes because they signed pledges??? And these taxes would have been only for the top earning 2% rich, excuse me, "job creators"??? Yeah right, they do their "job creating" in China, Mexico, but not the USA. EVERYONE that signed that pledge needs to be voted out.
I was truly sickened by this fiasco that cost alot of us our retirement (401K) savings. WAKE UP people.....Republicans and T-baggers are not for the good of this country or its people. Its almost coming down to another civil war.....instead of North vs South, religious fanatics and republicans can have the East.....and the sane can have the West.
It's time to clean house again like they did in the late 1800's. get rid of the Fat Cats.
How about for once people actually back up their tough talk? VOTE
Bill Roberts, you're spot on. The only thing a politician cares about is a single, solitary politician, himself! They're virtually all lawyer leeches who have as their only skill the ability to argue about WORDS. They can't DO anything. Where are the scientists, the engineers, the business leaders? People who actually know how to build things that work and how to finance them? Terrified of the sewer that is politics. That's where they are. So we have what's in Washington now. Pathetic.
Kick all the tea party Republicans and their lap dogs out in 2012 so we can regain some sanity in this country.
I have a question – how can Democrats hold a double-digit lead over Republicans when the latest poll I saw said Congress as a whole only had a 12% approval rating? This isn't Rep vs Dems – the people are fed up with all of them.
The GOP destroyed the economy in a way never seen before in 2008, when we began to get out of the ditch, they said trust us we are better. We gave them back the keys to get a little taste, they took the car and drove it over the cliff.
I made the mistake of voting for Bush once and now voting republican in the last election. Never again, they are right that the deficit is an issue, but they have no idea of how to govern, not the biggest Obama fan, but at least he is an adult.
The pendulum swings... Despite all the present and justified outrage at incumbents in general and tea-party repubs in the House in specific, the election is still a political century away. Not enough time for economic order and financial insecurity to be old news but plenty of opportunity for other things to dominate the headlines. I predict slight Republican gains in the Senate, and significant democratic (and quite possibly, independent) gains in the House with Obama winning by numbers similar to Dubya's in '04.
No matter whom we elect, won’t they just continue to do the same thing as the previous Congress?
Isn’t that what the freshmen senators and representatives are taught to do, when the go for their initial orientation and training in D.C.?
Are they not told how to play the game and what they must do, if they plan to remain in office and get their bills passes?
And by that I mean, don’t our legislators spend much of their day receiving lobbyist, who use money and gifts to obtain favors and preferential treatment?
In ancient Rome they passed a law, prohibiting the senators from having pockets in their togas, when they were on the floor of the Senate. This was done to prevent the senators from taking bribes.
Shouldn’t we pass such a law?
Shouldn’t our politicians (Republican and Democrat) represent the people who elected them, not the wealthy, not the corporations, and not the concerns, who are able to use large sums of money to get favors and favorable treatment?
Don’t expect the Congress to pass such a law. That would be like asking the fox to padlock the chicken coop.
When our legislators leave office, some will go to work for these lobbying firms, and some receive as much as $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, per year, to lobby their former colleagues and friends.
Isn’t this corruption?
I am proud of my country. These are our leaders...the equivalent to my companies managers and the CEO. Oh wait in my company I would expect these people to be accountable, cancel vacations (Aug8-Sep5) and come up with plans to make us viable. Leave partisan politics behind us and lets do what is right for the USA. I as a hardworking citizen of this great country would gladly do my part and then some. Lets start a campaign to reduce the USA debt...I will make a contribution and bet many others would too!.
The S&P downgrade was partly due to the fact that Republicans pushed to have another debt ceiling fight in the middle of a presidential election and because the Tea Party refused to allow the TEMPORARY reduction of taxes on the wealthy to expire thus returning to NORMAL levels. Additionally Democrats needed to cut spending way more by suspending all foreign aid until we are out of debt. Our nation should not be borrowing money from our country's future generations just to give it away to other countries today.
The people of this country needs to somehow figure out how to return to an average American person representational system instead of the current system in which most of all of Congress are millionaires and tend to represent corporations interests over the average American family's interests. We need to eliminate career politicians.
The American electorate two years after Republicans crashed the economy elected some back to Congress. Stupidity has a price.
I'll believe the Tea Party and the GOP are sincere about cutting the deficit when I see them pushing for cuts in corporate welfare such as defense spending, agricultural subsidies, and the ethanol subsidy. I was flatly outraged when the GOP (!) voted down cuts in the ethanol subsidy. For gosh sakes, if they couldn't cut the ethanol subsidy after pledging to cut the budget, they are all just a bunch of hypocritical liars. I have no problem with cutting entitlement programs but let's see everyone share the pain, not just the poor, elderly, and disabled. And until they get the cojones to actually do that, then I say they are going to have to raise taxes. Anything less than this and it's just posturing. And before you jump on me about "Why haven't the Democrats done this," I say the Dems also have no cojones, but at least the Dems have the common sense to know that if you can't cut spending, you have to raise taxes.
Those with the most money always get the people they want elected. I am so tired of seeing money pouring into our district from PACs in other states like Texas, Virginia and several others to elect who THEY want. Forget what the people here want and need. Oh no, it is all about a natioanl agenda and ideology of the self serving.
Folks. "Stop spending"? Really?
You can't "stop spending," unless you want to tear up the Constitution and dissolve the Federal government, and have all 50 states go it alone, individually. The Federal government has to "spend." The Federal government has to do certain stuff, which costs money, which is paid for by (gasp) TAXES. A deficit reduction plan cannot just "stop spending." We also have to raise more revenue - I think that's also what S&P said in their downgrade.
Cancel the arbitrary Bush tax cuts (which probably started some of this mess) and remove all tax breaks from any corporation that isn't hiring a significant number of U.S. citizens in proportion to its size (pick a logical number). As for spending: End our involvement in overseas wars, and shrink the Pentagon. The idea of targeting only programs for the poor, sick and vulnerable to reduce spending, is heartless and stupid (and dangerous, since the divide between rich and poor in the U.S. is getting alarmingly wide). This is Econ 101, and I do not understand why it's so difficult to understand.
I also wish we could withdraw from the WTO (which was a great idea in theory - but not for this planet) and slap significant tariffs on anything manufactured elsewhere, but that isn't going to happen.
We need election reform... Elections should be tax payer funded... All candidates divide a pool of money..
1 – We get to see how well they manage the funding allocated
2 – Special interest is kept a bay
3 – Te candidates have a level playing field..
"For Republican leaders, there was pride in a hand well played. I think some of our members may have thought the default issue was a hostage you might take a chance at shooting. Most of us didn’t think that. What we did learn is this — it’s a hostage that’s worth ransoming." —Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell [[And who takes hostages? Kidnappers and terrorists.]]
While the Republicans lack of foresight lead to a bad deal, both side are to blame for the destruction of our credibility.
Congress needs to be replaced by people with financial knowledge, not just legal experience.
A third party with moderate views and the interest of all Americans is what we need.
Just in case you're feeling like there isn't anything us citizens of America can do, read this:
"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness."
Declaration of Independence July 4 1776
Maybe voters will stop listening to what they want to hear and instead listen for intelligence, reason, and common sense in their candidates. It is awfully hard since more often than not the winner is many times not a good candidate but the others are worse. A lot has to do with the primaries when each candidate tries to attract the far left and far right and usually wins by that. Then in the final election we are stuck with voting for the worst of two extremists and possibly an independent. I have seen some independents that seemed smart and reasonable but seeing they would not get enough votes I have to vote for the lessor of two lunatics.
We need to break the power structure in Washington and send the lobbyist home.
I am willing to fire my Senator and Congressman, How about you?
Life is hard and it is harder if you are stupid.
Life is hard now and will be harder if Republicans will be house's majority again 2012.
We need less politicians! We can vote weekly for American Idol or Dancing With The Stars, but we need to send politicians and their entourages to Washington, where they meet with lobbyists against our interests, to decide what is best for us? I say we text or call our votes in weekly. Tom Bergeron for President!.
Boot them all; they're worthless & if I see one more picture if politicians smiling while the rest if us still try to make ends meet, I'll never vote again.
Terrific news! Now they'll vote for the other major party candidate, and the cycle will thus continue.
Americans don't have the spine to vote for a third-party candidate.
Pax unless your family is an old family that originally colonized this country then generally most people enter this country illegally at one point or another. In my case its 50/50 we have been here since the early 1700's and then my mothers side in the mid 1800's and became one of my decendents was one of the souths lead generals... Entering this country illegally at the time may I add. The country needs to stop paying intentional low-income babymakers that like to sit around the house with no job for life popping out babies that bring in income (i know a few).. benefits do need to be cut etc... because the top of the middle class and the rich are basically the only ones paying taxes.. Anyone else may pay taxes but they always get them back (and much more beyond what they paid) come tax season.. That is a totally broken system getting more than you paid especially with corporate america pulling the same tricks.
As i said from the beginning – Tea Party supporters are DELUSIONAL because they believe they are in the majority. No where close. Bring on 2012, the Year of the Moderate. Vote PRIMARIES, people. Not just general elections – otherwise you get a choice of bozos and the one with the most dollars always has the loudest lies...
We need to restrict access to Congress from all Lobbyist and Republicans. Their only access to Congress should be for the purpose of cleaning urinals, toilets mopping floors and cleaning wash bowls.
'CNN is conducting a poll and I am sure there are more democrats being asked the question so of course the percentage will remain higher than the republicans. CNN's poll means absolutely nothing because it is not being done based on a neutral stance because we all know that they totally back Obama and the democrats.'
Well the survey was conducted by an outside company but you want to suggest they deliberately only called people with democrat next to their name huh?
'Where is Obama's numbers?' – psst, the article was about congress and the senate.
'2. eliminate voting rights for people that are on any type of welfare' – ah so you believe the poor should not be allowed to vote. As someone asked......How Un-American is this anyway?
Palin does not seem to understand why S&P downgraded US credit rating. S&P downgraded US credit rating because of the dysfunctional republicans refused to compromise on balanced plan Obama proposed which is to increase the tax revenue. Don't believe me? Go google S&P full report on USA downgrade and go on the bottom of forth page. S&P directly blames the republicans for not supporting increased tax to pay off the debts. Go there. I'm not making this up. It says exactly this
'We have changed our assumption on this because the majority
of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise
revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act.'
P.S. Obama proposed everything that would meet S&P requirements of being not downgraded. He tried to compromise with the Republicans but they refused to budge. BECAUSE of Republicans indecisive, we are in this mess. Now Palin and others republicans are out calling names to our president. How disgraceful, disrespectful and un-honorable does these people have to be to get Obama one term president?
Hey MrBB. I do recall Obama putting a 4 trillion dollar debt reduction on the table only to have BONEHEAD walk out on him because he couldn't see raising revenues on the tax breaks given to corporations and the wealthy under the BUCH administration. The stimulus package was also signed off on by BUSH So would you like to reconsider who really is at fault for this complete mess?
It appears the American public is suffering buyers remorse for electing so many Tea Party members last fall. Although slowly, the economy had been gradually recovering for the two years before they came to Washington and since then it has been chaos and one crisis or fight after another. The best thing they could do is to tell Grover Norquist to put his pledge where the sun don't shine and tear the pleges they signed into shreds. Then they should recite the Pledge of Allegiance and follow its principles instead of some unelected lobbyist. They have a real leadership problem now in the House. The Tea Party humiliated John Boehner and exposed him as just a figurehead. He had to kiss their feet just to get his own bill passed. He is just a puppet with them pulling the strings. The whole world watched with bewilderment the month before the debt ceiling was finally raised at the last minute and could not believe the gall of those Tea Party members, folks like Cantor and even presidential candidates like Bachmann who didn't think default was a problem. Do you really think these people have a firm grasp of leadership and doing what is best for all of America? Hopefully the electorate will remember July 2011 when they vote in November 2012.
As long as the Democrats keep passing out free money they will continue to have the advantage over Republicans. In the old days we called this buying votes, today we call it stimulating the economy.
Clean the house out! New people couldn't do any worse. The whole lot needs to go! Get out and vote!
DAK said it all "Vote ALL the Republicans and the TEA Party people out of office then send them all to Gitmo for crimes against the country. Every last one of them needs to pay for their crimes against the economy. If they were honestly worried about the country, that would be different but they have said since 2008 their main goal, their NUMBER ONE thing to do (no matter the consequences or who gets hurt) is to make President Obama a failure. AT ALL COSTS! These people would sell this country down the river to accomplish this goal and they do not care one bit for doing what's right for the country, just what is right for their party. Totally unacceptable and they all need to go in 2012."
VOTE DEMOCRAT!
The Day of Financial Reckoning is HERE: Were you asleep during the entire Bush presidency? Republicans wouldn't know responsible spending if it smacked them in the face and called them susan, and you're an idiot for thinking otherwise.
This is all a Chinese plot to destabilize the US and take over as the world's superpower and you are playing right into their hands!
GOP & TEA
The downfall of the U.S. middle class
Set 2 term limits, some of these guys have been sitting their for years raking in the dough for their own family & friends and special interests and are a big part of the problem. Of course then they say I have been working hard on many issues for you lovely Americans but 2 terms is just not enough to get my wonderful plans into action. A big BS
As long as people continue to blame one party and claim their party is "the right and chosen one", the country will continue to fail.
Yes the house needs cleaned out (the govt not just the House of Reps). However every election people say the same thing, and then they go to the polls like good little sheep and vote the same people back into power, only to have the mess continue.
I don't have any faith in the American people to do what needs to be done; that being to remove the professional politicians from office regardless of their party affiliation.
Oh NO! WE THE PEOPLE Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop again.
WE THE PEOPLE have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Democracy is a Total Failure!
Viva Communist China Empire!
May God Please Bless America!
The only reason Harry Reid got re-elected here in Nevada was by the Mexican vote. We all thought he should have given his acceptance speech in Spanish. I'm sure others will go after the Mexican vote now too.
Indeed it makes a good case for term limits. You know, in Illinois, we have term limits. The first term is served in office, while the second is served in prison.
Yep! Time to clean house. I think anyone currently serving in Congress should be immediately ineligible for re-election. Furthermore, I think we should wipe out the concept of parties. I'm tired of that. The R's are killing us. The D's are killing us. I think the R's are killing us more right now - but historically, they've both equally screwed us. I'm so sick of it! THROW THE BUMS OUT AND DO IT FOR GOOD THIS TIME!
Man...the koolaid drinking socialists are out in full force today.
The only people in congress doing their job are the Tea Party Freshman. They are voting along the lines of the Consitiution for the long term sustainability of our country.
All you people who bash them as terrorists could not be more wrong. These are politicians who are standing on firm economic pronciples and I bet everyone of them is far less personally wealthy than the Dem represenatives.
We already have term limits, its called voting....
Special interest and lobbyists supply the money for our representatives. Americans have a "Lobbyocracy", not a "Democracy". That ended long ago. Term limits yes, boot the bums out, yes, but also, change the laws regarding buying representatives with money from lobbyists. Otherwise it will just be changing dirty laundry for more dirty laundry. 45,000 lobbyists and over $4 billion in "contributions". Come on.
Our representatives are as greedy, manipulative and obstinate as their constituents. It's the nation that's broken. We are the disease and our Congress is only the symptom.
Consider the source of the poll.
Vote the ones in that will vote for term limits for one. And all these old congressmans that been around for like 20 plus years need to go. We need some new blood all over.
Half the people who are responding here have never voted.
Term Limits on Congress and Senate, and Anti-lobby law, Generic medicine in Medicare.
Term Limits on Congress and Senate, and Anti-lobby law, Generic medicine in Medicare.
Term Limits on Congress and Senate, and Anti-lobby law, Generic medicine in Medicare.
Term Limits on Congress and Senate, and Anti-lobby law, Generic medicine in Medicare.
Term Limits on Congress and Senate, and Anti-lobby law, Generic medicine in Medicare.
1st off, its a cnn poll. 2nd, where was the poll conducted, san francisco?
Just more liberal propaganda
There has to be term limits for our government to work. Unfortunately most of the house and senate care more about getting re-elected than the good of the country.
Are you kidding? With the amnesia this country has? We'll never get rid of these people. They'll spin it, and alter history, and tell half truths, and the feeble minds will eat it right up at the voting booth. Besides many of the Republican candidates already have time bombs waiting in their respective states with gay rights legislature on the ballots to get their hate mongers to voting booths.
This is what happens when people don't care what their representatives are doing. They just vote based on party loyalty and not on country loyalty, track record or performance while in office.
It's time people stop being so loyal to their own parties and vote people in with proven track records. Get rid of the trash who promised things that they couldn't deliver on.
With the resentment towards the GOP and Republicans in general, don't be surprised when Obama wins again in 2012, despite all of the opposition. Realize that for the first two years of his presidency, having Democratic control of both the House and the Senate yielded a less catastrophic set of events than the last year. Since then, it's nothing but a bunch of children bickering over a toy.
Clean house and put people in with the proven track records of doing what they had promised... of doing what's best for the American Public and not of Themselves.
go back to sleep J Edgar.
All parties act like Royalty, it is a very sad time for America. I am glad the tea party brought this all to lite. I recommend more term limits, and do your own research, do not believe your fav. party. Think back to the principles of why our country was formed. Today, to many people beleive they are owed something from there country, but the reverse is true. Last, i feel that our country should never be able to give aid, or grants or go to war, unless attcked directly, UNTIL our debt is balanced..........
Gee Maggie I didn't see anywhere in the reporting that we quizzed 900 democrats and 100 repukes. Would you like to think again or is that a misnomer on your part? Telephoning 1000 people is telephoning 1000 people! DUHHHHHHH!!!!
My initial reaction is to can every single person in congress in the upcoming elections! I realize my reaction is very hostile and would probably do more to destablize the US.
However, I will once again do my homework and know the voting record of every single seated congressman within in my voting grasp! Their records will doom them or save them. You are either for the people of the US or against the US.
As an example -> You voted to continue to send jobs to other countries and continue giving companies breaks for doing so – you are OUT.
I make the above statement with 1 exception... A tea party candidate will NEVER get my vote. What a complete bunch of A-holes!!! Shame on anyone who voted for tea party candidate.....
We have term limits now... they are called elections. If only we, the people of the US, didn't underestimate the power of large groups to do stupid things.
Do they think it OK to drop 15% off my 401k, and yours too, BTW? Just to make a point? Is this what Americans want?
It's great that Americans on both ends of the political spectrum are waking up to the fact that we need to get deficits under control. But we need to be careful - we can't allow right-wingers like the Tea Party to own this issue. We need to be smart about trimming budgets, getting rid of things we don't need (e.g. enormous military) and keeping things that actually make this a great country (e.g. education, healthcare). Let's elect some centrist politicians who can do the right thing without endless bickering – cut spending, raise taxes, and balance the budget!
We need another revolution, one that gives government back to the people, for the people, and of the people. We've allowed representative government to become a corporate shell game, run by and for those with money. Capitalism is NOT in the constitution, greed is NOT in the constitution, destruction of the country and the world for private gain is NOT in the constitution. Throw the bums out, and make sure the next round of bums understand who they really respresent.
Why is it always about the Republicans being bought and paid for by big business, but never about the Democrats being bought and paid for by big unions? Hypocrisy, much?
Starting with Pelosi, Reid we need to get ridd of these folks. They have been in Washingto far too long and they are ineffective. Let's make sure we get rid of all teh incumbents and start with new blood.
The Judicial, Legislative, and Executive members of Govenment need to be held more accountable by the people and NOT Corporations. Every member of these 3 branches needs to be up for a vote by the people every 5 yrs. Every 4th yr, every citizen of the US gets a card asking "Is your Government doing a good job" you can answer YES or NO. If more than 2/3 of Americans vote NO then a reelection of every member of these 3 branches would be held. If the answer is Yes then the people in Government get to stay in their positions another 5 yrs.
Those who have shown us their top priority is making our current president fail.......must be removed from office. Our political affiliations should not be a factor. They have made our "democracy" dysfunctional at the expense of American citizens. They are not mature enough to be in office. Let's look forward. The survival of our middle class depends on it.
While I agree that both parties have responsibilities for our predicament I feel it is obvious that Republican greed and misguided priorities are far more indefensible. A completely unnecessary and underfunded war in Iraq with a simultaneous tax cut was not only ridiculous it was immoral.
@Pax Whitehead
Where is Obama's numbers? The liberal media at it again.......this was probably polled in downtown Washington DC. Lame.
1. We need term limits for congress
2. eliminate voting rights for people that are on any type of welfare
3. Eliminate benefits to ALL Illegal immigrants
4. Eliminate the electoral college
5. Eliminate unfair election rules that keeps anyone not affiliated with a Repub or Dem out of races (How Un-American is this anyway?)
6. Ban extremist reli
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Your post's banality is telling. Did you evn read the article? It's about Congress, not President Obama. Your response is out of context and displays once again, low information votes will continue spewing GOP talking points in spite of facts and also out of context. The GOP/Teabaggery ransomists were willing to let the United States default on its bills simply because it dislikes the incumbent POTUS. Why is that?
At first I thought it was just political posturing. In the end it is very clearly this is about race. I am white and I am having to at last, consider that 80% of the GOP obstruction is motivated by racism.
The GOP does not care about the United States. Period. Want proof? Recall its leadership's behavior, Boehner and McConnell the last 4 weeks during negotions. The GOP leadership ought to be ashamed of itself. I am thoroughly disgusted with them.
Term limits is a must. This should have been pushed by teh voters a long time ago. Let's do it now.
What gets me about these forums is how easy it is for people to bash the Tea Party and the GOP and remain blind to the fact Democrats have been in office just as long and deserve some of the blame. Longest serving member of Congress? Democract Dingell, since 1955! You read that correctly, 1955. Second on that list is yet another Democract, Daniel Ken "Dan" Inouye from Hawaii with 51 years in the same seat! Next up is yet another Democrat from Michigan, John Conyers, Jr. with 46 years in the same office. Then Democract Charlie Rangel, who ran our tax code but wasn't paying his own taxes with 40 years on the job.
So you see its not as easy as jut blaming the GOP/Tea Party. All current members of Congress have some blame for the state of the US government, although I will say, it appears that once a Democrat is in their seat, they are not losing it.
Pax Whitehead's comments are both insightful and disturbing... I agree with 1/2 of them... do NOT agree with no voting rights for people on welfare... that is plain anticonstitutional...
Yes on term limits!!!! way way overdue yes on abolition of th electoral college
Yes on election llimits for those not affiliated with one of the 2 major parties... but I am mixed on no benefits for all illegal immigrants.. that is a hugely complicated issue.... I would not want to see children of illegals not being vaccinated.. (think of the repercussions of that one).. mainly concerned about quality of health for the total population.
Congressional term limits.
I'm thinking just 1 term. Let them represent the people, not setup long term deals with special interests.
Please stop calling the Tea Party a grassroots movement. There is ample evidence that it is Astroturf.
Once elected, the priority of most of the Congressmen and women is to say and do anything that will keep them in office!
That being a "Given " why would anyone want them to have unlimited access to power. A wise man once said, " Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely." If we don't demand term limits, we're asking for the inevitable.....
TwM–You make disparaging remarks about Senator Reid and President Obama not reading the republican plan from the house when by your sttements it is patiently obvious that you didn't read the S&P statement. Where did you get your totally erroneous statements of what S&P said? Perhaps you should read something before quoting it.
This is not an issue of voting democrats and republicans, this solely deals with our ability as citizens to vote for the right type of leadership, Washington is currently filled with ineffective political puppets who along with the banking cartels have destroyed the foundation of our nation. We are a nation in crisis and as citizens we must do what is ethically and morally correct to ensure the survival of future generations before it is too late and our country is destroyed by inepts who don't have an idea how to run our nation!
A rating downgrade came about because of the lack of a cohesive strategy to pay down the debt with revenue and spending cuts.
A good first start is to throw incumbents out of office. Everyone who votes needs to do this over the next 4 years. Then we start electing younger 30 something people who are really interested in doing what is right for the country. Politics and constituents come second. It must be this way to get out of this mess.
The poll sounds about right...Congress sucks, the GOP just a little harder. But swing voters need to be careful voting in "newbies" that's how we got the tea party!
Kick the tea party GOP from all government!
Let's vote them ALL out! Try and rig this election and see what happens you f'n idiots! You have pushed people too far with your games and special interests!
Here's a fun exercise – for all you Liberals who are so fed up with the Tea Party that you run to your computers and post aggressive anti Tea Party comments: Name one legitimate, factual reason why the Tea Party is the enemy. Just one.
You can't do it. Your arguments are full of blind hatred, and Liberal talking points, and race card accusations. You can't find one legitimate argument for why you hate them so much, or why America should vote them out. They want smaller government. Every financial analyst says the government is massively oversized. They simply want to put in place mechanisms to bring the spending under control.
And for that, they're lambasted.
Nuke DC when congress is in session so most of them are there and start all over.
"Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.” – Benjamin Disraeli
Wow, is it possible that working class Americans are finally catching on that Congress is a reverse Robin Hood that steals from them to give to the richest of the rich?
It the end it doesn't matter; the Republicrats control the election process so thoroughly that any change to the plutocracy is hard to imagine. If our only choice is to throw out one set of corporate whores just to elect a different set of corporate whores, what is the point?
at The Day of Financial Reckoning is HERE – The Great Democrat Welfare Society Ends
wow lay off the koolaid and get back on your meds. any one that would votes gop is off their rocker. Oh no MR. President we cant tax the rich Oh what will they do if they have to pay more in taxes oh I know they will not create new jobs. I still have failed to see where the big corp folks are creating anything other than a bigger bank account. you stay on that gop band wagon buddy.
Both sides are more worried about having more chairs in the big room than having food on the tables in their constituent's homes. Need to boot 'em all and start from scratch. How much worse could it be?
Obama needs to go teddy roosevelt on those lobbyists.
People need to get involved in the process regularly, not just when there is a crisis that causes an uprising. We get lazy, don't follow what our elected officials do each day, then when something like this happens, we as a voting nation make rash, emotional decisions that in the long run make things worse. Many of the Tea Party members likely would not have been elected had there not been such a crazed reaction to government practices, and now look where we are. The Tea Partiers are trying to run Congress like Parliament. We as a country are more concerned with telling you whose fault it is and who to blame than to actually figuring out the root causes as an informed electorate. But go ahead, folks, just dump everyone and see where we end up. Better yet, read up on your elected officials. Get educated in the actions that affetc your life. Only then can we find the actual people who deserve to go, rather than punishing those who don't.
Why are my commentsawaiting moderation? I have no hyperlinks, no swear words, no slang that is like a swear word. It's been over an hour, they are still awaiting moderation. I am trying to communicate with the public forum. cnn you've created a public forum now you are inhibiting me from participating in it.
1) Term limits are definitely needed. Congress is elected by the citizens, but ultimately wind up working for special interest groups and the corporations. Why support their lifetime tenure with these groups?
2) MUST get more regular people to run for congress. It is now full of lawyers. Lawyers, by nature, are trained NOT to seek the truth, but to make the best argument for whatever side [of the issue] that they represent. The professional most looked down upon in our society is lawyers, yet we elect them to congress thinking they will do what is fair and decent. Honesty and compassion from a lawyer??? Ha ! Send Mr. Smith (teachers, nurses, businessmen, scientists, etc. to congress).
1. Obama has done a wonderful job under the circumstances, what Bush gave him. Who is going to beat him ????
2. Tea party candidates needs to be booted out. Boehner, Cantor, McConnell and other hardliner GOP must be defeated. They are for GOP and not for the Country and its people. They are for the rich people only.
3. Congress term limit should be 2 terms only.
4. Vote correctly during 2012 election time else blame yourself.
Throw out the incumbent Congressmen/women and find another way to select Supreme Court justices. SCOTUS is supposed to test the constitutionality of legislation, not to make sure that the rich corporate interests have a right to buy politicians. This is the only one of the three branches of government that is not accountable to the public in any way, shape or form. And what can you expect when it is the President who selects a replacement Justice and the Congress that confirms it?
The solution is simple. First, disband political parties. All they do is give a small amount of people a way to control who becomes a candidate, and gives the people a shortcut to voting that doesn't require them to actually find out anything about the candidate. The candidate could run on a platform of dropping every 3rd child born into an active volcano and euthanizing anyone over the age of 42, and they would still win the votes of lazy voters who simply vote for the party and not the person.
More independent candidates is a start, but once that party forms an identity, we'll see the same problem. Look at the Tea Party. "Yay! A third party alternative to Republicans and Democrats! Finally we have a chance to take back government and make a difference." Except that they were just another political party. We need a way to get more of the public involved in government. We need an informed populace who will take the time to learn who they are voting for, not just voting party lines. And we need real people running for offices, not just politicians. People with real world experience dealing with these real world issues. How many of these morons who were debating over this debt ceiling issue actually have any experience with economics? While I wouldn't vote for him if you held a gun to my head, Donald Trump has more of a chance of turning around the economy simply because he understands and has run a successful business.
The second thing we need to do is prevent special interests. Donations to candidates can only come from an individual, and must be capped under a certain amount. Donations should be a way of showing your support for a candidate, not of buying a candidate's support for you and your organization.
In the long run, we need to start over. Take the constitution, the declaration, and throw everything else out. The law shouldn't be so complicated that only a lawyer can understand it. How is the average citizen supposed to know where they stand on an issue if the language used is so complicated that no one understands it? For that matter, how are the people we've elected to represent us supposed to take a stand if even they don't understand it? The health care bill was over 1400 pages long. With that level of complexity and lack of understanding, it's easy for us to be manipulated by people with their own agenda.
Term limits will not resolve the problem.
The American people are angry. And it's long overdue. If you are angry at the other party, but can't see the corruption in your own party, then you are as bad as the worst of them.
What we really need is more than two parties to work with. Evidently, partisan politics is all that we have now. I would love to have a valid 3rd party candidate.
Term limits or an educated and alert electorate capable of exercising enough basic common sense to throw the bad apples out.
They should be allowed to stay until they displease the electorate or until the electorate find someone better.
They almost ruin thd nation, then go on a 5 week vacation, at least they can't do anymore harm. Let them stay on vacation. I am for Term Limits, no one should stay where they become dictators, emperors for life, or Gods.
We live in the only first world nation without national health, the only nation without maternity leave, and the only first world nation filled with kids dying of untreated diseases and the Republicans call that "socialist." I guess to them, anything short of a king controlling an army of chained slaves is clearly socialist.
I cant wait until 2012 so I can vote the teabaggars out of the office and vote all the Republicans out of the office.
Let take back our country from the teabaggars 2012
I wonder if this poll asked how favorable the senate was too? I'm sure it was just aimed at the big bad horrible republicans, you know since they are the ones who said to Obama that the country needs to live within it's means, and not on a shopping spree everyday. How dare they.
I have traditionally voted Republican until Obama. 8 years of Bush was enough to push me over to Obama. But Bush appears a wise saint now after seeing the current Republic party! Palin, Perry .. is downright scary! I wonder if Al Queda has succeeded after all .. in bringing out these extremest in our own society. Where are intelligent, decent leaders?
at Maggie
yep because fox news does the polls so much better
We can impose term limits by voting reps out of office. Put Americans in that are educated and willing to do what is best for the country in the long run, but not stay in DC along time. We need to make cuts to entitlements. Perhaps if we send a message to those in office to cut entitlements, and raise taxes to pay for the trillions that we have already spent we can have a balanced budget. How many of you would pay 40% interest on a loan and then never pay on the principle? That is what we are doing when we say don’t touch social security and don’t raise taxes to those who are in office.
The last census that was taken showed the top 10 poorest cities in our nation are all run by Democrats and have been since 1960 or earlier. Chicago never had a republican mayor. This tells me that Dems & Libs put these cities in bankrupcy just like they did our nation. You can't continue to give money to illegals for schooling, healthcare, food etc and continue to pay the people on welfare which by the way now think it's a job, they have been on for generations after generations. I know you Dems & Libs can't be that stupid, or can you? Then you continue to give them free breakfast and lunch in the schools. You have ruined this country. Don't cry about the rich. They already put in over 50% of the taxes. • Candidate Obama, who promised our nation big things, has now shriveled into a weak, small-minded president reduced to ugly character attacks to save one job – his own – while failing the millions of Americans now without a job of their own under his watch.
Boot them all out; everybody goes next election. If you've been there before, you're done.
why the so call patriots or militias are not bombin Fox or huntin dowwn this GOP antiamerican terrorist? Are them a real patriots?
Well, if the majority of Americans want their congressman out, then you know that won't happen. The only groups that get what they want in this country are the politicians, the Tea Party and Corporate America.
It is the freshman wet-behind-ears Republican "tea partiers" that we need to get rid of – a small minority of red-necks who have been 6 months in office that know nothing about economics, the US or politics ("duh, I was to a used car dealer in Abilene 6 months ago now I run the country, ain't it great") have held the entire US hostage. They made a solemn pledge to their cult leader Grover Norquist to do whatever he says, which is basically treason, because our elected representatives should only pledge to the United States. What if Obama pledged to obey the Pope, or Oprah Winfrey:? Can you imagine the uproar ! Lets vote these ignorant yokels out of Congress next November!!!
The democrats get every bit as much money from big business as repulicans. And the democrats are no less likely to return the favor to their political donors. Just look at who our president is shacked up with. It's a who's who of banks and business. Neither party holds a moral high ground here. I think the media, including CNN is doing a super job of training us all to hate the tea party. So much for tolerating others opinions.
American politics is like driving – choose D if you want to go forward, and choose R is you want to go backward.
Getting the corporate stooges out of Congress is long over due. We need a law making institution in Wash. D.C. not an institution for law breaking. Lobbyists and Pac's need to be heavily monitored or banned outright. The whole system needs a new engine that will actually work for the citizens who foot the bill. This nonsense of people suffering while corporations use tax payers monies to make billions in profits,pay no taxes and use our Defense Dept. to further their goals needs to stop.
This whole thing was manufactured, just like the crash
in 1939.
And they pulled it off again.
Our whole system needs to be redone by those who want a fair (or at least as fair as you can make it) system. We need a better and easier tax system, smaller government, better prison systems that WORK, and most of all those in office that will do the job the way it needs to be done instead of what money or power they can line their pockets with. There should be term limits and once and for all, kick those special interest groups out of Washington. A committee should be formed to accept all special interest group requests and from there, they prepare a white paper for all members to review to pros and cons of each. I can go on and on just like everyone else. The bottom line is, get those idiots out of office!!!!
What we need is politicians with some spine. Someone who will say no, someone who will fight for the people not a popular vote. We need people from the USA in office not some minority leader with outside parents. We need true blue blooded American running the Country. I want the Farmer from Middle Illinois who gets up predawn, works his but off all day long and goes to bed without complaint and knows the Job was done today. I want the guy working for his family while they are paying for their mistakes from credit card issues and knows whats right for the citizen, I want someone who has Military experience leading us. I dont want some panel of pencil pushers telling people thats not good or he may be offended. I think we need a president to say we arent buying crap, we will not spend a dime in any country who sees the USA as an enemy. I want someone who will pull our troops out of these jacked up not my darn problem countries and bring my kids home. Frankly we are trying to clean everyones back pporch but ours. That makes me mad! WALKIN TALL attitude, want to stop terroism, stop parading it on all media fronts and keep the media out of affairs!
This is such a phoney poll. Everyone hates Congress, it's true, but they like their own representatives and will re-elect the vast majority of them, as they usually do. I am personally very satisfied with my representative in the House and both Senators that represent my state and I will definitely vote to re-elect them. Congress stinks as a unit, but I'm happy with my three people.
My local rep does not respect the will of the people and tries to slam our Presdient every chance he can get. He agreed to the Grover pledge but does not state this openly. This not leadership but partisanship. If you are in the minority party or not in the same party of the current administration – drink some maturity cola and learn to play with the other the kids in the playground.
Please understand, the Tea Party does NOT have your best interests in mind. Please do us ALL a favor next November and do NOT vote for them!
I see a lot of "fired up" people posting today. Will it last until 2012, probably not? I can only hope people will stay "fired up" until 2012 and tell all these bums not to let the door hit them on their way out.
I will absolutely vote Democrat in November 2012. The Democrats care about the middle class. The party realizes changes have to occur, but the changes will be made in a balanced manner. Throw out the bums (republicans) who are damaging our nation.
When they are defeated, maybe the rich can help them out!
Fired UP???? Ready to Go???
"If America wants to remain viable as a country with sound fiscal management and a vibrant economy, then vote Republican."
That's blatantly false, and the people that blindly accept that as truth contribute to the problem. No need to look far back in history for proof.
I hope everybody remembers the issues come election time and elects new blood, but I'm sure the same old people will be elected. Look-up their past congressional voting history online and vote accordingly. If they are a Repub or Dem and are voting against your beliefs, than vote them out.
Its easy to bash our elected officials! True, we can all find fault in and how they vote. A piece of crap today will be a piece of crap tomorrow. I find fault with our government for sticking its nose where it doesn't belong. We are forced to pay social security, medicare and unemployment benefits. Social security is dead. Medicare will be replaced by mandatory health care and unemployment benefits can be refuted by the employer even though its our money! I may not be the savvy investor but let me have a crack at it. I doubt I will be as bad as or congressional leaders have done!
I have heard this song before. The problem is we don't have a real choice. The selection process of candidates is controlled by business and industry. After those clowns are elected they are controlled by industry lobbyists. We do need term limits. When I watch Congress on C-Span it's like visiting a nursing home.
The US Constitution should be changed to add the following:
All US citizens should be required to register to vote and required to vote upon turning 18 years of age.
The Federal Government should create a Voter Registration system that supersedes state voter registration systems. This card should be renewed periodically at no cost.
All citizens should receive a paper printout of who they voted for.
Again, CNN is showing its true color, it's great love of Obama. It fails to recognize the truth that majority of Americans really like to boot the guy in the White House, who up to now will not own up to the ills of the country and still try to point the finger of blame on the previous administration. No one else is to blame but the guy sitting in the White House. CNN, wake up!
If my recollection of history is correct, FDR created programs and borrowed money in the worst times to creat work for the Americans, launching us into the world's wealthiest country. It's kind of like borrowing money for a home, in the end, your return is much higher (has been anyway). Now we have teabagger radicals who were sworn into office to represent their constituents, however they seem to have turned their backs on the people who voted for them and everybody else now that they're in office and "have power.' Kind of like burning the hand that feeds you. Ungrateful! I'd like to know how many of these individuals in office have recieved benefits from the very government that helped them out. I wouldn't be surprised if most, if not all had student loans and other such assistance.
Its truly mindboggling how out of touch members of congress demonstrate themselves to be. The sad irony is that while they were sent to washington to speak their mind and have their say the overarching goal is.to ultimately find compromise with the opposition. In other words the goal is and should.be to.reach an agreement.with which both wont be thrilled but with which.both sides can live, to get something and to give something. In this way congress particularly tea party activists have defeated the primary purpose.of congress all the while so disturbingly pleased with their obstinance
Every single Republican incumbant needs to be removed next election. They all need to go, they have proved their loyalty to Grover Norquist instead of the American People. Many of the Democrats need to go as well. Term limits need to go into place and maybe our situation will not repeat itself. The Republicans have completely ruined our country in the eyes of the world. Shame on them!
It does not matter if it is GOP or Democrats, but it does matter to get all incumbents out. Yes, including all tea party based congress.
Time to clean out the obamanator
Democrats & Republicans are two sides of the same coin. They are both screwing us! If you want to see changes in this country, vote for ANYONE except the Democrats or Republicans.
Again, CNN is showing its true color, it's great love of Obama. It fails to recognize the truth that majority of Americans really like to boot the guy in the White House, who up to now will not own up to the ills of the country and still try to point the finger of blame on the previous administration. No one else is to blame but the guy sitting in the White House. CNN, wake up!
Come on, people, give 'em a break. We've got the best Congressmen money can buy.
And yet again we have a reason why the American people should have an option for a vote of No Confidence. Too bad Washington wouldn't vote in favor for it. To them it would equate to political suicide.
The recent situation with the debt ceiling and the national deficit gave the best example of how childish and self-centered our government leaders have become. Throughout the "negotiations" is was very clear our politicians were more concerned about the impact next Nov than they were about the immediate impact their lack of action and continuous arguments would have on our economy. Lets just face the facts, our politicians could care less about their constituents, their only concern is about getting re-elected so they can maintain there power position and reap all of the benefits of being a politician. We are the enablers of this mess and we need to be the ones to put a stop to it. But as long as we allow individuals like Sarah Palin to become overnight political legends for no reason other than being put on the Republican ticket, we are destined to remain puppets of the current political process. I agree with some that to simply clean house might not be a rational approach, but we need to make it very clear that we will not simply sit back any longer and allow these elected leaders to posture their own personal agendas at the expense of our best interest. It is time government is notified that business as usual is no longer acceptable.
Congress let us down. Holding our countries credit rating hostage and threatening default on our loan is inconceivable. Couple that with the bully tactic of "no compromise" and blame Obama is simply absurd! These tea party lunes along with anyone who agree'd with them needs to be kicked out of office.
I'm not voting to re-elect ANY one in Congress. That's a promise. Of course, I live in Texas so obviously you know which side of the school yard my representatives have been playing on....
tea party 98%
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mission acomplished
Matt, I couldn't disagree more. The Dems support big unions and trial lawyers by promising ever more expensive entitlement programs. The Tea Party, which some here seem to think is attacking the middle class, is actually saving it. They are the first political group in my lifetime that is actually trying to cut expenses. Amazingly they are doing exactly what the people who voted for them asked them to do and that is a rare, rare thing in US politics.
@Pax Whitehead This was an article about Congress, not the Executive branch, and it clearly covered both Dems and the GOP in it's statements. You want the President's numbers? Look them up. They're not hard to find.
To the genius that wrote "the financial day of reckoning is here", they both need to go. Quit being a party shill. We need a "US Citizens" party. Not a bunch of "lifers" who just grandstand for the next election cycle. You are part of the problem.
First of all, I'm so sick of the blame game ALL politicians are constantly playing and, when the media airs the ridiculous tripe from these so-called "leaders," I just switch to a more entertaining or informative channel. I thought we elected “adults” to represent us, not jealous “children” who point the finger at each other so that mom or dad would favor one over the other!!! Our country is broken and, just as when our autos or dryers or plumbing break, we find an expert to repair it so that it will again run smoothly. Just as when we need financial advice, or marriage counseling, or any other kind of professional advice, we find the most qualified expert to advise us. Unfortunately, the "experts" we have elected to represent us in Washington are experts at power, greed, and deception and are not there for you and me...the people of America. They don't have the expertise to understand, let alone fix, the problems we have faced for decades. Nor do they know how to efficiently manage our country’s “household” so that we never face bankruptcy or a “house” that falls down around us because of lack of maintenance. They're too concerned with satisfying "the party" or getting re-elected to focus on doing the right thing. We need real experts...knowledgeable, experienced, caring, decisive expert LEADERS, not career POLITICIANS. I want to still believe that America can again be the country the world respected and admired and that we can still have the American dream our forefathers wanted. But until we repair our broken systems (and we have many), we Americans don't have much faith in today, much less our tomorrows.
Someone earlier wrote "If America wants to remain viable as a country with sound fiscal management and a vibrant economy, then vote Republican."
Is this the same republicans that ran the country from 2000 to 2006?
Sound fiscal management and vibrant economy should NEVER be used in the same sentence with the word republican.
Sorry to burst your bubble CNN, but your Libtard audience is not representative of America.
Anyone who thinks that the GOP is good for the country now needs to have their head shrunk. These people would sign anything if it means another term in office, and the DEMS look like toothless old men. This country looks like its going to hell in a handbasket, and the GOP has their hands on the handle.
Follow the money; who is funding the campaigns for the Tea Pariters and Right Wingers? Coke Bothers and big Oil ; Strategiizing and executing on tactics to en masse more power in the next election – ....first Lee Atwater – then Carl Rove and now Grover Norquist who came up with the idea of having Republican Congress sign a pledge of no tax increases prior to the Deficit Funding; BRILLIANT Political move. Evil Genius.
it doesnt matter who is in congress we are being led by children and the fate of this once great nation has already been sealed, DESTRUCTION!!!
The debt plan "scam" just proves it's pointless to belong to ANY party as a voter. If enough of us change our party affiliation to NPA, No Party Affiliation, then maybe they'll get the message that we're tired of the BS party "shell game" they keep playing with us.
When a party values ignorance over knowledge, it becomes the Tea Party
All of them need to be replaced – the House and the Senate!!! All!!!! None of them cared enough to give up a vacation. This is so important – so urgent!
1.Having more money, does not mean you have the right to more free speech, than those who are poor. That's just dictatorship of the rich and only leads to slavery, restricting rather than illustrating free speech. How can the Supreme Court be so stupid? If you require money, rather than your reputation to be elected, you probably shouldn't be elected, since the money will be used to create a false image rather than inform people of what you stand for. Past actions say so much more. So try running on them and see what happens. How much of that election money could solve the debt problem – tax it at 95% maybe... without loopholes?
2. Anyone who desires to wreck the presidents positive influence, and the country in that effort, to their own political gain, is what would normally be called a traitor, not a patriot. Those who have openly declared such intention, should be arrested and tried fairly, before being sentenced to the appropriate jail time. Just like others who openly threaten the president, those that openly threaten the nation for personal gain, should be guilty of just as grievous an offense, if not more.
3. Anyone who destroys the US economy by moving jobs to other countries or shipping in cheaper foreign labor, is destroying America's capability to support its armed forces, should any high intensity war break out; its also harming the ability to engage in any necessary low intenisity conflicts – note the malfunctioning foreign parts said to be found in our weapons systems today, or China's ability to hack our miltary systems with technology corporations have freely given to offshore. No army wins any long war without the support of a strong economy behind it – how strong can any economy be in time of war, when its manufacturing is offshored or outsourced and under the influence of foreign governments? Will we beat our enemies by selling their armed forces fast food, offering expensive health care to their wounded soldiers, or using other products of a "service" economy?
4. No one should take any oath that supercedes their oath of office. That should be obviously traitorous, and grounds for dismissal at the least.
5. Bankers and financial firms who scam the populace out of their money, must be treated like the common criminals they are, even and especially when they use several layers of business and outsourcing to raise the spectre of plausible deniability...or do we allow such to keep on happening? There's nothing wrong with honestly earning fortunes, but feeling "enti-tled" to profits no matter how you've mismanaged your corporation....really? These are the true false "enti-tlements" that need to end, not the ones people are truly entitled to because they paid their whole life for and earned them..
"The Day of Financial Reckoning is HERE – The Great Democrat Welfare Society Ends – said:
If America wants to continue spending TRILLIONS we have to borrow, great more andmore government entitlement prgams like Obamacare and end up in bankruptcy with rioting in the streets, then vote Democrat.
If America wants to remain viable as a country with sound fiscal management and a vibrant economy, then vote Republican.
The choice is clear and easy."
This is the mantra on the right and unfortunately it is built on complete myth. It is repeated by the right like parrots and they don't even understand what they are saying. They keep talking about democratic spending and have no insight whatsoever on what money really is or how the economy works. I would add that economists have no idea how the economy works either. Most of what is going on is based on faith based economic principles stemming from neo-classical theories – Walrusian and Keynesian economic myths that have long since been rejected by the scientific community. Our economy is linked to the natural resources of this planet – it is what provides the regenerative capacity for goods and services. Most of the goods and services that stem from nature are disregarded as externalities by the mainstream faith based economists. It is like a huge religion – they even pass the collection plate (taxes) out to the masses. In reality they are destroying our collective weath (commonwealth) as a form of taxation by not properly disclosing the true value or even putting a price on the resources that we depend on. Biodiversity, for example, provides medicine, adds to our enjoyment, stems the spread of infectious disease, buffers against erosion such as major storms, creates soil and nutrients for food supplies, and filters our water. That is a truncated list – yet all those services from biodiversity are completely without set price. The government and industry can indiscriminately clear away at the land to set up a WallMart or new road at the expense of biodiversity that is in global decline. This creates an ecological segregation (eco-apartheid) between the rich and the poor. The rich gain monetary resources that can buffer against this ecological degradation. The poor have to live the with consequences and diminished access to the vital resources they need for survival. The British Medical Journal, for example, reports on the disparity of wealth in terms of access to green space – people with greater access to these natural areas have lower levels of mortality (decreased heart disease, decreased diabetes, and better psychological states). Yet these values are never accounted for in the modern faith based economic model of democrat or republican.
Now here we are faced with the right winged simpletons – like the poster above – who want to distil this down to an overblown myth. The reality we are faced with is that we must elect democrat – even though it is far from a good option, but we must because the alternative is that we end up with real nut crackers on the right that will hasten our destruction. Much of what is happening now is very much like what lead up to the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. The right wing establishment in America is a perfect example of what brought the Nazi's to power. The Nazi's one on the basis of collective ignorance and here we are – history repeats itself.
I hope there will be many many independent candidates come next year! It seemed that both parties were more interested in preserving the 'image' of the party slogans rather than "working together" for the benefit of regular people who elected each one of them. Time for a change is sweeping along...
Am I the only one worried that the majority of the country wants to vote in 100% freshmen house members, after such a slim number of freshmen did so much damage? I agree that the tea party is rancid, but like another poster said, we need to be sure what the alternative really is before blindly voting all incumbents out.
this nightmare needs to end soon.. i am sooooooo tired