[Brad from Tennessee]

Rasmussen has Bush today at 38 percent:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/political_updates/president_bush_job_approval

Zuck Fogby!

[Names Ash Housewares]

And if Bush had not been so bass ackwards on illegal aliens, his approval would be at least 15 higher then it is now.

[Yo-Yo]

What does Rasmussen have to say about Congress’ Approval Rating? Nothing at all that I can find after November 2006.

[rabscuttle385]

"The public mood is not just dark. What's darker than dark?" Zogby said. "The mood is getting ugly."

"I think we are seeing an anti-institution mood here," he said. "Post-Katrina, and now with Iraq and the economy getting worse, people just don't have faith that anybody is solving their problems."

Zogby is definitely biased but a broken clock is right twice a day (to use a cliché). The fact that Bush's ratings are consistently over the 30 pct. mark and significantly higher than Congress' ratings (which continue to fall) provide evidence that American voters may be (and likely are) losing faith in Congress.

The federal government's primary responsibilities are clearly enumerated in the Constitution, divided by branch. The role of the federal government is to provide for a common defense against enemies both foreign and domestic and to resolve disputes between amongst States and citizens of other States.

The government clearly can not solve people's problems. Continuing to pretend that it can...only furthers the delusion.