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.
[Best known as an interpreter of the political scene, Zogby had a brief stint as an aspiring politician himself in 1981, when he ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Utica, New York. He describes himself as a liberal Democrat [citation needed].
Since May 2005 he has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.
Zogby is also scheduled to host a radio show on a new progressive talk radio network created by Nova M Radio Inc. in Phoenix. Zogby will co-host a weekly one-hour show, “The Pulse of the Nation,” where he polls listeners on hot-button issues from politics and pop culture, then reveals results of his own polling. The network debuts Oct. 30, 2006. It is an effort by Anita Drobny and Sheldon Drobny, co-founders of the Air America Radio Network.]
I’d like to think that the low opinion of congress might be reflected in the next election, but unfortunately people can simultaneously have a very low opinion of congress yet vote to support their own senator or congressman.
For instance, take Murtha. The man is a scummy crook, and they probably his constituents know it, but he’s THEIR scummy crook. He brings back a lot of pork. Little Tommy Daschle finally got voted out, but it took almost a miracle to do it, because he was such a great pork dispenser.