from eddobloggo.com According to Gallup Poll®  Americans’ approval of the job that Congress is doing is at 21% this month, down significantly from last month’s 31% and from the recent high of 39% in March 2009.  This is dismal performance no matter how you slice it.   Congressional approval had risen sharply in the months after President Obama’s inauguration -- from 19% in January to 31% in February and 39% in March. Approval then began to slip gradually, dipping to 31% by the end of the summer before falling precipitously in October.

"Throw whatever you want at me -- keep it coming!"

The percentage of Americans who approve of the way Congress is handling its job fell to 21% in October from 31% in late August with the biggest decline coming among those who identify as Democrats, 

Similarly, Gallup has tracked the president's approval since day one.  His approval reading today is at 52%, down from 69% on Inauguration Day.  More significantly, the percentage of those who disapprove of Obama's performance has skyrocketed from 12% to 42% during his nine months in office.  The biggest decline coming from those who identify as Independent.

While Congress consists of many more Democrats than Republicans at this time, the House of Representatives and Senate nonetheless remain bi-partisan entities, save for a handful of Independents.

The White House, on the other hand, is occupied exclusively by one party at a time.  However, it is often independent voters who get any given president elected, as was certainly the case in Obama's non-landslide victory over McCain last year.

Given the precarious position in which both the Democrat majority in Congress and the president currently find themselves, wouldn't it make more sense for all of them to be more attentive to the concerns of those who rate them so poorly? 

Instead we have Obama raving and ranting about how tireless he plans to be in getting each and every one of his socialist/environmentalist big-spending programs pushed through Congress.

"Throw whatever you want at me -- keep it coming!" he now grits his teeth and points a threatening finger at his critics.  Who didn't didn't know that his agenda can be passed into law any time he can get the Democrat majority's quackers in a row?

Depending upon the website at which you read this column, reaction to it will range from "Right on!" to "Get over it loser!" to "You need to be on a watch list!" (as if the Fishy Czar isn't already checking in from week to week).  If you are one of those who is still capable, crunch the numbers yourself and decide what you would do if the president's shoe were on your foot.

The Dear Leader says you should keep on throwing stuff at him.  That's one presidential suggestion that makes all the sense in the world, so don't let him bully you into quitting now.