Archives by Tag 'congress'

As if they read my blog…

By Tom - Last updated: Monday, December 19, 2011

ABC news reported that the Republicans in Congress were at an all time low of 29% approval, while Obama was now at an all time high of 49% approval. They mentioned that it was because Republicans were stonewalling on this tax break issue. Then they went on to report about how important the tax break [...]

Another Gallup Poll

By Tom - Last updated: Monday, September 26, 2011

  Seen this one? Key Findings: 82% of Americans disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job. 69% say they have little or no confidence in the legislative branch of government, an all-time high and up from 63% in 2010. 57% have little or no confidence in the federal government to solve domestic problems, [...]

Remember a long time ago, that bailout bill?

By Tom - Last updated: Tuesday, October 21, 2008

  I know -  its ancient history. Ancient History.  In the blogosphere, that’s about a week or two. Anyway, a week or two ago, we talked about sending letters to Congress prior to the vote for the second iteration of the $700 Billion Bailout Bill.   Many of you did.  Here’s a response from one such [...]