Congress more popular than Kardashians, Lohan, gonorrhea

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could we settle for head lice and a colonoscopy?? could we? could we?

Good news, Congress! You’re more popular than telemarketers, the deadly ebola virus, gonorrhea, the Kardashians, Lindsay Lohan, communism, disgraced Democratic former Sen. John Edwards, playground bullies and meth labs.

Bad news, Congress! Americans still have a higher opinion of head lice, colonoscopies, cockroaches, Nickelback, the NFL replacement refs, and Donald Trump.

Those are the findings of the latest they-have-way-too-much-fun-over-there survey by Public Policy Polling, which found that the legislative branch’s approval rating is mired at 9 percent. A whopping 85 percent of respondents said they disapproved. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.

Public Policy Polling pitted Congress against a series of unpleasant things or unpopular people, and the results were not flattering for lawmakers. This will come as no surprise to some of the legislative branch’s critics, including Republican Sen. John McCain, who has said that only blood relatives and paid staffers think Congress is doing a good job.

So: Higher opinion of root canals or Congress? Congress gets drilled, 56 to 32 percent. NFL replacement refs? Easy call: Congress loses 56 to 29 percent. Head lice? Congress loses 67 to 19 percent (head-scratcher: The 15 percent who said they weren’t sure). Nickelback? Congress gets rocked 39 to 32 percent. Colonoscopies? Up yours, Congress, 58 to 31 percent. Inside-the-Beltway pundits? The Sabbath gasbags and their ilk eke it out 37 to 34 percent. Donald Trump? You’re (barely) fired, Congress, 44 to 42 percent. And cockroaches scurry away with a 45 to 43 percent win.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/congress-more-popular-kardashian...

[exedir]

As said before, cockroaches will outlive us all, therefore so much for popularity.  It is said that in Washington if you want to be loved, get a dog.

So, as to love in all the right places, well, boring, as compared to all of the wrong places, more interesting, but then again..  as to congress not loved, not at all.

And then again, why not?  I mean it takes from the rich and gives to the poor, sorta.  But then again who and where is King Richard when you need him, probably on a crusade or two, a dungeon or maybe just on a royal get away.

So what we have here is a divide house, one where neither side is in a giving mood, and the mood is not great in the first place as each sees the other as obstructionist at best or a part of the dark side at worse.  

In part the situation is to blame by the country, we are a people divided.  Worse we are divided as if we were parts of tribes, each with its own self interests with the only common ground the geography we live, sorta.  Sorta, because part of what divides us is regionalism; north, east, west and south.  And then we further subdivided into communities inside, near or outside of major urban areas.  Which means we see each other as members of some set of classifications that doesn't necessarily start with American and ends as "not like us".