] WASHINGTON - As the Senate marches closer toward a nuclear showdown over
] President Bushs judicial nominees, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds
] that the American public is dissatisfied with Congress and its priorities, with Bushs
] plan to overhaul Social Security and with the nations economy and general direction.
] Moreover, a majority believes that the Senate should make its own decision about the
] presidents judicial nominees, rather than just generally confirming them.
]
] Perhaps the most revealing finding in the poll is the
] attitude toward Congress. Just 33 percent of the
] respondents approve of Congress%u2019 job. That%u2019s
] down 6 points since a poll in April and 8 points since
] January.%u201CThe public is exceptionally displeased with
] the Congress,%u201D Hart said. %u201CIt is [its] lowest
] set of numbers since May of 1994,%u201D the year when
] congressional Republicans defeated their Democratic
] counterparts in the midterm elections to take control of
] both the House and Senate. According to this poll, by 47
] percent to 40 percent the public says it would prefer
] Democrats controlling Congress after the 2006 elections. Voters dissatisfied with Bush, Congress - Politics - MSNBC.com |
