Throw the bums out !!!

Jonathan D. Salant is reporting for Bloomberg News on a CBS-New York Times poll conducted between Feb. 5-10. Here are some highlights that tend to confirm my view that people are angry at Congress much more than at Obama:

Approval of the job they are doing: Obama, 46%; Congress 15%.

Understand people like me: Obama, 60%; Congressional Democrats, 42%; Congressional Republicans, 35%.

Congressional lawmakers more interested in serving special interests than the people they represent: 80% agreed, 13% disagreed.

Congressional lawmakers should not receive another term: 81% said they should not receive another term.

Half want to abolish the Senate filibuster.

In a separate Pew Research poll:

Those who do not want their own representatives re-elected: 31%, which is higher than it was in 1995 and in 2006 when midterm elections shifted party control of Congress.

Democrats are better regarded than Republicans -- but not by that much.

This is both good news and bad for the Democrats. Anti-incumbent sentiment could sweep out a lot of the worst obstructionists; but it could also result in Republicans regaining control.

No question, though, people are angry at the broken system and at the bought and paid for legislators who are not serving the people's interests.

Ralph