Only 18% of Americans approve of Congress http://poorrichards-blog.blogspot.com/2011/03/only-18-of-americans-approve-of.html

The US congressional approval rating has dipped below 20 percent yet again, down from 23 percent in February.A Gallop Poll released March 11 indicated a mere 18 percent of Americans approve of the job their congress is doing. Results indicated independents are the most displeased with their leaders – just 15 percent of those identified as independent approve of Congress, a decline of 7 percent since February.At the moment twenty percent of Democrats and Republicans approve of the job their legislators are doing.Typically, congressional approval ratings improve in the first few months of a new congress. Past large shifts in legislative power have shown marked increases. That does not seem to be the case this time around and most Americans continue to remain concerned.