28% Approve of Congress. Congressional Approval Rating Low and Dropping.

How many times have you heard that President Bush's approval ratings are low? Guess what: the Democratic Congress's approval rating is lower.

For some reason, this hasn't been getting much press. But the low esteem in which voters held Congress prior to November's election barely changed after the Democrats took power in January. Today, Gallup notes that the modest bounce Congress experienced in January and February is now gone:

The modest uptick in approval of the job being done by Congress has dissipated for the most part after only two months.
According to Gallup's monthly update on job approval of Congress -- in a March 11-14, 2007, national poll -- 28% of Americans approve of the job being done by Congress and 64% disapprove.

Where have you read this? Not in your newspaper, I'll bet. This is why the Internet is so important to the intelligent citizen.

By the way, the press (especially the Virginian Pilot: "Required Reading For Dummies") has roughly the same approval rating as congress. And well deserved.

Get ready for the Dems complaining about Bush beating up on them.