Plop! Splat!

[Barbella]

Americans' confidence in all three branches of the U.S. government has fallen, reaching record lows for the Supreme Court (30%) and Congress (7%), and a six-year low for the presidency (29%). The presidency had the largest drop of the three branches this year, down seven percentage points from its previous rating of 36%.

 

[Craig]

I'm struck, not surprised, by the opinions the citizens have of Congress. . The squabbling, lead by Boehner and Reid, has dropped 10 points from 2009, 10 points they barely had to lose, from 17 to 7, a 59% drop.

Scotus shows a steady drop through the Bush years...as does the Presidency rating. Obama still has a few points over Bush. Obama's 51 to 29 is bad...but he has yet to match the 58 to 25 drop Bush managed.

Bottom line...the country is losing faith is it's institutions.

 

[Barbella]

I'm struck, not surprised, by the opinions the citizens have of Congress. . The squabbling, lead by Boehner and Reid, has dropped 10 points from 2009, 10 points they barely had to lose, from 17 to 7, a 59% drop.

Scotus shows a steady drop through the Bush years...as does the Presidency rating. Obama still has a few points over Bush. Obama's 51 to 29 is bad...but he has yet to match the 58 to 25 drop Bush managed.

Bottom line...the country is losing faith is it's institutions.

And can you blame the people? Only a total moron would be able to hold on to any faith in government these days....

 

[as seen on tv]

its astonishing that "the presidency" only rated a 51 in 2009. wasn't obama's popularity like 78% on inauguration day?

i've seen similar polls - casting aspersions on congress - which also show that people LOVE their own senator or house member - because he brings pork back to their states, and "he's one of us". They evidently believe the elected officials of the other 49 states are the problem, for doing exactly the same thing.