Democrat Lead Congress Ratings in Toilet; Fail to fund DOD, Iraq War or VA

The latest Gallup poll shows Congress’ approval rating dropped 9 points in November, to 20%. According to Gallup, this is just 2 points above the lowest approval that poll has ever recorded, dating back to 1974. Americans have clearly noticed the Democrats’ record of failure over the last month.

At a press conference this morning Reps. David Obey (D-WI) and John Murtha (D-PA) tried to blame the lack of a bridge funding for the troops on Senate Republicans for not approving the House bill mandating withdrawal requirements. Of course, it is Democrats’ insistence on coupling Iraq funding with unacceptable withdrawal timetables that has prevented our soldiers from getting the funds they need.

The Christian Science Monitor reported yesterday, that Congress’ failure to pass funding may force the Pentagon to “close dozens of domestic military bases and imperil the livelihoods of tens of thousands of defense workers” to keep U.S. forces fighting.

Murtha went on to charge the administration with allowing veterans to return to inadequate military facilities and care. But Democrats have refused to send the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs appropriations bill to the president, even though it is complete and supported by overwhelming majorities of both houses.

Continued Democrat demands for withdrawal requirements and pronouncements of futility regarding Iraq can no longer even be justified from the front page of The New York Times, which reports today that “The security improvements in most [Baghdad] neighborhoods are real.”

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