Absolutely Baffling

It's absolutely baffling that so many Americans disapprove of Congress, and have for years, yet most incumbents are reelected. Interesting, isn't it? According to a Real Clear Politics average of four major polls 25% of Americans approve of Congress and 66.8% disapprove.

It is foolish to think that Congress is horrible, but "my" congressman is not part of the problem, and yet that happens every two years. Over 90% of incumbents get reelected on average, and that might be one of the reasons for this mess we're in right now.

Over the past nine months this Congress has approved more spending than ever before, it has raised taxes on small businesses as well as an increased minimum wage, and one house has passed cap and trade. The time for a "change" has come, and please don't think that your Congressman or Senator is not part of the problem.

Now, yes of course some members of Congress are really not part of the problem, but that's a rare occurrence, I assure you. It's time that real representatives of the opinions of the people be given a chance in Congress, because honestly I don't think that a majority of Congress thinks like the people do, and polls show it.