The Democratic Congress’s nine percent approval rating is a wonder to behold.  It is a product of lowest common denominator electoral math, and perhaps the most stabilizing low approval rating in Democratic history.  By getting everyone angry through a program of inaction, capitulation, and punt-fugging Pelosi and company avoid getting the semi-respectable mid 30s to sub 50 approval rating that might greet any court of action — which would harden support but also greet more than the apathetic loathing that greets them right now.  Hence, the stability maintains such that nothing hampers their assured up-coming pick-up of somewhere between ten and thirty House seats.

Sooner or later, this strange alchemy will reach its limit, and Congress will have to actually act on the pressing issues of the day.  The bet seems to be that they will line behind the program of a President Obama.  In the meantime, Nancy Pelosi stares at that nine percent approval rating, and grins the grin of grins.

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