oh congress! Aug. 14, 2012

America Hates Congress a Lot, Still

By Dan Amira

All Congress needs to do to be really popular again is exist during a terrorist attack. Photo: gallup.com

Only ten percent of Americans approve of Congress right now, which is tied, with February 2012, for the all-time low in the Gallup poll. We guess none of you ingrates appreciates all the work Congress put into renaming those post offices???

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