The 111th Congress's Final Insult

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Wall Street Journal  "The 111th Congress began with an $814 billion stimulus that blew out the federal balance sheet, so we suppose it's only fitting that the Members want to exit by passing a 1,924-page, $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill. The worst Congress in modern history is true to its essence to the bitter end."

Gallup: Worst ratings for Congress in history  "The 83% disapproval rating is also the worst Gallup has measured in more than 30 years of tracking congressional job performance.
"The prior low approval rating for Congress was 14% in July 2008 when the United States was dealing with record-high gas prices and the economy was in recession."

Lame Duck Politicking  "Question: how have we gotten to this point where we are debating this important issue with just days left before the new year? The Democrats have been in charge of Congress for FOUR years, and they have know for FOUR years that these tax rates were going to expire and that something had to be done about them. Why have they literally waited until the eleventh hour?"