Spineless People! That would be most of Congress.

Two items have come in front of Congress, and if anyone there wonders why their approval level is so low, they don't have to wonder any more. First, the Simpson-Bowles bill finally went in front of Congress. Yes, after years of both the GOP and Democrats complaining that the President that he wouldn't put this comprise to help pare back the deficit, it was finally put up for a vote. And how many votes did this remarkable bill get? 38. In the Senate. Oh no, in the house. Yep, that's right, all of 38 votes out of over 400! Think the President won't bring this up when he talks about a do-nothing Congress? Was that enough for the week to help cement their low approval rating? For Congress? Hell NO! They had to make sure the oil tax incentives were kept in place first. The Senate voted on whether these tax incentives should stop, and in a 51-49 vote, the bill was defeated. WTF, you may ask, is that about? A bill can get a majority of the votes and still not get passed? That's right, because in the Senate, you need 60 votes to pass a bill. Yep, oil companies keep getting tax shelters, and a compromise bill to help bring down the deficit is basically laughed off the floor. Well done, Congress. You've proved this week that you are the most spineless people in the country, and if anything, your approval rating, if anything, is way too high.