11% approval ratings

   This week I noticed on the TV machine that the US Congress was voting to condemn the MoveOn.org ad that mentioned General Petraeus. Three words for this: WTF? Since when was it the business of the government to condemn a private organization's free speech? You may or may not agree with the sentiment, but we aren't in China here - we can all say what we want individually or collectively. Hell, they don't condemn statements by right wing groups when they bash gay people....
   The next Republican or Democratic member of Congress that wonders why they have a collective 11% approval rating should perhaps think about the fact that they're not actually doing anything. Although I'm sure some of them really are hardworking, it seems it's all about stalemate and pandering. Most of us who work for a living would be fired for getting those kinds of results. Hmmm.... wouldn't it be fun to write reviews for congressfolks?