Griper Blade: GOP: Slightly More Popular than Pakistan

If you follow me on Twitter (and you should, I'm fascinating), you'd know that I woke up this morning with no idea what to write about. Sometimes, you just cruise your RSS feeds and see what grabs you.

What grabbed my attention was a New York Times/CBS News poll that shows that GOP grandstanding and publicity stunts aren't really doing any good. Turns out that two-thirds of Americans approve of President Obama's overall job performance, while giving the Republican party low numbers.

How low? Bargain basement low. According to NYT, "[J]ust 31 percent of respondents said they had a favorable view of the Republican Party, the lowest in the 25 years the question has been asked in New York Times/CBS News polls." This means that, according to Pew, if the GOP were a country, it'd tie Cuba in popularity with Americans, between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Polling house statisticians have a technical term for approval ratings this low -- "screwed."... [CLICK TO READ FULL POST]