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Gallup Finds Sudden Upsurge in Number of Americans Who Think Congress is Corrupt

The Gallup Poll reports today that "The percentage of Americans who say that most members of Congress are corrupt has increased significantly from the beginning of this year, and is now at the point at which slightly fewer than half of Americans believe most members are corrupt."

While it may be true that, comparatively, the Republicans are held in greater disregard, the Democrats only fare a little better. One can attribute this to the "rope-a-dope" strategy advocated by Democratic consultants but a fair share must be laid to the doorstep of "corporate-friendly" Dems who can't quite bring themselves to join the reformist bandwagon.

After all, if you came to office during the 90's and drunk the Republican "Kool-Aide For Getting Elected" by kowtowing to corporate and business interests, the last thing you can understand is a populist movement to liberate the political structure from the "culture of corruption".

Sadly, there is a small percentage of Dems who think the problem with the Republicans is, not that they are corrupt, but that they are too greedy.