Corruption seen as deep-rooted; public view of GOP-led Congress at risk

"AP Poll: Lawmaker standing falls among public
Corruption seen as deep-rooted; public view of GOP-led Congress at risk

Updated: 6:50 p.m. ET Dec. 8, 2005
WASHINGTON - Indictments, investigations and a congressman’s guilty plea for taking millions in bribes have left most Americans convinced that political corruption is a deeply rooted problem, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.

Missteps and misconduct that have reached into all levels of government — from the White House and Congress to governors’ offices in Connecticut and Ohio — have helped drive 88 percent of those surveyed to say the problem is a serious one.

Scandal has touched all politicians. President Bush’s approval rating was 42 percent, slightly better than his standing in the previous AP-Ipsos poll, due in part to improvements in the economy. Still, 57 percent of those surveyed disapproved of Bush’s handling of the presidency.

More ominous as the 2006 elections loom was the public’s opinion of the Republican-controlled Congress."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10387184/from/RS.4/

People are starting to understand what's going on in Washington.