Matt Welch Talks About Why the Public Hates Congress on Fox Business Network

Matt Welch | 8.12.2013 2:31 PM

This morning, I appeared on Fox Business Network's Markets Now program with host Connell McShane to discuss the latest polls showing widespread disregard for Congress, and how the GOP civil war plays into it all:

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Pro Libertate 13 years ago

You could do a miniseries on that issue.
mr simple 13 years ago

Does the video quit at about 54 seconds for everyone, or am I the only one who bothers to actually watch the vids?
1. Corning 13 years ago
  
  No problem for me. saw the whole 3+ min of it.
  
  You did not miss anything. Everything said can be found here at reason.
  1. Brett L 13 years ago
    
    3 minutes? Can you read 530 names in 3 minutes?
R C Dean 13 years ago

The real question isn't why the public hates Congress (because its hateful, duh).

The real question is why big chunks of the public support so much of what Congress does.
Brandon 13 years ago

Why the public hates Congress:

http://reason.com/blog/2013/08.....e#comments
Anonymous Coward 13 years ago

Some TEAM Red constituents actually expect their representatives to behave morally and not put a boot on the people's necks.

What a bunch of fools.
Teaching Student 13 years ago

Exhibit A: http://reason.com/blog/2013/08.....rveillance
MappRapp 13 years ago

Dude is talking a LOT of smack.

http://www.AnonTactics.tk

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