THIS IS BAD FOR THE COUNTRY: Poll: Military approval beats Congress’s 71-12. “Gallup’s annual update on confidence in institutions finds just 12% of Americans expressing confidence in Congress, the lowest of the 16 institutions tested this year, and the worst rating Gallup has measured for any institution in the 35-year history of this question.” (Via JWF, who notes that the Pelosi era hasn’t done much for Congress’s approval ratings.)