Disclosure: I voted for George W. Bush the first time around, but did not the second time. Additionally, I believe his approval ratings are about where they should be considering the rather depressing direction his second term has taken.

Many liberals have taken near-orgasmic joy over watching the President’s approval rating fall. And fall. And fall. That joy has been proportionately measured and corrolates with the ridiculous, over-the-top preening and crowing heard by the Left since the Democrats took control of Congress. Those preening and crowing must, by simple mathematics, reside in a very small minority of liberals, considering this:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most U.S. voters think the country is on the wrong track and remain deeply unhappy with President George W. Bush and Congress, but still feel good about their finances and optimistic about the future, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

Eighteen months before Bush leaves the White House, nearly two-thirds of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction and give the president negative marks for his job performance.

An even bigger majority, 83 percent, say the Democratic-controlled Congress is doing only a fair or poor job — the worst mark for Congress in a Zogby poll. - Emphasis mine.

My question, then, is this: Where is all the condemnation, indignation, name-calling, etc. for the members of Congress from the outspoken Left?

My only guess is a feeling akin to getting stood up at prom. Liberals voted in droves to turn Congressional control back to the Democrats, and now feel embarrassed or maybe shameful for having done so. I just wish they’d be as vocal about it as they are about the President.