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Just so uncomfortable as a consumer and as a citizen to see that the president continually at loggerheads with the u.s. chamber of commerce. i think that's problematic for president obama, and it ought to be noted. i also think it's appalling when his spokesman literally says we'll do this with or without congress. i know congress' approval level is in the toilet, but still you're right, we have branches of government, megyn, that ought to be respected. and i think any of us obama critics who have been told of his narcissism and his will to get things done his way or the highway aren't really ...

Number. i mean, even though you did the math for me, brian, 15%, 16%, that's still 31%, if you add them up together, i mean, maybe you need to add up all the republicans and what they would have received and then see what the number is against president obama but that's a staggering difference, surprising. >> that's perception of who will be -- >> by the way, steve, karl rove will be coming up in about a half-hour to expand on these polls. he also wrote an interesting "wall street journal" look at newt gingrich. >> just one other and there are a bunch of republicans who have worked with newt g...

Into power. the anger that swept them in could also take them out. tea party newcomers could be in danger of facing primary challenges next year. joining us john fund. thanks for joining us, john. >> thank you. >> heather: want to look at those polling numbers that were just references in terms of the approval level of congress. 14% approve. we're talking about disapproval, we are talking a large portion, 62% of people polled strongly disapprove of congress and the work they are doing.ç any surprise that some of these tea party leaders could be on the way out? what do you think? >> well, rem...

Getting in the way? >> i don't think it's just about ideology. it's about the economy, as well. we're past the point where anybody with credible can claim this is george bush's economy. whatever were the demerits of the economy then, they've been worsened by the level of spending, the deficit spending. we've got $178 trillion that businesses are sitting on, money that's sidelines because they don't want to take a chance on expanding with the level of taxes and regulation that they know are coming at them. >> okay. let's take a look at the president's approval, disapproval on this hot local iss...

>> i don't think it's just about ideology. it's about the economy as well. we're past the point where anybody with credibility can claim that this is george bush's economy. they were worsened by the level of spending, the deficit spending. we have 1.8 trillion dollars that businesses are sitting on. money that's sidelines because they don't want a chance of expanding the taxes and regulations that they know are coming at them. >> let's look at the president's approval, disapproval. on his handling of the oil spill. if you look at how it's doing now and how it's doing this may, right now in jun...