• Just 14% now approve of Congress, and disapproval is at an all-time high. Majorities disapprove of how both parties have handled the debt ceiling negotiations, and 84% are dissatisfied or angry with the government in Washington.
• Americans are split on how President Barack Obama handled the negotiations, and on his approval rating overall.
• Americans are also divided on the agreement reached to raise the debt ceiling itself: 46% approve and 45% disapprove.
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans, or 57%, disapprove of the way House Speaker John Boehner is doing his job, according to the poll. That's 16 percentage points higher than April. The speaker has only 30% job approval.
President Obama fared better: 46% approve and 47% disapprove, of how he handled the negotiations.
source: http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/Aug11a-all.pdf?tag=contentMain;contentBody
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