On most of the major issues of the day, Americans of different parties and ideologies tend not to see eye to eye, but I’m pleased to report that there’s one thing 86% of the country can agree on: This Congress sure is awful.

Gallup reported on its latest national survey:

Americans’ approval of Congress has fallen to 10%, barely above its all-time low of 9%, while disapproval has climbed to 86%, tying the record high for the institution. […]

....The only other time in the past half-century when Congress had a lower approval rating was in the fall of 2013, when Republican leaders shut down the government and threatened a debt ceiling crisis that would’ve crashed the economy on purpose. At that point, Gallup showed Congress’ support falling to just 9% — a point lower than the pollster’s latest findings......

Though there’s still time for lawmakers to do something worthwhile before the end of the year, this has been a Congress marred by scandals, inactivity, resignations and shutdowns. What’s more, this is a Congress that has voluntarily surrendered many of its responsibilities and prerogatives to the White House while proving itself to be an exceedingly dysfunctional and unproductive institution.

About a year ago, former Rep. Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican who served more than three decades on Capitol Hill, told The Washington Post, “I learned ninth-grade civics: You’ve got three equal branches of government. But right now, the Congress is not one of them.”

All things considered, it’s a little surprising the 86% disapproval rating isn’t higher.