Gallup: Public Trusts GOP Leaders More Than Obama to Handle Deficit and Debt Limit

CNSNews ^ | 7/13/11 | Terence P. Jeffrey

[CNSNews]

(CNSNews.com) - A plurality of Americans trust the Republican congressional leadership more than they trust President Barack Obama to handle the federal deficit and the debt ceiling, according to a new Gallup poll.

A majority of Americans are also more concerned that the government will raise the debt ceiling without plans for major spending cuts than they are that the government will precipitate a major economic crisis if it does not raise the debt limit.

Only 22 percent of Americans, according to Gallup, say they want their member of Congress to vote to raise the debt ceiling.

[screaminsunshine]

Right. And this debt ceiling is a scam. Rush called it. Get rid of it. I also don’t like these secret meetings to come up with the so called “Grand Bargain”. The GOP has the House and the pursestrings.

[Danae]

This is not surprising. Its also DAMN sad considering the deplorable poll numbers on congress........

I mean, DAMN you have to be LOW to go lower than congress.....

[101voodoo]

Sure but it has no chance of happening.

[WOSG]

Keep hammering on other Republicans to oppose it.
It’s a flakey and bad idea but according to Laura I. is not going anywhere. The WH press secty kind of dismissed it.

And I cant see the house liking it at all. In the Senate the democrats have a majority, so McConnell can afford to throw up his hands, but ... Why would House vote to take away their own power of the purse????

It makes no sense.

[WOSG]

Keep hammering on other Republicans to oppose it.
It’s a flakey and bad idea but according to Laura I. is not going anywhere. The WH press secty kind of dismissed it.

And I cant see the house liking it at all. In the Senate the democrats have a majority, so McConnell can afford to throw up his hands, but ... Why would House vote to take away their own power of the purse????

It makes no sense.